Paxtons For Kverneland Parts And Genuine Spares Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Kelso

13:30

Date 2025-12-07

Distance 2m7f96y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £15,843

Winning Time 6m 13.87s (slow by 24.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of Answers (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	5/1	Won
2nd	Young Jack (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	9/1	1.25
3rd	Al Kalila (IRE) Sean Bowen · S R B Crawford	11/10F	7
4th	I Am Max (IRE) Craig Nichol · Sandy Thomson	5/1	19
5th	Skuna Bay (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	9/2	11

Runners (5)

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
2	Al Kalila Bay J:Sean Bowen T:S R B Crawford	J:Sean Bowen T:S R B Crawford	161	—	/714-2	124	134	125	29d	—	—	-8	39.8	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Runner-up over C&D on chase debut despite bad mistake mid-race; strong candidate
4	Skuna Bay Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	157	—	/342-1	120	-	-	25d	—	—	+15	32.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made all in 2m7f Bangor novice h'dle; could take another step forward on h'cap/chase debut
1	King Of Answers Brown J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	164	—	14P2-5	127	131	127	57d	—	—	+12	22.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Point runner-up who retains potential now back up in trip on his second chase start
3	I Am Max Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Sandy Thomson	J:Craig Nichol T:Sandy Thomson	158	—	234-10	121	131	128	35d	—	—	+11	20.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Tailed off latest but made bad early mistake; won at Hexham previously when back chasing
5	Young Jack Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	155	—	10P39-	118	-	-	281d	—	—	+15	22.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won over hurdles on this card 12 months ago; this point winner could be suited by chasing

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Al Kalila	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6	10/11
Skuna Bay	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
King Of Answers	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
I Am Max	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Young Jack	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Al Kalila

39.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 5 Odds: 16.3

10/11

2nd

Skuna Bay

32.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.3

7/2

3rd

Young Jack

22.3

OR: 17 Form: 3.4 Odds: 1.9

12/1

King Of Answers

22.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

I Am Max

20.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Answers	127	131	127
Al Kalila	124	134	125
I Am Max	121	131	128
Skuna Bay	120	—	—
Young Jack	118	—	—

Last Run