bet365 Handicap Chase – Kelso

Kelso

17:10

bet365 Handicap Chase

Date 2024-03-02

Distance 2m1f14y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £10,562

Winning Time 4m 32.24s (slow by 29.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Escapeandevade (IRE) Brian Hughes · James Ewart	15/8F	Won
2nd	Gold Des Bois (FR) Conor O'Farrell · Iain Jardine	5/2	2.5
3rd	Sacre Coeur (FR) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	16/5	11
4th	Duty Calls (IRE) Lewis Stones · Sandy Forster	9/2	.5
5th	Whoshotthesheriff (IRE) Ross Chapman · Philip Kirby	18/1	2

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Escapeandevade Bay J:Brian Hughes T:James Ewart	J:Brian Hughes T:James Ewart	165	p	4-4411	128	131	115	15d	—	—	-1	28.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Comfortable wins in these cheekpieces the last twice & strong claims up 5lb for last time
6	Gold Des Bois Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	153	t	-32948	116	141	128	35d	—	—	+4	24.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Below par on last three starts but has dropped down the weights and likes it here
2	Sacre Coeur Grey J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	168	ht	143142	131	131	120	28d	—	—	+18	36.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
3 wins in final quarter of last year; not at very best the last twice but not ruled out
8	Duty Calls Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Sandy Forster	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Sandy Forster	142	—	6-4227	105	134	115	18d	—	—	+4	17.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Often ran well over C&D last year but faces tough assignment from 5lb out of the handicap
4	Whoshotthesheriff Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Philip Kirby	J:Ross Chapman T:Philip Kirby	161	—	/25-P3	124	-	-	15d	—	—	+12	20.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Check betting, but following a long absence this 10yo has struggled on both runs this year
NR	Netywell Bay J:TBC T:Lucinda Russell	J: T:Lucinda Russell	168	—	233111	131	135	115	7d	—	—	—	43.8	—	—
Has thrived this winter on soft/heavy, completing a hat-trick at Newcastle last Saturday
NR	Cedar Hill Brown J:TBC T:Sandy Thomson	J: T:Sandy Thomson	157	—	1125F4	120	138	126	27d	—	—	—	20	—	—
Fair 4th at Musselburgh latest; this 5-time Kelso winner could build on that now back here
NR	Coastguard Station Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry Oliver	J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry Oliver	153	p	3-537P	116	138	-	77d	—	—	—	18.6	—	—
Needs to jump much better than at Doncaster but he's dropped to a very tempting mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Escapeandevade	7/4	15/8	7/4	15/8	13/8
Gold Des Bois	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Sacre Coeur	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Duty Calls	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Whoshotthesheriff	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Netywell

43.8

OR: 20.3 Form: 23.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Sacre Coeur

36.4

OR: 20.3 Form: 10.9 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Escapeandevade

28.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Gold Des Bois

24.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Whoshotthesheriff

20.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Cedar Hill

OR: 17.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Coastguard Station

18.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Duty Calls

17.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sacre Coeur	131	131	120
Netywell	131	135	115
Escapeandevade	128	131	115
Whoshotthesheriff	124	—	—
Cedar Hill	120	138	126
Gold Des Bois	116	141	128
Coastguard Station	116	138	—
Duty Calls	105	134	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Netywell	7d ago	Quick return
Escapeandevade	15d ago	Fit
Whoshotthesheriff	15d ago	Fit
Duty Calls	18d ago	Fit
Cedar Hill	27d ago	Fit
Sacre Coeur	28d ago	Fit
Gold Des Bois	35d ago	Fit
Coastguard Station	77d ago	Fresh