There’s plenty of competitive action to look forward to in Britain and Ireland on Saturday, not least at Kelso where the Morebattle Hurdle is the feature race.
As we approach the Cheltenham Festival in 10 days time, there is some competitive action north of the border at Kelso on Saturday as well as some Flat action on the all-weather.
The Morebattle Hurdle is the feature race on Kelso’s card as well as some graded action and we have picked out four selections for a Lucky15 from the Scottish track on Saturday.
Below are our four horse racing betting tips for the day’s action.
Saturday Lucky 15 racing tips
13:10 Kelso – Bythesametoken @ 7/1
14:15 Kelso – Lord Byron @ 8/1
14:55 Kelso – Jet To Vegas @ 10/1
17:10 Kelso – Old Gregorian @ 2/1
13:10 Kelso – Bythesametoken @ 7/1
Kelso’s opener on Saturday afternoon looks like a competitive heat but it’s a slight surprise to see the Irish raider, BYTHESAMETOKEN, available at an each-way sort of price.
Ross O’Sullivan’s charge was running well without managing to get his head in front in some competitive handicaps in Ireland in 2024 before returning from a lengthy absence to score in a valuable race for the grade at Listowel in September.
He then ran a career best at Haydock to finish third just two weeks ago, outrunning odds of 40/1 and shaping like he would relish the drop back in distance he gets today.
A return to a quicker surface won’t be an issue for him and the booking of Sean Bowen is highly encouraging for this veteran.
14:15 Kelso – Lord Byron @ 8/1
LORD BYRON ran a couple of promising races on the Flat for Aidan O’Brien and seems to have taken well to hurdling for his new connections in a couple of starts so far this campaign.
He was only beaten a length on his introduction to hurdles at Exeter and ran a particularly eye-catching race in Graded company at Cheltenham subsequently when doing best of those that came from rear.
He was at a disadvantage, racing away from the favoured near rail in the closing stages that day but kept on to be only beaten four lengths.
Lord Byron has to improve again but there’s a decent chance that quicker ground is going to play to his strengths given that he’s a son of Camelot and looks worth chancing in an open contest.
14:55 Kelso – Jet To Vegas @ 10/1
The feature race of the day is the most competitive on Kelso’s card with JET TO VEGAS getting the vote having run well in defeat over the larger obstacles in three runs this campaign.
This son of Jet Away won the Grade 2 novice hurdle on this card last season in good style and there could be more to come from him back over timber, with a less exposed profile than many of his rivals.
He’ll be better suited to conditions than most of these and looks like a major player from a mark of 135.
17:10 Kelso – Old Gregorian @ 2/1
For the same connections (Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore), OLD GREGORIAN is another one that looks worth chancing for a yard that is flying.
This seven-year-old is a dual winner over timber at this venue and ran a cracker in last year’s Morebattle Hurdle when only beaten roughly three lengths.
He jumped well enough on his introduction to chasing at Wetherby earlier in the campaign and there’s a good chance he’ll handle this ground better than most of his rivals.
Old Gregorian looks worth chancing from a lenient-looking opening handicap mark.
