October 06 / 15.50 Kelso

15.50

Good

Ray & Anita Green Chasing 500 Winners Handicap Chase (Registered As The Simply Ned) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £20812
  • 2m 1f 14y
  • Class 2
  • 7 runners
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Ray & Anita Green Chasing 500 Winners Handicap Chase (Registered As The Simply Ned) (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £2.90

Form: 2-2113 D BF

Last run: 98 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
6yo who won handicaps at Hexham in May and Bangor (again on good) in June on his first two attempts over fences; creditable third at Uttoxeter (good to soft) in June when last seen; should still be open to progress, which he will need from 7lb out of the handicap.
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3rd

7

15th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Breizh River

11st 5lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tristan Davidson

Not as good as he was but has still won two of his last four races and has only raced six times for this yard; up 5lb for Kelso but couldn't dismiss.

13/2

1st

3

20th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 133y

Class 4

15:00 Kelso

Breizh River

11st 12lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tristan Davidson

Made all to land good prize at Musselburgh (2m4f, good to soft; first-time tongue-tie) in January and is also very well suited by this track but he's no longer the force of old and was unable to land a telling blow at Carlisle last month; others have more appealing profiles.

10/1

5th

3

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 210y

Class 2

16:27 Carlisle

Breizh River

11st 11lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tristan Davidson

Strike-rate over fences is 4-14; has form figures of 3312 since joining new yard, the success in notable handicap at Musselburgh (2m4f, good to soft); remains well treated on historical data; solid claims.

4/1

OUR TIP

7/1

  • Place: £5.30

Form: 67P33- D

Last run: 218 days

W: 11st 3lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 146

Form & Verdict
Second of four in this race two years ago, in a campaign that included three wins; started last season with a heavy defeat in this contest but found his form on last two outings; has a competitive mark if returning on song.
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4

17th Sep 2025

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 3

18:30 Kelso

Malystic

11st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Peter Niven

An 11yo now who isn't as good as he was and has predictably lost some of his old speed; hasn't been running badly in handicaps at about this trip but looks vulnerable.

8/1

2

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 213y

Class 2

15:13 Stratford

Malystic

11st 8lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Peter Niven

On a good mark but an 11yo now and has lost some of his old zip; ran okay at Uttoxeter last time but got outpaced when it mattered and was never threatening; what will help here is the likelihood of a good pace and some rain; respected.

10/1

4th

3

29th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 2

16:20 Uttoxeter

Malystic

11st 10lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Peter Niven

An 11yo now and, in first-time cheekpieces, finished well behind at Ayr in a race he had done well in previously; this wouldn't be so demanding and his penultimate effort was quite encouraging; by no means ruled out.

14/1

Form: 47441- CD

Last run: 169 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 157

Form & Verdict
Comfortably won this race last year, with his trainer having already won it three times in the previous five years with Nuts Well; ended last term with a win at Ayr in April and needs major respect despite being 5lb higher than 12 months ago.
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2nd

1

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 20y

Class 2

15:10 Perth

Tommys Oscar

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Ann Hamilton

11yo who snapped a losing sequence at Carlisle (3m, good to soft) last month and it was a stronger race than this in which he was fourth of 11 at Haydock (2m4f, good) last Wednesday; every chance he'll be in the mix.

11/2

4th

1

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 203y

Class 1

14:40 Haydock

Tommys Oscar

11st 12lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Ann Hamilton

Veteran who made his name as a two-miler and the slow pace helped when making his first foray over 3m a successful one at Carlisle (good to soft; effective on good); solid second the run before over 2m4f but a 5lb rise for last time could be troublesome.

12/1

1st

1

8th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

14:50 Carlisle

Tommys Oscar

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Ann Hamilton

Smart at around 2m in his prime and was creditable second off today's mark in valuable Musselburgh handicap (2m4f, good to soft) five weeks ago but has stamina to prove on first venture beyond about 2m4f under rules.

