12:55 Kelso

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Kelso

Lingfield Park

Newcastle

Chantilly

11:35

Limerick

Greyville

Scottsville

To Take Place
3m 100y
11 runners
Soft

Be The Difference (Ire)

J: Joe Williamson
T: Philip Kirby
F: 16520-033

Age: 9
Weight: 11st 9lbs
Or: 93

Allowed to build up an insurmountable lead when winning an amateur riders' event at Catterick last December. Hasn't managed to add to that since, but he has finished in the money here and at Ayr the last twice and has dropped back to the same mark as when winning that Catterick handicap.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
01/11/25	Ayr	3m 70y	Soft	3/9	Hurdle
05/10/25	Kelso	2m 4f 189y	Good	3/11	Hurdle
16/09/25	Uttoxeter	2m 3f 207y	Good	12/15	Hurdle
21/03/25	Musselburgh	2m 7f 180y	Good	13/15	Hurdle
25/02/25	Catterick Bridge	2m 3f 66y	Gd/Sft	2/8	Hurdle
31/01/25	Catterick Bridge	2m 3f 66y	Gd/Sft	5/9	Hurdle
01/01/25	Catterick Bridge	3m 1f 71y	Gd/Sft	6/7	Hurdle
17/12/24	Catterick Bridge	3m 1f 71y	Good	1/10	Hurdle
29/11/24	Doncaster	2m 3f 88y	Good	2/13	Hurdle
28/10/24	Ayr	2m 3f 110y	Gd/Sft	6/13	Hurdle
06/10/24	Kelso	2m 4f 189y	Gd/Sft	5/11	Hurdle
29/05/24	Cartmel	2m 6f 31y	Soft	5/7	Hurdle
15/05/24	Perth	2m 4f 35y	Gd/Sft	-/15	Hurdle
22/03/22	Market Rasen	2m 7f 16y	Good	4/6	Hurdle
01/03/22	Catterick Bridge	3m 1f 71y	Gd/Sft	2/9	Hurdle
30/01/22	Sedgefield	2m 5f 34y	Gd/Sft	6/11	Hurdle
13/01/22	Catterick Bridge	3m 1f 71y	Gd/Sft	3/6	Hurdle
16/12/21	Ffos Las	2m 4f	Heavy	3/8	Hurdle
22/11/21	Ayr	3m 70y	Good	1/9	Hurdle
16/11/21	Ayr	2m 3f 110y	Gd/Sft	1/14	Hurdle
29/10/21	Wetherby	2m 5f 56y	Gd/Sft	2/8	Hurdle

Victory Club (Ire)

J: Charlie Maggs
T: Rebecca Menzies
F: 5-5182P34

Age: 8
Weight: 11st 7lbs
Or: 91

Easy winner of handicap hurdle at Stratford (18.7f, good to soft) on final run for Dan Skelton in July. Has made the frame on 3 of his 5 starts since joining this yard, including when upped to 3m on penultimate start at Wetherby, but he remains vulnerable from a win point of view.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
31/10/25	Wetherby	2m 5f 56y	Good	4/10	Hurdle
15/10/25	Wetherby	3m 26y	Gd/Frm	3/11	Hurdle
03/10/25	Hexham	2m 4f 15y	Heavy	-/8	Chase
04/09/25	Sedgefield	2m 5f 28y	Good	2/8	Chase
23/08/25	Cartmel	2m 1f 46y	Good	8/10	Hurdle
20/07/25	Stratford-On-Avon	2m 2f 148y	Gd/Sft	1/9	Hurdle
03/05/25	Uttoxeter	1m 7f 168y	Good	5/9	Hurdle
19/03/25	Huntingdon	2m 104y	Gd/Sft	5/5	Chase
20/02/25	Huntingdon	1m 7f 171y	Gd/Sft	7/13	Hurdle
31/12/24	Uttoxeter	1m 7f 168y	Heavy	5/11	Hurdle
18/12/24	Lingfield Park	2m	Gd/Sft	6/7	Hurdle
15/11/24	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Gd/Sft	16/16	Hurdle
27/03/24	Wincanton	1m 7f 50y	Heavy	2/8	Hurdle
11/03/24	Taunton	2m 104y	Soft	10/13	Hurdle
22/08/22	Stratford-On-Avon	2m 2f 148y	Good	3/9	Hurdle
03/06/22	Market Rasen	2m 125y	Gd/Frm	2/5	Bumper
18/05/22	Southwell	1m 7f 182y	Good	1/10	Bumper

Guernesey (Fr)

