May 10 / 16.30 Kelso

16.30

Good

Bedmax Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7921.5
  • 2m 1f 14y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Bedmax Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £1.84
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 63212- CD BF

Last run: 46 days

W: 10st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner here and it was also at this track he opened his chase account in March (2m1f, good to soft), having jumped well out in front; couldn't defy an 8lb rise when second to Duty Calls on his return visit but perhaps the ground was too soft for him.
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4

22nd Mar 2025

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 4

15:35 Kelso

Bollingerandkrug

11st 3lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

in rear, fell 7th

9/2

5th

4

1st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 14y

Class 3

13:10 Kelso

Bollingerandkrug

10st 9lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

10yo who wasn't at his best last year but all six of his wins have come here and his third of six over C&D (good to soft) in November was a step back in the right direction; another 2lb lower today; in calculations.

11/2

3rd

2

9th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 1f 14y

Class 4

11:38 Kelso

Bollingerandkrug

12st 0lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

raced in last, awkward jump 4th, nudged along 6th, struggling from 7th

7/2

OUR TIP

7/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 2365P- CD

Last run: 46 days

W: 10st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in this 12 months ago off 9lb higher but restricted to only four runs in the meantime and the last three haven't been great; best watched for now.
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5th

1

14th Jun 2024

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

19:35 Market Rasen

Cedar Hill

12st 0lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

held up in rear

8/1

4th

3

4th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 3

13:50 Musselburgh

Cedar Hill

11st 10lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Ended last year with below-par C&D run (bled from the nose) and was beaten when falling over 2m4f here on New Year's Day; needs to get back in the groove but has very good chasing strike-rate (7-25) and his current mark is workable.

4/1

Form: 47/64- D

Last run: 318 days

W: 11st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Only five runs back he was runner-up in a Listed chase at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft) off 11lb higher but that was October 2021 and last season was underwhelming; he's still too well handicapped to ignore and has undergone a wind op; could easily revive.
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5

30th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 19y

Class 4

15:38 Newcastle

Cracking Destiny

10st 11lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Veteran; has won five chases from 2m-2m4f on good/good to soft; good third at Hexham in August but two heavy defeats since; on last winning mark; could bounce back.

9/2

5

30th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 19y

Class 4

15:38 Newcastle

Cracking Destiny

10st 11lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Veteran; has won five chases from 2m-2m4f on good/good to soft; good third at Hexham in August but two heavy defeats since; on last winning mark; could bounce back.

9/2

6

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 210y

Class 4

16:15 Carlisle

Cracking Destiny

11st 0lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

12yo; won at Hexham (2m4f, good) in June and third there in August (2m4f, good); mistakes may have been costly when tailed off at Kelso (2m5f, good) latest and he's not written off, but others are more compelling.

20/1

Form: 33416- CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Saw it out stronger than Bollingerandkrug over C&D in March (soft; 5lb lower) and it was back over hurdles when well held at Carlisle; if back to the form he showed here then he's likely to go well.
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5

22nd Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:40 Kelso

Duty Calls

11st 3lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Sandy Forster

Ended last season with a course win (2m1f, soft) and will be fine over today's longer trip but has been badly out of form this term and seems best suited by soft ground.

16/1

5

22nd Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:40 Kelso

Duty Calls

11st 3lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Sandy Forster

Ended last season with a course win (2m1f, soft) and will be fine over today's longer trip but has been badly out of form this term and seems best suited by soft ground.

16/1

4th

5

22nd Mar 2025

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 4

15:35 Kelso

Duty Calls

10st 7lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Sandy Forster

always behind

14/1

Form: 11120- D

Last run: 26 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Had a very productive run of form in small-field chases last year, pushing the smart Tommy's Oscar to a head off 3lb higher in the latest of those; returned from 183 days away in a warm big-field handicap hurdle at the Grand National meeting and can be forgiven that.
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1st

1

24th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 3

15:30 Catterick

Geromino

12st 0lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

10yo who returned from long absence with a pretty encouraging fourth in 0-135 at Haydock in December; he's well treated on his old form and could be in the mix now dropping into a 0-125; wins have come on good/good to soft.

6/1

Form: 54153- CD

Last run: 61 days

W: 10st 2lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Capitalised on a reduced mark at Ayr (2m, soft) in February but not as good since and he inherited his close third back at Ayr last time (on good) in what was an eventful race; others appeal more.
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6th

1

23rd May 2023

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

20:20 Hexham

Lake Takapuna

12st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Ewart

prominent

5/2

5

10th May 2023

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 3

16:30 Kelso

Lake Takapuna

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: James Ewart

Capitalised on a reduced mark at Ayr (2m, soft) in February but not as good since and he inherited his close third back at Ayr last time (on good) in what was an eventful race; others appeal more.

7/1

3rd

5

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

16:55 Ayr

Lake Takapuna

11st 9lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Ewart

12yo who capitalised on a reduced mark over C&D (soft) last month; still very well treated on older form and will be suited by today's forecast quicker ground but his run at Newcastle three weeks ago was disappointing.

8/1

Non-runners

Lake Takapuna

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £5.30
Straight Forecast £6.32
Trifecta £31.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Bollingerandkrug

The Times:

Geromino

TOPSPEED:

Cedar Hill

SPOTLIGHT:

Cracking Destiny

D Express:

Geromino

Daily Mirror:

Geromino

The Sun:

Geromino

POSTDATA:

Bollingerandkrug

Telegraph:

Bollingerandkrug

The Guardian:

Bollingerandkrug

Daily Record:

Bollingerandkrug

Daily Mail:

Cedar Hill

The Star:

Cracking Destiny