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16:40 Kelso

Eildon Hill Stables Open Hunters' Chase (For The Charlie Brown Trophy) (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,000 added
  • Winner: £1,249
  • 2nd: £387
  • 3rd: £194
  • 4th: £97
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 33.44s
  • Off Time: 16:40:53
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, Red hoops, striped sleeves, Black cap
14/1
  • Form 9U08/13-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-6
  • Official Rating 133

always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before last

2
Silk - Maroon, Black hoop, Red sleeves and cap
  • Form 4511F3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-6
  • Official Rating 118

held up mid-division, chased leaders from 12th, chased winner from 3 out, one pace

3
Silk - Yellow, emerald green chevron, yellow and emerald green hooped sleeves, emerald green cap
40/1
  • Form 23P363
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-6
  • Official Rating 99

towards rear, blundered 13th, soon weakened

4
Silk - Black and Orange (halved), Black sleeves, Black cap, Orange stars
  • Form 1-FF111
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-6
  • Official Rating 120

close up, led from 3rd, made rear, clear from 2 out, ran on strongly

5
Silk - Pale Blue, Black hoop, armlets and hoop on Red cap
15/8
  • Form 3116-11
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-6
  • Official Rating 123

held up mid-division, fell 6th

6
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoops, White and Yellow hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap
20/1
  • Form 1P3P43
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-2
  • Official Rating 92

led to 3rd, chased leaders, lost place from 12th, ridden before 4 out, never dangerous

7
Silk - Yellow, Purple hoop, Purple and Yellow striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple star
66/1
  • Form PFP/46P-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 125

chased leaders, in 3rd and ridden after 2 out, no impression

8
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, Dark Blue sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap, Dark Blue stars
100/1
  • Form 3F335-5
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 86

held up in rear, struggling from 10th, pulled up before 3 out

9
Silk - Red, large light blue spots, sleeves and spots on cap
125/1
  • Form 33P/P-P8
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 80

held up towards rear, headway and in 5th when stumbled badly and unseated rider 14th

10
Silk - Black, Light Blue diamond, sleeves and cap
  • Form 1/261F-1
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5

chased leaders, blundered 8th, chased winner before next, weakened from 3 out

In depth

Verdict

Quotica De Poyans has won all three starts over this C&D and looks a nice prospect. He has the beating of Ardnaclancy on recent running but hasn't come up against this quality of opposition before and his tendency to make mistakes could cost him dear against the likes of ROBBERS GLEN. Valerie Jackson's gelding may be an 11-year-old now but regularly competes against the best hunter chasers in the country and has looked as good as ever in a couple of points this year. He's preferred to former David Pipe inmate Abragante, who hasn't been seen since finishing third in a handicap over the Grand National fences at Aintree 18 months ago.

Formwatch

Abragante (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up, steady headway approaching 3 out, one pace and in 3rd, looking held when hampered last, kept on, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Frankie Figg (11-3) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Oct '09.

Ardnaclancy (IRE) 7-1 (11-13) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, soon chasing leaders and no impression, 3rd of 12, 15l behind Quotica De Poyans (12-1) at Kelso 2m 6f hts chs (6) gs.

Nile Moon (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) (cp) lft in ld 9 til hdd cl home, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Impact Zone (12-0) at Charm Park 3m ptp gd.

Quotica De Poyans (FR) 11-8fav (12-1) Made all, mistake 8th, clear approaching last, unchallenged, easily, won at Kelso 2m 6f hts chs (6) gs beating Scotch Warrior (11-7) by 7l, 12 ran.

Robbers Glen (IRE) 2-5 (11-0) Held up in tch; stdy prog to ld 12; clr 2 out; comf, won at Alnwick 3m ptp sft beating Delfinia (10-7) by 15l, 5 ran.

Thunder Hawk (IRE) 16-1 (11-13) Led to 9th, outpaced 11th and soon lost place, rallied from 3 out, kept on to take 3rd from last, no impression, 3rd of 12, 9l behind Zemsky (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hts chs (6) sft in Feb.

Hot 'n' Holy 14-1 (11-6) Prominent, ridden after 6th, weakening when not fluent next, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Restart (10-4) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Apr, 15 ran.

Nocatee (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along and weakened before 11th, 5th of 7, well behind Ice Tea (11-13) at Doncaster 3m 2f hts chs (6) gs in Feb.

Seafire Lad (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Prom til wknd qckly aft 15, 8th of 10, 40l behind Anotherbuck (12-0) at Overton 3m ptp gs in Feb.

Northern Revoque (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Made all; stayed on wl up flat, won at Witton Castle 3m ptp in Feb beating Liverpool (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.