J: Dylan Johnston
T: Jackie Stephen
F: 3/863448-6

Age: 9
Weight: 12st 0lbs
Or: 98

Losing run stretches back to October 2022, but the handicapper has reacted accordingly and he made the frame off higher marks than this on a few occasions last winter, including at this course. Should come on for recent reappearance at Ayr and he's well worth considering with Dylan Johnston booked.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
01/11/25	Ayr	3m 70y	Soft	6/9	Hurdle
21/03/25	Musselburgh	2m 7f 180y	Good	8/15	Hurdle
21/01/25	Ayr	3m 70y	Soft	4/9	Hurdle
29/12/24	Kelso	2m 6f 151y	Gd/Sft	4/11	Hurdle
11/12/24	Hexham	2m 4f 28y	Soft	3/11	Hurdle
26/10/24	Kelso	3m 1f 170y	Gd/Sft	6/6	Hurdle
04/05/24	Hexham	2m 7f 63y	Soft	8/16	Hurdle
25/04/24	Perth	3m 2f 127y	Soft	3/7	Hurdle
30/03/24	Carlisle	3m 1f	Soft	5/8	Hurdle
10/03/24	Kelso	3m 1f 170y	Soft	5/10	Hurdle
02/02/24	Catterick Bridge	3m 1f 71y	Soft	4/7	Hurdle
06/01/24	Newcastle	2m 7f 149y	Heavy	4/7	Hurdle
11/12/23	Ayr	2m 4f 100y	Soft	5/11	Hurdle
29/11/23	Kelso	3m 1f 170y	Heavy	2/7	Hurdle
22/04/23	Ayr	2m 4f 100y	Good	7/7	Hurdle
30/03/23	Taunton	2m 7f 198y	Heavy	2/4	Hurdle
08/03/23	Fontwell Park	2m 3f 49y	Soft	6/7	Hurdle
13/01/23	Huntingdon	2m 3f 189y	Gd/Sft	3/5	Chase
26/12/22	Kempton Park	2m 5f	Soft	10/15	Hurdle
12/11/22	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	4/10	Hurdle
06/11/22	Sandown Park	2m 3f 173y	Heavy	-/9	Hurdle

Burning It Up (Ire)

J: Dominic Hislop
T: N. W. Alexander
F: 55432-54

Age: 5
Weight: 11st 9lbs
Or: 93

Placed sole start between the flags and showed a fair level of ability under Rules last season, including when second upped to 2½m on handicap debut at Perth during the spring. However, he hasn't managed to build on that in 2 starts since returning from a break in September.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
21/10/25	Perth	2m 4f 35y	Heavy	4/8	Hurdle
25/09/25	Perth	2m 47y	Gd/Sft	5/9	Hurdle
25/04/25	Perth	2m 4f 35y	Soft	2/12	Hurdle
14/02/25	Kelso	2m 51y	Soft	3/7	Hurdle
20/01/25	Ayr	2m	Soft	4/9	Hurdle
29/12/24	Kelso	2m 51y	Gd/Sft	5/14	Hurdle
09/11/24	Kelso	2m 51y	Gd/Sft	5/7	Bumper

Pure Sirloin (Ire)

J: Murray Dodd
T: Sandy Forster
F: 0P/046P3-

Age: 7
Weight: 11st 8lbs
Or: 92

Just the one one to his name from 14 hurdles starts, namely a Navan handicap back in 2023 for Gavin Cromwell. More miss than hit for present yard, but his third in a 13-runner Ayr handicap (24.3f, soft) with cheekpieces (retained) when last seen in February was a step back in the right direction.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
11/02/25	Ayr	3m 70y	Soft	3/13	Hurdle
11/12/24	Hexham	2m 4f 28y	Soft	-/11	Hurdle
26/09/24	Perth	2m 7f 207y	Soft	6/7	Hurdle
15/06/24	Hexham	2m 7f 63y	Gd/Sft	4/10	Hurdle
08/05/24	Kelso	2m 6f 151y	Good	11/15	Hurdle
18/09/23	Listowel	2m 4f	Soft	-/13	Hurdle
06/08/23	Galway	3m 60y	Soft	13/16	Hurdle
31/03/23	Wexford	3m	Heavy	-/6	Hurdle
06/03/23	Leopardstown	3m	Soft	3/15	Hurdle
21/01/23	Navan	2m 4f	Soft	1/18	Hurdle
03/11/22	Thurles	2m 2f	Gd/Sft	10/14	Chase
13/10/22	Tramore	2m 5f 150y	Gd/Sft	9/11	Chase
17/04/22	Cork	2m	Heavy	10/16	Hurdle
31/03/22	Naas	2m 52y	Gd/Sft	9/20	Hurdle
13/03/22	Limerick	2m 50y	Heavy	8/12	Hurdle
05/03/22	Navan	2m	Soft	13/18	Hurdle

