September 20 / 16.05 Kelso

16.05

Good

Belhaven Brewery Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7921.5
  • 2m 1f 14y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Belhaven Brewery Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.83

Form: 65P-21 CD

Last run: 101 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Won over 2m4f at Perth in June but all other wins at shorter; four victories here, would appreciate any rain and has run well after a break; plenty to like about his chance.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

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

OUR TIP

Form: 20-5P2 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Slow to find his form this year but major step in the right direction when second at Bangor a month ago; could be about to strike but all but one of his wins have come on good ground so significant rain a worry.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

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: 1133-4 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Both chasing wins have come in very small fields (two and three runners); was running well over C&D last week until a mistake at the final fence cost him any chance; that was his first run for five months; could build on it.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

5th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

14:25 Catterick

Fusain

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

prominent on inner, weakened gradually after 2 out

13/2

7

11th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

15:10 Ayr

Fusain

11st 4lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Patrick Neville

in touch with leaders, niggled along briefly after 4th, lost ground after 5th, dropped to last after 7th, detached and pulled up after 8th

12/1

7

11th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

15:10 Ayr

Fusain

11st 4lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Patrick Neville

in touch with leaders, niggled along briefly after 4th, lost ground after 5th, dropped to last after 7th, detached and pulled up after 8th

12/1

Form: -34124 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Stratford winner in July and has performed reasonably there on two occasions since; not as good as he was but that's reflected in his handicap mark; effective on good and soft ground and should figure strongly.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

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: -43633 C

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Two good efforts over hurdles last month and below his highest winning mark in that discipline; only one chasing attempt, when beaten 34l at Hexham in May, so has to prove his ability over fences.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

11

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 3

15:10 Cartmel

Well Educated

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: George Bewley

Runner-up three consecutive times at Hexham (2m-2m4f, good) this spring and also suited by this track but his latest run was below par and he's 2lb wrong today.

14/1

4th

5

21st Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 3

15:43 Hexham

Well Educated

10st 5lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

No win since May 2024, but has run plenty of good races since; runner-up here on all three starts this season (2m/2m4f), last time finishing 9l behind to Perseus Way, who is 9lb worse off.

9/2

2nd

8

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 3

15:40 Hexham

Well Educated

10st 2lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

A head away from securing a fifth course win here last Saturday (2m); can number two C&D successes among that haul and respected again, for all that his record in the past three editions of this race reads 655.

9/1

Non-runners

Netywell

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £7.50
Straight Forecast £10.18
Trifecta £14.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Geromino

The Times:

Fusain

SPOTLIGHT:

Cedar Hill

TOPSPEED:

Netywell

POSTDATA:

Geromino

The Guardian:

Geromino

The Sun:

Geromino

The Star:

Geromino

Daily Record:

Geromino

Telegraph:

Fusain

D Express:

Fusain

Daily Mirror:

Fusain

Daily Mail:

Cedar Hill