October 02 / 15.12 Kelso

15.12

Good

NSPCC School Service Simply Ned Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £20812
  • 2m 1f 14y
  • Class 2
  • 4 runners
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NSPCC School Service Simply Ned Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50

Form: U453-1 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Capitalised upon some help from the handicapper when beating three rivals over C&D (good) on last month's seasonal debut; faces stronger opposition today but remains 7lb lower than when second to Nuts Well in this race last year and is the only one of these with a recent outing under his belt.
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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: 2/U2-4 D

Last run: 153 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 144

Form & Verdict
Very promising novice chaser in 2020-21; missed most of last season but looked back in peak form when close second in Listed handicap chase at Ayr (2m, good to soft) in April; not quite at same level at Kempton a month later but a major player here if ready to roll after 153-day break.
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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: U-1122 D

Last run: 105 days

W: 10st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Comfortably made all in two four-runner Sedgefield chases in May (2m3f/2m1f, good) but managed only second in even smaller fields on consecutive starts at Hexham in June (2m4f/1m7f); the others in this line-up have more compelling form.
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5th

1

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Sedgefield

Nero Rock

12st 2lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

Made all for wide-margin wins in two four-runner handicaps here (2m3f/2m1f, good) last May, those are his only two runs at Sedgefield and he's now 9lb below his last winning mark; switched to visor when there was an upturn in his form on latest outing; tongue-tie (absent since 2021 in his Irish days) returns and 7lb claimer is recruited; of renewed interest.

5/1

3rd

7

29th Dec 2022

Good

2m 0f 78y

Class 3

12:45 Doncaster

Nero Rock

10st 11lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Jennie Candlish

Won two in a row over fences at Sedgefield in May but he's finished down the field the last twice; major turnaround is required with a first-time visor replacing cheekpieces.

25/1

3rd

3

8th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 75y

Class 3

14:22 Newcastle

Nero Rock

11st 6lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Below par at Wetherby last month and has to bounce back, but he won two in a row at Sedgefield (2m3f/2m1f, good) in May and returned from a break with a fair third of four at Kelso (2m1f, good) in October; also effective on good to soft ground and he's not written off.

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: 3P164- CD

Last run: 162 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 153

Form & Verdict
Smart veteran who has won three of the last four editions of this race, and is now 4lb lower than when keeping on too strongly for Gold Des Bois 12 months ago; looked out of sorts in Sandown Grade 2 on latest outing in April but will be hard to beat if revitalised after his summer break.
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1

28th Oct 2022

Good To Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 1

15:30 Wetherby

Nuts Well

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Ann Hamilton

held up in behind leaders, outpaced and pushed along 12th, ridden after 4 out, staying on but beaten when fell heavily last

16/1

4th

1

2nd Oct 2022

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 2

15:12 Kelso

Nuts Well

12st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Ann Hamilton

prominent, struggling after 8th, weakened after 2 out

9/4

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Payout
Exacta £4.40
Straight Forecast £4.79
Trifecta £10.00

Selections

THE NORTH:

Nuts Well

SPOTLIGHT:

Gold Des Bois

TOPSPEED:

Malystic

RP Ratings:

Gold Des Bois

POSTDATA:

Gold Des Bois

The Star:

Gold Des Bois

Daily Record:

Gold Des Bois

Daily Express:

Malystic

The Times:

Nuts Well

Telegraph:

Nuts Well

Daily Mail:

Nuts Well

Daily Mirror:

Nuts Well

The Sun:

Nuts Well