16:10 Kelso

Friday 13 February 2026

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Damian Toshi McDougall Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 7m 37.78s

1^st

Wal Buck's

712-0

4/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: D R Fox

Led, joined and ridden 2 out, stayed on and led outright approaching last, kept on run-in tchd 9/2

2^nd

Nights In Venice

1010-6

9/2

T: D W WhillansJ: Sean Quinlan

Midfield, headway to chase winner 10th, going okay and joined winner 2 out, soon ridden, headed approaching last, soon faded op 6/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

Halfway House Lad

710-2

10/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Midfield, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, outpaced by leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last op 16/1

Also Ran

Big Zouk

711-6

5/2j

T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes

Held up in midfield, not fluent 10th, ridden before 13th where jumped right, soon pulled up tchd 9/4

Slaney Opera

811-4

5/2j

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Held up in midfield, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon pulled up op 7/4

Poetry Man

811-2

12/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley

Took keen hold, prominent, eased and pulled up before 13th op 14/1 tchd 11/1

Don Brocco

1010-2

25/1

T: Gary RutherfordJ: Bruce Lynn

Never travelling in rear, pulled up before 8th op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Wearelongterm⁴³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 9

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Peter Kavanagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.20, £2.30EX:£16.40Trifecta:£104.10Tricast:£167.80SF:£23.08Swingers:£3.60, £6.80, £6.10

Forecasts

Big Zouk (5/2), Slaney Opera (5/2), Wal Buck's (4/1), Nights In Venice (9/2), Wearelongterm (8/1), Halfway House Lad (10/1), Poetry Man (12/1), Don Brocco (25/1)

Preference is for BIG ZOUK, who made a winning chasing debut at Ayr last month and with further progress on the cards, Nicky Richards' unexposed 7-y-o is fancied to remain unbeaten in this sphere with this extra distance holding no fears. Slaney Opera heads up the opposition having doubled his tally at Sedgefield, whilst Wal Buck's also arrives in good order and can edge out Poetry Man for third.