Luminaries Horse Racing Form | Kelso 15:23 25th May 2025

Luminaries' Form | 25th May 2025

25th May 2025 Borders Growers & Distillers Handicap Hurdle

Age
8
Weight
11-3
Trainer
Ewan Whillans
(Last 14 Days: 2-8, 25%)
Owner
The Farming Boys
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Liam Gilsenan
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2017-03-14
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
4
Classifications
Handicap, Hurdle
Ground
Good
Distance
3m 0f 100y
Runners
6
Prize Money
£9,000
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Luminaries Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-04-24 20:10 Bangor-on-Dee / 5 / 2m 3f 123y / Hurdle Turf / 8K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-11
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft P /8 - btn Rock Hurley 11-8 -

held up off the pace in last trio, headway tracking leaders 4 out, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

Ewan Whillans
Sean Quinlan
8.5 11.61
2.66
95
1 2025-04-05 14:05 Newcastle / 5 / 2m 4f 62y / Hurdle Turf / 6.15K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-0
Tongue Strap
Good 1 /10 - win 1.5 Regal And Royal 11-7 4m 59.69s

midfield, closed on leading pair 3 out, travelling best when led last, asserted quickly run-in, ridden towards finish, kept on and always doing enough towards finish

Ewan Whillans
Henry Brooke
5 5.6
2.1
86
2 2025-03-15 14:37 Newcastle / 5 / 2m 4f 62y / Hurdle Turf / 6.15K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-6
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 1 /8 - win 6 Rioja Alta 12-0 5m 3.55s

held up in touch, smooth headway after 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, travelled powerfully to press leader 2 out, led last, kept on well flat

Ewan Whillans
Sean Quinlan
4.33 4.47
1.76
77
3 2025-03-03 14:25 Newcastle / 5 / 2m 4f 62y / Hurdle Turf / 6.15K
Handicap, Hurdle, Limited, Novice
10-5
Tongue Strap
Good 1 /12 - win 2 Leader Wing 11-1 5m 2.3s

held up in mid-division, not fluent 4 out, headway on inside 3 out, led flat, driven out

Ewan Whillans
Sean Quinlan
21 32.56
7.08
68
4 2025-02-16 15:00 Musselburgh / 5 / 2m 3f 171y / Hurdle Turf / 8K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-2
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 7 /10 - btn 15 Beat The Retreat 10-7 5m 6.427s

held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, no impression

Ewan Whillans
Sean Quinlan
41 54.67
10.09
70
5 2024-11-09 13:15 Kelso / 5 / 2m 4f 189y / Hurdle Turf / 7K
Handicap, Hurdle
9-11
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 8 /11 - btn 31.25 Starlyte 11-4 5m 36.682s

raced keenly and soon chasing leaders, went 2nd after 4 out until home turn, ridden and weakened after 2 out

Ewan Whillans
Alan Doyle
29 45.64
9.13
70
6 2024-10-06 16:25 Kelso / 5 / 2m 4f 189y / Hurdle Turf / 7K
Condition, Handicap, Hurdle
10-2 Good 7 /11 - btn 24.5 Rickety Gate 11-1 5m 22.783s

held up towards rear, smooth headway on outside home turn to challenge, pushed along and weakened 2 out

Ewan Whillans
Dylan Johnston
81 151.99
26
71
7 2024-07-04 16:50 Perth / 5 / 2m 7f 207y / Hurdle Turf / 7.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-2
Cheekpieces
Good 9 /10 - btn 90.5 Captain's Pick 11-8 6m 8.693s

mid-division, lost ground and ridden after 7th, bad mistake 2 out, soon tailed off

N P Mulholland
S Bowen
15 16.37
4.79
71
8 2024-05-09 20:20 Stratford / 5 / 2m 2f 148y / Hurdle Turf / 6.65K
Handicap, Hurdle, Novice
10-3 Good 6 /8 - btn 54.25 Our Dylan 10-12 4m 36.242s

raced wide in rear, riddn and weakened 2 out, tailed off

N P Mulholland
Sam Twiston-Davies
19 25.45
6.07
75
9 2023-09-05 16:45 Bangor-on-Dee / 5 / 2m 3f 123y / Hurdle Turf / 7K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-2 Good P /11 - btn Anger Management 10-13 -

not always fluent towards rear, switched outside before 7th, ridden before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up after 3 out

N P Mulholland
James Best
29 41.61
10.05
75
10 2023-06-16 21:00 Fontwell / 5 / 2m 3f 49y / Hurdle Turf / 6.45K
Handicap, Hurdle, Novice
11-2 Good P /8 - btn He's A Latchico 12-0 -

off the pace in 5th out wide, awkward at 6th, no impression when mistake 3 out, driven and weakened soon after, pulled up before next

N P Mulholland
Sam Twiston-Davies
34 65
10.44
80
11 2023-05-26 20:40 Worcester / 5 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 6.45K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-1 Good 7 /11 - btn 35.75 Bluebella 9-13 4m 7.188s

mid-division, not fluent 1st, well held 3 out

N P Mulholland
Sam Twiston-Davies
21 26.51
6.4
84
12 2023-01-16 13:40 Hereford / 4 / 2m 3f 147y / Hurdle Turf / 8.2K
Handicap, Hurdle, Novice
10-8 Soft 6 /6 - btn 73.5 Missed Tee 12-0 5m 27.7s

raced wide and always behind, tailed off

N P Mulholland
T Scudamore
41 100
27.96
89
13 2022-12-22 13:10 Ffos Las / 4 / 1m 7f 182y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Gold, Hunt, Hurdle, Maiden, National, National Hunt
11-5 Soft 13 /15 - btn 51.75 Altobelli 11-5 4m 9.7s

off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off

N P Mulholland
S Bowen
301 620.07
310
14 2022-11-16 13:15 Warwick / 4 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
11-0 Soft 17 /17 - btn 97.8 Always Busy 11-0 4m 22.44s

held up towards rear, driven along after 4 out, soon tailed off

N P Mulholland
T Scudamore
101 289.83
32
15 2022-09-17 14:00 Navan / 1m 7f 170y / Hurdle Turf / 12.5K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-5 Good To Yielding 9 /16 - btn 26.75 Pats Choice 11-12 3m 42.924s

mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden in moderate 8th 2 out, no impression

A Slattery
C M Quirke
51 76.39
16.34