Kelso Saturday

CRACKING Rhapsody (Ewan Whillans) was relatively unfancied for the Morebattle Hurdle, despite winning the race last year, with the consensus being that he might struggle in a deeper race, having gone up almost a stone in the interim. That fear proved unfounded, however, as Craig Nichol brought the 12/1 chance with a perfectly timed run to lead after the last hurdle to beat Alnilam (Olly Murphy/Sean Quinlan) and Old Gregorian by a length and a quarter and the same.