Gordon Brown – Race Reporter
Gordon has a wealth of experience of racing through his background in the written and broadcast media. His current principle role is reporting and supporting the scene in Scotland on Racing TV and relaying the latest news with Scottish angles.
Iain Jardine struck with Half Shot, ridden by Brian Hughes, in the RBC Brewin Dolphin Handicap Chase as Kelso got its autumn campaign underway.
The three-time champion brought the 8/1 chance to the front close home to score by half a length on an elongated run-in due to fences being omitted because of the low sun.
Hawick-born Jamie Hamilton was seen to good effect aboard Ashington in the £25,000 feature race, Paul Ferguson’s Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle over 2m 5f.
Trained in Yorkshire by Mark Walford and sent off at 6/1, hit the front near the line to oblige by half a length.
Intense Approach, sent off at 1/3, was a very well-backed odds-on winner of the opening Borders Carers Centre Novices’ Hurdle for Irish trainer John McConnell and jockey Alex Harvey.