Racecards
15:12 Kelso
NSPCC School Service Simply Ned Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 14y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £20,812
- 2nd: £9,568
- 3rd: £4,784
- 4th: £2,392
- Form 53P164-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
awkward 1st, close 3rd until 6th, soon outpaced and no chance after
Malystic
153- Form 132/U2-4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in 4th, closer in 3rd at 6th, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on and went 2nd final 150 yards and closed, not reach winner
- Form 2U-1122
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
led 1st, joined 2 out, ridden and headed before last, ridden and no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd final 150 yards
- Form 2U453-1
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey C O'Farrell
led until 1st, chased leader, challenged and awkward 2 out, led before last, driven out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
NUTS WELL (NAP), a real favourite here, was very highly tried after beating Gold Des Bois in this last year. He is 4lb lower in the weights on his reappearance and also won the race in 2020 so has to be the selection again. Malystic was running well when last seen in the spring but this is a step up for the novice Nero Rock.
Formwatch
Nuts Well 17-2 (11-6) Detached throughout, not fluent 6th, bad mistake 11th, hit 14th, never a factor, tailed off and eased after 4 out, last of 4, dist behind Saint Calvados (11-0) at Sandown 2m 7f (1) gd in Apr.
Malystic 5-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway to press leader after 4 out, outpaced when hit 3 out, gradually faded, 4th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Slate House (11-4) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Nero Rock (IRE) 6-4 (11-12) Chased leader, reminders when outpaced approaching 3 out, ridden and kept on from 2 out, no match for winner, last of 2, 2 1/2l behind Floating Rock (11-8) at Hexham 2m (3) gd in Jun.
Gold Des Bois (FR) 5-2 (11-9) Took keen hold, led 2nd, not fluent 4 out, in command last, stayed on, ridden out, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Tico Times (10-4) by 2l, 4 ran.