Veteran Grade 1 ace Simply Ned 'as good as ever' for Sunday's Kelso return

Simply Ned: Grade 1 winner back in action at Kelso on SundayCredit: Caroline Norris

Owner David Robinson is plotting a road back to Leopardstown for Grade 1 winner Simply Ned, starting at Kelso on Sunday.

The 11-year-old was a shock winner of the Paddy's Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown last December – he suffered interference when half a length behind Willie Mullins' Min but the placings were overturned in the stewards' room.

Sunday's comeback will be the fifth time he has run in the NSPCC School Service Handicap Chase. He won the contest in 2014 and 2015 and was second in 2016 and 2017.

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James StevensWest Country correspondent

Published on 3 October 2018inNews

Last updated 10:39, 3 October 2018

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