Richard Landale Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Kelso

14:40

Date 2024-12-08

Distance 2m1f14y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £39,023

Winning Time 4m 29.32s (slow by 26.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Nells Son (GB) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	6/1	Won
2nd	Matata (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	16/5	0.3
3rd	Tommy's Oscar (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Ann Hamilton	13/2	8.5
4th	Traprain Law (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	7/4F	6
5th	Malystic (GB) Ryan Mania · Peter Niven	14/1	9

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gua Du Large (FR) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	150/1
P.U.	Gunsight Ridge (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	4/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Traprain Law Grey J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell	152	t	1512-3	140	161	144	35d	—	—	+5	34.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Two wins during last season's novice campaign and his reappearance performance bodes well
5	Gunsight Ridge Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	154	t	F231-F	142	158	137	21d	—	—	+8	29.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Closing on Matata when falling at the final fence at Cheltenham on reappearance; contender
2	Matata Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	165	—	240-21	153	159	144	21d	—	—	+11	31.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won at Cheltenham 3 weeks ago and there could still be mileage in this front-runner's mark
1	Tommy's Oscar Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Ann Hamilton	J:Sean Quinlan T:Ann Hamilton	168	—	7441-3	156	160	145	63d	—	—	+22	32.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Two-time course winner who reappeared with fair third here and could build on that run
4	Nells Son Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	156	p	4217-1	144	158	137	27d	—	—	+27	36.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Handicapper has reacted after his graduation chase win, but he's still entitled to respect
3	Malystic Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Peter Niven	J:Ryan Mania T:Peter Niven	158	—	P33-2P	146	161	147	36d	—	—	+20	25.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Pulled up at Ascot but has never shone on southern raids; went close over C&D in October
7	Gua Du Large Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	142	ht	F1-844	130	155	112	36d	—	—	+19	20.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
No return to form on last month's stable debut; 6lb out of the handicap; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Traprain Law	13/8	15/8	13/8	13/8	7/4
Gunsight Ridge	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	11/4
Matata	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2	11/4
Tommy's Oscar	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Nells Son	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2
Malystic	20/1	18/1	18/1	14/1	16/1
Gua Du Large	150/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Nells Son

36.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

17/2

2nd

Traprain Law

34.9

OR: 22.5 Form: 3 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Tommy's Oscar

32.6

OR: 26.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Matata

31.9

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Gunsight Ridge

29.2

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Malystic

25.4

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Gua Du Large

20.2

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tommy's Oscar	156	160	145
Matata	153	159	144
Malystic	146	161	147
Nells Son	144	158	137
Gunsight Ridge	142	158	137
Traprain Law	140	161	144
Gua Du Large	130	155	112

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gunsight Ridge	21d ago	Fit
Matata	21d ago	Fit
Nells Son	27d ago	Fit
Traprain Law	35d ago	Fit
Malystic	36d ago	Fit
Gua Du Large	36d ago	Fit
Tommy's Oscar	63d ago	Fresh