Lily Du Berlais or Brucio could make Kelso a double green and pleasant land

The famous ‘double green’ colours of Simon Munir and Isaac Souede are well to the fore in the £50,000 feature race at Kelso this afternoon.

Twelve horses, including the pair’s Lily Du Berlais and Brucio, both trained in Ireland by Stuart Crawford, have been declared for the Herring Queen Series Final Mares’ Handicap Hurdle, which has been re-scheduled from an abandoned card last month.

Fergal O’brien-trained Politacus is on a hat-trick following handicap wins at Huntington and Hereford in March and April, while Lucinda Russell’s Spit Spot flies the flag for Scotland.

Dan Skelton, who amassed almost £3 million in total prize money last season when a close runner-up to Willie Mullins in the trainers’ championship, has three runners on the eight-race card at the Borders track, including Frere d’armes in the Bedmax Handicap Chase.

The Warwickshire raider has been slipping down the weights from a peak mark of 136, which he was placed off last spring.

Also re-scheduled is he £30,000 Racing Post Go North Jodami Series Final Open National Hunt Flat Race. Kingston James, trained by Russell, and Sandy Thomson’s Dedicated Hero could fight out the finish as they both posted comfortable wins last time.

At Chester, meanwhile, Aidan O'brien can bounce back from a disappointing Guineas weekend by enhancing his Epsom Derby prospects via a Boodles Chester Vase success for Grosvenor Square.

The Ballydoyle maestro has picked up this Group Three prize a record ten times, with the likes of Ruler Of The World, Soldier Of Fortune and Treasure Beach using the race as a stepping stone to Classic glory.

Grosvenor Square showed plenty of promise during his juvenile campaign, starting off with a Galway maiden win, despite showing clear signs of greenness.

The Beresford Stakes may have come just a little too soon in his development, but the son of Galileo caught the eye making late headway in finishing third behind Deepone.

Given almost another month to mature mentally, as well as physically, he justified favouritism in the Group Three Eyrefield Stakes over nine furlongs at Leopardstown, making all to score by more than four lengths.

The omens are certainly good for Grosvenor Square training on and enjoying a stepping up in distance at three, as halfbrother Santiago claimed the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot and the Irish Derby.