Nuts Well runs a cracker to claim Kelso prize for third time

Nuts Well returned to a hero’s welcome after he recorded a third success in the £40,000 feature race at Kelso yesterday.

The winner in 2018 and 12 months ago, the Danny Mcmenamin-ridden 5-1 chance saw off Gold Des Bois by two and a half lengths in the NSPCC School Service Simply Ned Handicap Chase.

Nuts Well is trained in Northumberland by Ann Hamilton and owned by her husband Ian who said: “He’s not very big but boy is he game. he loves his racing and I suppose we’ll go back to Aintree again for the Grade 2 chase he won last year. He’s won today over 2m 1f but he stays three miles so he’s pretty versatile.”

The first two races saw Rose Dobbin complete a 12-1 double with Fete Champetre and Do Not Disturb, who are both owned by her parents.

Fete Champetre won the opening Welcome To Family Day Handicap Hurdle under Sean Quinlan before stable companion Do Not Disturb followed up for Craig Nichol in the Racing tv 100% Profits Returned To Racing Novices’ Handicap Chase. Dobbin said: “Fete Champetre is a lovely horse and the plan now is to go straight over fences. He would probably have been chasing before now had it not been too firm to get some proper schooling into him.”

Meanwhile, Scarlet Dancer can lead the way home in the Napoleons Casino Bradford Nursery Handicap at Pontefract today.

Richard Fahey's juvenile has improved with each of his three races, and can win for a second time from four career attempts.

Scarlet Dancer showed signs of ability on his debut over this six furlongs in early august, finishing fifth to Ham ak i-when he had every chance until lack of experience and race fitness found him him out in the last half furlong.

After then taking third over seven furlongs at mussel burgh, Scarlet dancer dropped back to this distance to open his account at Chester. He has been given an opening mark of 80, which should prove workable.

Captain Jameson looks the one to be within the house that Jack Built Handicap.

The John Quinn-trained sixyear-old should like the ground and won with a bit of authority at a yr in august. he is still feasibly handicapped.

Sunday in may can strike for the third time in four starts in the Cazoo Handicap at Wolverhampton.

William Knight's three-yearold was quite impressive on his latest outing at Kempton, winning by four and a half lengths. A similar display would see him defy a 7lb hike in the ratings.