Mirsaale looks value for Kelso return

It IS the calm before the storm with the Grand National looming next Saturday, but Kelso stages some competitive handicaps and Scottish trainer Keith Dalgleish may have a stranglehold on one of them.

the former flat jockey has proved to be an adept placer of his horses since joining the training ranks and he looks to hold the key to the totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle with the lightly raced taxmeifyoucan and

MIRSAALE( Kelso, 2.25), who may offer a little more value than his stablemate.

there is every chance Dalgleish might have entered top weight Mirsaale (right) just to keep the weights down for taxmeifyoucan, but the selection is 2-2 at the borders’ venue.

A spin on the flat at Musselburgh last weekend should have served to keep him ticking over and he is reunited with Callum Bewley who knows him well.

taxmeifyoucan is a strong stayer who enjoys plenty of cut in the ground on the level but this morning’s double- figure quotes about a horse unbeaten at today’s track look appealing.

Kempton hosts the pick of the flat action today and RAVEN’S LADY (Kempton, nap, 2.40) looks an interesting contender in the Class 2 sprint handicap. Marco Botti’s filly is looking to emulate her stablemate Crowned Eagle, who landed a feature handicap at the Sunbury venue last weekend.