Topkapi Star

J: Peter Kavanagh
T: Ewan Whillans
F: 4P107-53P

Age: 8
Weight: 11st 1lbs
Or: 85

Just 1 lb higher in the weights compared to when gaining latest success at Ayr with first-time cheekpieces enlisted in January. However, the headgear hasn't proved quite so effective in her 5 subsequent starts and she will probably find a few too good here.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
21/10/25	Perth	2m 4f 35y	Heavy	-/8	Hurdle
14/06/25	Hexham	2m 7f 63y	Gd/Sft	3/5	Hurdle
28/05/25	Cartmel	2m 6f 31y	Gd/Sft	5/10	Hurdle
23/04/25	Perth	2m 7f 207y	Soft	7/11	Hurdle
11/02/25	Ayr	3m 70y	Soft	12/13	Hurdle
20/01/25	Ayr	2m 5f 91y	Soft	1/12	Hurdle
02/01/25	Ayr	2m 4f 100y	Soft	-/18	Hurdle
04/12/24	Haydock Park	3m 58y	Soft	4/10	Hurdle
09/10/24	Sedgefield	2m 3f 188y	Soft	1/11	Hurdle
15/05/24	Perth	3m 2f 127y	Gd/Sft	9/9	Hurdle
24/04/24	Perth	2m 7f 207y	Soft	-/11	Hurdle
17/04/23	Kelso	2m 6f 151y	Good	5/12	Hurdle
26/03/23	Carlisle	3m 1f	Soft	1/8	Hurdle
10/03/23	Ayr	2m 4f 100y	Good	6/8	Hurdle
14/02/23	Ayr	2m 4f 100y	Gd/Sft	9/11	Hurdle
26/01/23	Wetherby	2m 3f 154y	Soft	7/16	Hurdle
05/09/22	Perth	2m 7f 207y	Soft	1/4	Hurdle
13/08/22	Perth	2m 7f 207y	Gd/Frm	-/13	Hurdle
27/07/22	Perth	2m 4f 35y	Good	5/7	Hurdle
30/06/22	Perth	2m 4f 35y	Good	3/7	Hurdle
04/06/22	Hexham	2m 4f 28y	Good	6/10	Hurdle

Fainche (Ire)

J: Joshua Thompson
T: Micky Hammond
F: P3232/99F-

Age: 8
Weight: 11st 1lbs
Or: 85

On a good mark judged on placed efforts in several handicaps during 2023/24 campaign, but she didn't offer much in a handful of appearances last season and is probably best watched back from a 10-month absence.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
01/01/25	Catterick Bridge	3m 1f 71y	Gd/Sft	-/7	Hurdle
04/12/24	Haydock Park	3m 58y	Soft	9/10	Hurdle
08/11/24	Hexham	2m 7f 63y	Gd/Sft	9/12	Hurdle
13/04/24	Newcastle	2m 7f 149y	Heavy	2/6	Hurdle
19/03/24	Wetherby	3m 26y	Heavy	3/9	Hurdle
19/02/24	Carlisle	3m 1f	Heavy	2/6	Hurdle
25/01/24	Wetherby	3m 26y	Heavy	3/10	Hurdle
19/12/23	Catterick Bridge	2m 3f 66y	Gd/Sft	-/14	Hurdle
08/11/22	Fairyhouse	2m 7f 55y	Heavy	4/16	Hurdle
29/10/22	Galway	3m	Heavy	6/18	Hurdle
03/10/22	Tipperary	3m	Gd/Sft	-/19	Hurdle
23/09/22	Listowel	3m	Good	5/17	Hurdle
05/09/22	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Gd/Sft	5/16	Hurdle
22/08/22	Ballinrobe	2m 6f 14y	Good	10/16	Hurdle
21/07/22	Limerick	2m	Good	12/18	Hurdle
04/06/22	Tramore	2m 5f 120y	Gd/Sft	-/13	Hurdle
12/05/22	Clonmel	2m 3f 98y	Good	9/16	Hurdle
02/05/22	Down Royal	2m 100y	Gd/Sft	16/19	Hurdle
11/04/22	Tramore	2m	Gd/Sft	-/13	Hurdle
01/01/22	Tramore	2m	Heavy	10/14	Hurdle
26/12/21	Down Royal	2m 1f	Heavy	7/15	Hurdle

