April 06 / 15.00 Kelso

15.00

Heavy

Paxtons For Kverneland Machinery & Genuine Spares Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £18210.5
  • 3m 2f 39y
  • Class 2
  • 5 runners
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Paxtons For Kverneland Machinery & Genuine Spares Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: 3-P451 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 154

Form & Verdict
Returned to peak form in first-time cheekpieces in Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster (3m2f, soft) last month, keeping on well to win gruelling contest that only two of the ten runners finished; can make a bold bid here if the headgear continues to aid.
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3rd

1

16th Apr 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 2

16:25 Cheltenham

Does He Know

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Very useful staying chaser when on song and has pretty good record at Cheltenham; pulled up at Exeter two starts ago and didn't find much at the business end when third of four at Carlisle (3m, good) last month but it won't be a surprise if he runs a big race here.

11/2

3rd

1

16th Apr 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 2

16:25 Cheltenham

Does He Know

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Very useful staying chaser when on song and has pretty good record at Cheltenham; pulled up at Exeter two starts ago and didn't find much at the business end when third of four at Carlisle (3m, good) last month but it won't be a surprise if he runs a big race here.

11/2

3rd

1

23rd Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

16:30 Carlisle

Does He Know

12st 0lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

taken down early, raced in second, pressed leader 13th, led narrowly 3 out, headed when hit last, weakened and lost second run-in

9/4

Form: 1-1737 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 3lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 143

Form & Verdict
Won this race by over 7l last year and probably bettered that performance when following up with another soft-ground C&D success on seasonal debut in October; well beaten over hurdles last month but returns here on his last winning mark and features prominently in calculations.
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1

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 2

15:00 Kelso

Elvis Mail

12st 0lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

12yo who lacked fluency when back over fences and was soundly beaten at Haydock in December; however, prior to that he made a fairly encouraging return from an absence over hurdles at Ayr and he's a six-time winner at Kelso; could have a part to play now back here.

13/2

5th

1

1st Nov 2025

Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 3

13:58 Ayr

Elvis Mail

12st 0lb

J: Dominic Hislop

T: N W Alexander

Likeable veteran whose ten wins include six at Kelso and three here; made a successful reappearance in 3m2f chase at Kelso (from Famous Bridge) last autumn; doesn't run often over hurdles these days but he has a lower mark and cannot be ruled out completely.

15/2

5th

1

1st Nov 2025

Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 3

13:58 Ayr

Elvis Mail

12st 0lb

J: Dominic Hislop

T: N W Alexander

Likeable veteran whose ten wins include six at Kelso and three here; made a successful reappearance in 3m2f chase at Kelso (from Famous Bridge) last autumn; doesn't run often over hurdles these days but he has a lower mark and cannot be ruled out completely.

15/2

OUR TIP

Form: 223011 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Won comfortably by 9l at Catterick (3m1f, soft) when dropped in grade in February and pounced on another good opportunity in three-runner contest at Newcastle (2m7f, heavy) last month; evidently in good heart, but is likely to face a tougher examination off career-high mark here.
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4

7th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 3

15:55 Ayr

Twoshotsoftequila

11st 4lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Won two small-field chases (3m1f/2m7f) about two years ago but was pulled up last month, after a long absence, and might need another run or two before he's of interest again.

14/1

5

14th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 203y

Class 3

13:28 Haydock

Twoshotsoftequila

11st 6lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

On the up when last seen out in the spring of 2024, bagging a pair of handicap chases (around 3m) at Catterick and Newcastle; has a 23-month absence to overcome here but yard is among the winners so he's no forlorn hope.

10/1

Form: 2126-2

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Thorough stayer who made good progress over fences last season and signed off with very respectable sixth in Scottish Grand National at Ayr (4m, good) in April; comfortably held by Twoshotsoftequila when second of three on last month's seasonal reappearance at Newcastle (2m7f, heavy) but might have needed that outing and today's longer trip will suit him better.
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6th

2

16th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 110y

Class 3

15:07 Carlisle

Your Own Story

11st 9lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

9yo who has won just one of his 17 chases but he's finished second in nine of them, including at Kelso (3m2f, good to soft) in March; also effective on good ground and he won here over hurdles; not ruled out on return.

4/1

10th

14

3rd May 2025

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Your Own Story

10st 8lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

prominent, pressed leaders briefly 5th

10/1

10th

14

3rd May 2025

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Your Own Story

10st 8lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

prominent, pressed leaders briefly 5th

10/1

Form: /42124 BF

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Needs to bounce back from a poor performance last month and is 4lb out of the weights here but jumped well when making virtually all on chasing debut at Ayr (2m4f, heavy) in January, and could have significant untapped potential over this sort of trip.
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13

14th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 214y

Class 2

14:05 Doncaster

Ballycoose

10st 6lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: S R B Crawford

His first four chase starts were all at Ayr, finishing second in a good handicap at the Scottish National meeting in April on the final occasion (3m, soft); well beaten on reappearance at Punchestown last month but may have needed the run and he remains unexposed over staying trips; not discounted.

11/1

13

14th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 214y

Class 2

14:05 Doncaster

Ballycoose

10st 6lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: S R B Crawford

His first four chase starts were all at Ayr, finishing second in a good handicap at the Scottish National meeting in April on the final occasion (3m, soft); well beaten on reappearance at Punchestown last month but may have needed the run and he remains unexposed over staying trips; not discounted.

11/1

7th

6

23rd Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 5f 70y

13:35 Punchestown

Ballycoose

11st 4lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: S R B Crawford

Has done all of his racing in the past 12 months at Ayr, running a cracker when second to Sharjah in a 3m Grade 2 handicap in April; no surprise should he improve for the run but not one to underestimate.

8/1

Verdict

Does He Know kept on relentlessly to land a good prize at Doncaster last month and will be hard to beat if in the same determined mood here but ELVIS MAIL runs this track very well and is selected to win this race for the second year running. Twoshotsoftequila has been raised a combined 10lb for winning two relatively soft races and has more on his plate here. Your Own Story was behind Twoshotsoftequila last month and is 2lb out of the weights today but that was his first run since last spring and he can reverse those placings over this longer trip.[Chris Wilson]