Penworthy

A tip for Kelso – and one more for Cheltenham

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Saint Segal in 2021 [Alamy]

Trainer Sandy Thomson has long had a knack of improving experienced horses that are moved to his yard. A combination of the healthy Scottish Borders air and a new regime have done wonders for several veteran chasers over the years, including Harry The Viking, Yorkhill and Dingo Dollar. The secret? ‘Individual care.

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