Boyneside

J: Shane Fenelon
T: Barry Murtagh
F: 08352/75F-

Age: 6
Weight: 10st 3lbs
Or: 73

Best effort to date when runner-up at Sedgefield in March, but he hasn't come close to matching that level of form in his 3 subsequent appearances. Moves up in trip here (unraced beyond 2½m) following a 17-month absence (has undergone a wind op in the interim) and needs to get back on track.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
15/06/24	Hexham	2m 48y	Gd/Sft	-/10	Hurdle
01/06/24	Hexham	2m 4f 28y	Soft	5/7	Hurdle
10/05/24	Sedgefield	2m 178y	Good	7/12	Hurdle
12/03/24	Sedgefield	2m 3f 188y	Heavy	2/10	Hurdle
17/12/23	Carlisle	2m 3f 61y	Soft	5/8	Hurdle
03/12/23	Carlisle	2m 3f 61y	Heavy	3/7	Hurdle
22/10/23	Sedgefield	2m 178y	Soft	8/9	Hurdle
06/05/23	Hexham	2m 48y	Gd/Sft	10/14	Hurdle
29/03/23	Newcastle	2m 190y	Soft	7/7	Hurdle
06/02/23	Carlisle	2m 1f	Gd/Sft	8/9	Bumper

Goodoldbill

J: William Maggs
T: Jane Walton
F: P14P/PP88-

Age: 9
Weight: 9st 13lbs
Or: 72

It's been all downhill since his narrow breakthrough success in a handicap chase at Newcastle in November 2023. Readily passed over.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
14/04/25	Hexham	3m 41y	Good	8/14	Chase
13/03/25	Hexham	3m 41y	Gd/Sft	8/12	Chase
03/03/25	Newcastle	2m 4f 62y	Good	-/12	Hurdle
04/05/24	Hexham	3m 41y	Soft	-/11	Chase
13/02/24	Ayr	3m 20y	Heavy	-/9	Chase
06/01/24	Newcastle	2m 4f 19y	Heavy	4/7	Chase
23/11/23	Newcastle	2m 7f 91y	Gd/Sft	1/8	Chase
28/10/23	Kelso	2m 1f 14y	Heavy	-/9	Chase
28/03/23	Hexham	2m 4f 28y	Heavy	6/10	Hurdle
17/02/23	Kelso	2m 6f 151y	Gd/Sft	-/11	Hurdle
15/01/23	Kelso	2m 51y	Heavy	6/14	Hurdle
29/12/22	Kelso	2m 6f 151y	Heavy	7/7	Hurdle
12/04/22	Ayr	2m 4f 100y	Gd/Sft	6/8	Hurdle
17/03/22	Hexham	2m 4f 28y	Gd/Sft	5/7	Hurdle

Top Of The Stars

J: Conor Orr
T: Simon Waugh
F: 58P

Age: 7
Weight: 10st 4lbs
Or: 74

No show in a trio of novice events at up to 21f and needs to improved markedly now upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
06/11/25	Sedgefield	2m 3f 188y	Gd/Sft	-/5	Hurdle
05/10/25	Kelso	2m 4f 189y	Good	8/9	Hurdle
17/09/25	Kelso	2m 4f 189y	Good	5/5	Hurdle

Walk My Way (Ire)

J: Alice Stevens
T: Micky Hammond
F: P6562/P79-

Age: 7
Weight: 9st 13lbs
Or: 72

Left previous form behind when second in a 7-runner Hexham handicap in March 2024, but she failed to build on that standout effort in 3 runs last season.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
05/02/25	Sedgefield	3m 3f 9y	Soft	9/12	Hurdle
23/01/25	Wetherby	3m 26y	Heavy	7/11	Hurdle
05/12/24	Market Rasen	2m 7f 16y	Soft	-/8	Hurdle
22/03/24	Hexham	2m 4f 28y	Heavy	2/7	Hurdle
29/02/24	Wetherby	2m 3f 154y	Heavy	6/10	Hurdle
11/01/24	Catterick Bridge	2m 3f 66y	Soft	5/8	Hurdle
01/01/24	Catterick Bridge	2m 3f 66y	Heavy	6/7	Hurdle
16/11/23	Sedgefield	2m 3f 188y	Heavy	-/10	Hurdle

Timeform Verdict

In a race devoid of a solid-looking proposition, GUERNESEY could be worth chancing. The 9-y-o failed to land a blow on his recent reappearance spin, but that run was almost certainly needed and he is appealing here off an attractive mark with Dylan Johnston doing the steering. If Pure Sirloin is raring to go following nine months off he will be a threat, while Be The Difference also enters calculations.

Betting Forecast

9/2 Be The Difference (Ire), 4/1 Victory Club (Ire), 5/1 Guernesey (Fr), 5/1 Burning It Up (Ire), 15/2 Pure Sirloin (Ire), 20/1 Topkapi Star, 16/1 Fainche (Ire), 22/1 Boyneside, 50/1 Goodoldbill, 100/1 Top Of The Stars, 40/1 Walk My Way (Ire)