Full Result 2.40 Kelso | 21 March 2026

BetWright Novices' Handicap Chase (Go North Forgive 'N Forget Series Final) (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m5f133yds) 2m5½f Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £20,812 2nd £9,568 3rd £4,784 4th £2,392 5th £1,196 6th £596

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Diamond Dealer (IRE) 100/30F Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	7	120 t	120	122	130	–
ch g Diamond Boy (FR) - Endless Wave (Poliglote)
Made all, hit 3 out, faced challenges from 2 out, jumped slightly left last, ridden and kept on run-in, gamely (op 7/2)

2 2¼	8. Always A Reason (IRE) 20/1 Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	7	110 tp¹	106	106	112	–
b g Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Gaye Annie (IRE) (Tikkanen)
Midfield, headway and in touch with leaders 9th, went third after 3 out, went second after 2 out, pressed winner when mistake last, no extra final 110yds (tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)

3 2¾ [5]	4. Joecooker (FR) 11/1 Jamie Hamilton Rebecca Menzies	Jamie Hamilton Rebecca Menzies	7	117 tp¹	113	111	117	–
b g Masked Marvel - Beauty Of Night (FR) (King's Best)
Towards rear, headway after 3 out, went third before last, no match for first two (op 9/1)

4 5½ [10½]	7. Bridge Court (IRE) 11/2 Sean Quinlan Sandy Thomson	Sean Quinlan Sandy Thomson	7	111	107	99	107	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - The Wounded Cook (IRE) (Muroto)
Ran without declared tongue-tie, in touch with leaders, not fluent 9th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied and some headway from last, not pace to challenge

5 2¾ [13¼]	6. Sleeping Satellite (IRE) 20/1 Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien	Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien	8	111 t	107	97	104	–
br g Mahler - Aneda Dubh (IRE) (Presenting)
Raced in second, pressed leader 2 out, soon lost position, weakened quickly before last (op 16/1)

6 nk [13½]	2. My Noble Lord (USA) 22/1 Craig Nichol Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Craig Nichol Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	5	1111 tp	119	107	113	–
b g Noble Mission - Almashooqa (USA) (Dubawi)
Towards rear, slow jump 4th, pushed along 11th, rallied and some headway before 2 out, never on terms (op 20/1)

7 2½ [16]	10. Defence Witness (IRE) 11/1 Jonathan England Sam England	Jonathan England Sam England	7	102 tb¹	94	81	89	–
br g Court Cave (IRE) - Colleen Dubh (IRE) (Presenting)
In rear, struggling when jumped right 4 out, no chance from 3 out (op 17/2)

8 43 [59]	9. Stick With Me Sam (FR) 20/1 Gavin Sheehan Tom Gretton	Gavin Sheehan Tom Gretton	7	1013 ht	105	50	59	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Wendy Du Berlais (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
In rear, slightly hampered 4th, struggling from 9th, tailed off before 2 out (op 25/1)

PU	5. Moon Phases (IRE) 7/2 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	7	116	112	–	–	–
ch g Ol' Man River (IRE) - El Eighty Twelve (IRE) (Mahler)
In touch with leaders, dropped to midfield 11th, dropped to rear before 4 out, tailed off when bad mistake 3 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was never travelling from turning into back straight) (op 4/1 tchd 18/5 and tchd 9/2)

PU	3. Glen Road (IRE) 7/2 Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	7	1110	116	–	–	–
br g Sageburg (IRE) - Arts Theater (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Raced in third, lost ground quickly after 3 out, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding weakened quickly after jumping 3rd last fence) (tchd 10/3)

10 ran Off time: 2:43:53 Winning time: 5m 32.55s (slow by 15.55s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: K McKenna (Diamond Dealer) 1st breeder: Maurice Smiddy
2nd owner: Miss Maria D Myco & John Johnson (Always A Reason)
3rd owner: Mrs A Dawson (Joecooker)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.70 £4.40 £2.90 Ex: £71.30 CSF: £68.05 Tricast: £670 Trifecta: £487.70

2:40 Kelso 21 Mar 2026

BetWright Novices' Handicap Chase (Go North Forgive 'N Forget Series Final) (GBB Race)