Clifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Kelso

14:10

Date 2024-10-26

Distance 2m7f96y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Similar Story Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	163	—	3525-2	99	-	-	22d	—	—	-5	27.3	2/1 33%
Good second over hurdles on seasonal debut and looks interesting on this chasing debut
7	Edgewell Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	151	p	-46961	87	111	84	15d	—	—	+4	25.9	3/1 25%
Came good with 14l win at Downpatrick last month; further progress is possible
1	Meetmeinthemorning Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	168	p	86-527	104	108	98	98d	—	—	+5	16.8	8/1 11%
Didn't really fire when upped to 3m last time but remains lightly raced; considered
3	Cardamon Hill Brown J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	J:Henry Brooke T:Dianne Sayer	166	p	612763	102	112	104	20d	—	—	+12	22.6	17/2 11%
Placed over 3m2f here this month but is not one to rely upon and is not the force of old
2	Raceview Road Bay J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	168	—	1221-4	104	111	101	171d	—	—	+3	17.9	7/1 13%
Won over 2m5f here on chase/handicap debut in April and ran well over C&D in May
5	Domandlouis Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	159	—	4245-P	95	113	80	171d	—	—	+5	13.6	12/1 8%
Placed in last two editions of this race and has slipped to a dangerous mark
6	Blow The Budget Bay J:Jack Power(7) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Jack Power(7) T:Lucinda Russell	153	t	88-366	89	64	45	31d	—	—	+7	11	25/1 4%
Struggled on recent chase debut and moves up in trip with quite a bit to prove
8	Bannside Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Ian Duncan	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Ian Duncan	142	—	67900/	78	78	-	567d	—	—	+6	7.5	100/1 1%
Absent since struggling to get competitive during 2022-23 season; makes no appeal

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Similar Story	15/8	2/1	7/4	7/4	2/1
Edgewell	11/4	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1
Meetmeinthemorning	6/1	6/1	7/1	7/1	8/1
Cardamon Hill	17/2	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1
Raceview Road	7/1	13/2	6/1	9/2	9/2
Domandlouis	11/1	10/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Blow The Budget	22/1	20/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Bannside	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Similar Story

27.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 5 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

Edgewell

25.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Cardamon Hill

22.6

OR: 13 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Raceview Road

17.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

7/1

Meetmeinthemorning

16.8

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Domandlouis

13.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Blow The Budget

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Bannside

7.5

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Meetmeinthemorning	104	108	98
Raceview Road	104	111	101
Cardamon Hill	102	112	104
Similar Story	99	—	—
Domandlouis	95	113	80
Blow The Budget	89	64	45
Edgewell	87	111	84
Bannside	78	78	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Edgewell	15d ago	Fit
Cardamon Hill	20d ago	Fit
Similar Story	22d ago	Fit
Blow The Budget	31d ago	Fit
Meetmeinthemorning	98d ago	Long break
Raceview Road	171d ago	Long break
Domandlouis	171d ago	Long break
Bannside	567d ago	Long break