September 14 / 17.45 Kelso

17.45

Good

200 Years Of Turf Excellence Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7406.56
  • 2m 1f 14y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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200 Years Of Turf Excellence Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50

Form: 2U453- D

Last run: 165 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Started off for Iain Jardine with three creditable seconds last October, most notably in valuable C&D (good) contest on first occasion; not in same form after the turn of the year but resumes on a very tempting mark.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

7th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:45 Kelso

Gold Des Bois

11st 12lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Has a good record here but all his best days have been over shorter distances and, now an 11yo, he's leaving it late to prove his worth over this far.

14/1

3

7th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:45 Kelso

Gold Des Bois

11st 12lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Has a good record here but all his best days have been over shorter distances and, now an 11yo, he's leaving it late to prove his worth over this far.

14/1

5th

2

22nd Mar 2025

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 4

15:35 Kelso

Gold Des Bois

11st 8lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

in touch with leaders, weakened 5 out

7/2

Form: 936131 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Back in good form this summer, winning twice at Cartmel (2m5f/2m1f, good); moves up in grade and is back on a more conventional track today but is probably still on a good mark; ought to give another good account.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7

31st May 2023

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 5

19:20 Cartmel

Tico Times

11st 1lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Miss A M Slack

9th

2

16th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 75y

Class 5

14:15 Newcastle

Tico Times

11st 12lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Miss A M Slack

Safely held on all three outings this year but heavy ground would not have been in his favour on last two occasions; has become well handicapped and is of interest now back on a quicker surface.

12/1

4th

1

15th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 5

16:00 Newcastle

Tico Times

12st 1lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Miss A M Slack

jumped right on occasions, led, awkward jump 4th, headed 9th

10/1

Form: 442U-1

Last run: 125 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Seemingly aided by first-time hood when opening account at Ayr (2m4f, soft) in January, and doubled his tally at Perth (3m, good to soft) on latest outing in May; should cope with today's trip and ground combination too; player if fully tuned up.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

25th May 2026

Good

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

15:58 Cartmel

If Not For Dylan

11st 4lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Thorough stayer who made all at Doncaster (3m, good to soft) in February and rebounded from a lesser effort when third at Perth (3m, good) last month; has never run here before but is sure to be suited by this move back up in trip.

6/1

3rd

5

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

If Not For Dylan

10st 5lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Disappointing at Haydock last time (3m1f, good) but successful at Doncaster before that (3m, good to soft); each-way chance.

9/1

7th

7

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 125y

Class 3

17:05 Haydock

If Not For Dylan

11st 7lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Veteran who retains enthusiasm, and he jumped well and made all at Doncaster (3m, good to soft) in February, but he's back up 6lb and probably in a stronger race here.

6/1

Form: 1-2416 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
2-5 since his wind op in March, the latter win gained at Worcester (2m, good) in July; dropped out very tamely at Bangor last month, though, and needs to bounce back with career-best effort here.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

3

14th Sep 2022

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 3

17:45 Kelso

Bobs Bar

11st 6lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

held up in last, ridden and weakened after 2 out

9/2

6th

2

15th Aug 2022

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 3

18:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Bobs Bar

11st 11lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

raced wide, towards rear, not fluent 2nd, steady headway going easily and prominent before 8th, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, weakened before 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)

11/4

Form: 32215- D

Last run: 151 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Ended last season with a below-par run in April but gamely won a match race two starts ago and is generally pretty consistent; has gone well when fresh before and is versatile regarding ground; no surprise if he features.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4

15th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 115y

Class 4

13:05 Doncaster

Slanelough

11st 11lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Rose Dobbin

Now 7lb lower than when winning at Newcastle last November but this 11yo has struggled to get competitive since; needs to raise his game.

16/1

8th

4

4th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 3

14:15 Ayr

Slanelough

11st 6lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Rose Dobbin

Not an easy one to predict nowadays but returned from break with fairly encouraging run at Wetherby last month and is now 3lb lower than when making all at Newcastle (2m4f, soft) just under a year ago.

16/1

5th

5

18th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 36y

Class 3

14:25 Wetherby

Slanelough

11st 3lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Rose Dobbin

led

16/1

Non-runners

Slanelough

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.20
Straight Forecast £7.08
Trifecta £11.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Gold Des Bois

POSTDATA:

Tico Times

The Guardian:

If Not For Dylan

Telegraph:

Bob's Bar

The Sun:

If Not For Dylan

RP Ratings:

Gold Des Bois

TOPSPEED:

Gold Des Bois

The Times:

Gold Des Bois

Daily Mail:

Gold Des Bois

Daily Mirror:

Gold Des Bois

Daily Express:

Tico Times

The Star:

Tico Times

Daily Record:

Tico Times