14:44 Kelso tips
Handicap Chaseclass 52m1fgood6 runners
What we lean towardsopen race
Too close to split with conviction. Garde Des Champs just shades it from Ballyfort on the way its price has been shortening.
Handicap Chase over 2m1f on good going. Garde Des Champs and Ballyfort separate by very little. We have enough recent form to rate all 6 declared.
How we rate the field
1
Garde Des Champs
Jack Power / Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
6/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 16% drop.
- 3 runs here on course and going without making the frame.
5/1 to 8/1: 12.7% win, 29.5% frame (684 tracked)
2
Ballyfort
Bruce Lynn / N W Alexander
2.4/1
- Price drops have been easing off across its last 5 runs, down to a 53% average.
- Has won 1 of 3 here on course.
- Back after 190 days, well beyond its usual 34-day gap.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)
3
Achille Des Rocs
Danny McMenamin / L J Morgan
9/2
- Steady 40% average price drop over its last 5 runs.
- Quick turnaround at 14 days against its usual 37.
- Carries 7lb less off a 1lb lower mark.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)