Racecards
16:35 Kelso
Church House Investments Open Hunters' Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 96y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,600 added
- Winner: £3,388
- 2nd: £1,694
- 3rd: £847
- 4th: £424
- Form 31/1112-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Jess Mckie
- Jockey Mr Nick Orpwood
in rear, not fluent and behind 4th, not fluent 7th, well tailed off 13th, pulled up after
- Form 2101/61
- Age 11
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr Charlie Sprake
led 1st until bumped 11th, not fluent 12th, led 13th, went right and launched at 3 out, clear before 2 out, easily
- Form 5127-P3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Mr George Cowley
held up behind leaders, jumped left and bumped 5th, challenged when bumped 11th, bumped 13th, soon lost place, mistake 3 out, well beaten 2 out
- Form 21-811U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Mr T Hamilton
led until 1st, chased leaders, bumped 5th, outpaced 13th, went modest 3rd after 3 out
- Form 9P55-43
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Fern O'Brien
raced keenly, jumped slightly left at times, chased winner after 1st, led 11th, headed 13th, no impression on winner before 2 out, kept on
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Sir Jack Yeats won this in 2018 but is not the same force nowadays. SECRET INVESTOR wasn’t foot-perfect at Bangor last week but his class saw him home and he needs another win to qualify for the Festival Hunters' Chase at Cheltenham. Rio Des Echanault is unbeaten so far under Rules but Gaboriot was beaten a long way when third at Hereford last month.
Formwatch
Rio Des Echanault (FR) 2-7fav (12-5) 2nd to 5; trckd wnr 9; hrd rdn app 2 out; unable qckn, 2nd of 3, 2 1/2l behind Frankies Fire (11-12) at Friars Haugh 3m gs in Mar.
Secret Investor 4-11fav (12-6) Made all, slow 4th, shaken up after 2 out, jumped right last, ridden flat, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Bangor-on-Dee 3m (4) gs in Feb beating Dieu Vivant (12-2) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Gaboriot (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 4th, not fluent 6th, mistake 9th, led and mistake normal 3 out, soon headed, no impression from omitted 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 11, 19 3/4l behind Bennys King (11-12) at Hereford 2m 5f (5) sft in Jan.
Oscar Wilde (IRE) 6-4 (11-0) (5a) (tt) chsd wnr 9; ev ch when blun & ur 15, at Alnwick 3m gs in Jan.
Sir Jack Yeats (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) (cp) trckd ldrs; outpcd 14; no imp 3 out, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Caid Du Berlais (11-0) at Milborne St Andrew 3m gd in Jan.