Can Buveur D'Air defy top weight and raise the roof at Kelso?

Buveur D'Air: can he make his class tell on a rating of 153?Credit: Edward Whitaker

Saturday: 3.15 Kelso
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Graeme RodwayDeputy betting editor

Published on 4 March 2022inPreviews

Last updated 15:44, 5 March 2022

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