Gordon Brown – Race Reporter
Gordon has a wealth of experience of racing through his background in the written and broadcast media. His current principle role is reporting and supporting the scene in Scotland on Racing TV and relaying the latest news with Scottish angles.
The first and second from last year are set to clash again in the £50,000 feature race at Kelso.
Nick Alexander-trained Elvis Mail and Nicky Richards’ Famous Bridge, separated by three-lengths twelve months ago, renew their rivalry in the Edinburgh Gin Chase (A Limited Handicap) over 3m 2f.
“We’ll probably go down the same route again this season with him,” Richards said of his 2024 runner-up. “It is likely to be a couple of nice handicap chases and then the National Trial at Haydock in February.
“It usually all falls into place and, given that he races for Hemmings Racing, it would be lovely to get him high enough up the handicap to have a crack at the Grand National. Fingers crossed that we can keep him healthy and hopefully we will have plenty of fun with him along the way.”
Rivals to last year’s one-two include Mickey Bowen-trained hat-trick seeker Olivers Travels, and Grozni, fourth in April’s Scottish Grand National for James Owen, and now with Sandy Thomson after changing hands at the May Sales for £24,000.
A strong supporting card also includes the £20,000 Nuts Well Handicap Chase over 2m 1f.
Aeros Luck, like Grozni, will be making his debut for Thomson’s Lambden stable after previously being with Gavin Cromwell in Ireland where his final run was August’s seventh place showing at Killarney.
His owner Ray Green saw his colours come second in the corresponding Kelso race last year with Gold Des Bois.