Timeform Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 5m 58.3s

Tanarpino^p²³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 130| BF

5/1

Off the track since beaten at short odds by Mighty Leader at Perth (3m, good) in June, but is essentially a sound jumper and will appreciate these kind of conditions underfoot; chance.

Form: 333-212

Blue Flight²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Callum Bewley| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 128

2/1

In receipt of 2lb when beaten 2L by today's rival My Old Gold on chasing debut at Wetherby (3m) in January, but went two places better over a shorter trip (2m3f) at Ascot last month; more to do off a 6lb higher mark.

Form: 431-P31

My Old Gold⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 127

11/10

Gave 2lb and a 2L beating to today's rival Blue Flight on chasing and seasonal debut at Wetherby (3m, good to soft) early last month; a subsequent 4lb rise looks fair.

Form: 2212-51

Petiville¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Hobson| OR: 117| D

17/2

Off for 17 months after justifying favouritism in a 2m7f+ novices hurdle at Hexham in June 2017; beaten when unseating his rider late in the race on chasing debut at Ludlow (2m4f, good to soft) 17-days ago.

Form: 3/321-PU

Forecasts

My Old Gold (11/10), Blue Flight (2/1), Tanarpino (5/1), Petiville (17/2)

Just the four runners but one of the more competitive races on today's Kelso card with just 3lb separating the top-three in the weights. Both My Old Gold and Blue Flight were making their respective chasing debuts when slugging it out at Wetherby in January, and although the latter named is a 2m3f Ascot winner since, he's strictly hard pushed to reverse those placings on the book. However, a tentative shout is for the safe-fencer TANARPINO. He relishes a sound surface underfoot and could feasibly seek to make all on his return from a 236-day absence.