9/4

Form: 4310-1 CD

Last run: 151 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
4-22 over fences, including wins at Hereford in January and Kelso (good) in May when last seen; his heavy defeat in between under James Turner came at 33-1 in a much better race at Aintree on soft, so can be forgiven, but he faces some potential improvers today.
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6th

3

19th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 11y

Class 4

16:50 Ludlow

Guy

12st 6lb

J: Mr Samuel Scott

T: Mrs Mary Cookson

Used to like it here, not out of the first three in five starts including over fences and when winning a novice hurdle in 2023; first start for this yard when far from disgraced in Taunton hunter chase (about 2m5f, good) in January but his 20l defeat at Cocklebarrow (3m) later that month was disappointing; still not ruled out.

8/1

1

10th Apr 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

15:55 Newton Abbot

Guy

12st 1lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Better known as a chaser and he hasn't been able to exploit his lower hurdle mark in two starts this year, tailed off last time at Doncaster (2m5f, good); has never run over this far either so has plenty to prove.

20/1

5th

1

10th Apr 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

15:55 Newton Abbot

Guy

12st 1lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

always behind

20/1

Form: 2-1201 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 142

Form & Verdict
5-8 over fences, including wins at Bangor in May and Newton Abbot in August when last seen; left with little to beat when winning by a street in the latter (raised just 1lb since) but could still be capable of better in this sphere and another step forward would not surprise.
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6th

8

15th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Fringill Dike

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Continues to hurtle down the weights but latest 13l defeat at Perth was another unconvincing run.

14/1

4th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

Fringill Dike

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Won four of his first five completed starts over fences (2023/24) but just one success since, a Newton Abbot handicap, and he wasn't finishing his races off last year; 185-day break may have helped but this forecast soft ground raises further doubts.

16/1

4

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:16 Kempton

Fringill Dike

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Defied higher marks twice last term and commenced current campaign with a creditable effort; not in the same form since, hence dropping in weights; needs a revival.

10/1

Form: 0151-0 D

Last run: 141 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
Left Gordon Elliott during last season and was switched to fences by new yard, winning from the front in two six-runner handicaps on good ground (Huntingdon and Plumpton) but suffering heavy defeats on heavy and good to soft in the other two races; wore cheekpieces last two starts; off since May but likely to have good ground again, so has to be in calculations.
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4th

4

22nd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 3

15:20 Newcastle

Kansas City Star

11st 6lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Harry Derham

led, not fluent 1st, headed and raced in second 4th, lost second and weakened before 4 out

6/1

12

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 2

14:50 Musselburgh

Kansas City Star

10st 8lb

J: James Bowen

T: Harry Derham

in touch with leaders on outer, not fluent 1st

16/1

12

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 2

14:50 Musselburgh

Kansas City Star

10st 8lb

J: James Bowen

T: Harry Derham

in touch with leaders on outer, not fluent 1st

16/1

Form: 1P24-4 D

Last run: 141 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Won a mares' novice at Exeter (2m1f, soft) last December and ran well in two of her four races afterwards, including when fourth at the big Aintree meeting; off since May; there's more for her to prove on good ground and particularly from 8lb out of the handicap.
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5

7th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 2

13:45 Newton Abbot

Mayhem Mya

10st 3lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

1-10 over fences; gave very good account of herself when keeping on for never-dangerous fourth in Grade 2 mares' chase at Cheltenham Festival (2m4f, good to soft) in March but she was put up 7lb for that run and may not be ideally suited by the forecast faster ground here.

12/1

5

7th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 2

13:45 Newton Abbot

Mayhem Mya

10st 3lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

1-10 over fences; gave very good account of herself when keeping on for never-dangerous fourth in Grade 2 mares' chase at Cheltenham Festival (2m4f, good to soft) in March but she was put up 7lb for that run and may not be ideally suited by the forecast faster ground here.

12/1

4th

7

14th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Mayhem Mya

11st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

held up in rear

100/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £73.10
Straight Forecast £79.37
Tricast £360.63
Trifecta £376.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Fringill Dike

RP RATINGS:

Guy

THE NORTH:

Tommy's Oscar

TOPSPEED:

Fringill Dike

The Times:

Fringill Dike

The Guardian:

Fringill Dike

Daily Mirror:

Fringill Dike

The Star:

Fringill Dike

Daily Record:

Fringill Dike

POSTDATA:

Guy

WEST COUNTRY:

Guy

Telegraph:

Guy

D Express:

Guy

The Sun:

Guy