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Cracking Rhapsody repeated his success of last year in the bet365 Morebattle Hurdle at Kelso.
Trained by Ewan Whillans, Cracking Rhapsody was racing off a 13lb higher mark than 12 months ago, but the extra weight proved no barrier to success as he dug deep for Craig Nichol.
Wilful was sent off the 18-5 favourite for the £120,000 race and Jonjo O’Neill jnr was keen to kick on from off, setting a stiff early pace with N’golo which soon began to tell as the race began in earnest.
It looked as though Sean Quinlan had made a winning move when seizing the initiative at the second-last flight on Alnilam, but Cracking Rhapsody was really just getting into gear.
The 12-1 shot kept finding for pressure after jumping the last, eventually coming home a length and a quarter ahead of Alnilam, with Old Gregorian the same distance further back in third.
Coral make the winner a 33-1 shot from 50s for the County Hurdle and with a £100,000 bonus on offer if he can follow up at the Cheltenham Festival, Whillans will give a quick return some consideration.
