Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:38 | Winning time: 6m 34.87s

Rio Des Echanault¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Nick Orpwood⁽⁵⁾| T: Jess Mckie| OR: 89| D

5/6

Comfortable winner of maiden hunter at Kelso last April on sole start under Rules and has readily followed suit in a couple of points so far this year. Big player back in this sphere.

Form: 1F/31-11

Ferocious^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Joe Wright⁽³⁾| T: Miss K Leckenby| OR: 102

17/2

Fairly useful winner over hurdles who didn't really take to chasing for former yard. Fit from point when distant second at Kelso on hunter debut 12 days ago. Needs to build on that.

Form: F7-5032

Nine Altars⁹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss C Dun⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs E Dun| OR: 107| D

11/2

Posted a creditable effort when second (despite pulling hard) in a hunter at Kelso 9 months ago but has underperformed in a point subsequently. Unpredictable, but claims if he's on his game.

Form: 2/5-P223

Now Children⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Pippa Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Swinbank| OR: 92

16/1

Regressive hurdler for Rebecca Menzies and no encouragement so far in points for current stable. Hard to fancy.

Form: 7266-PB

Ravished³¹⁹

Age: 14| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Thomas Greenwood⁽⁷⁾| T: T Greenwood| OR: 117| BF| D

7/2

Fair chaser who acquitted himself well when sixth in the Foxhunters' at Aintree last April but has been pulled up between the flags since. Bit to prove.

Form: 12PP6P-

Wonderoftheworld^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Jamie Gambin⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss H M Mcmahon| OR: 103

25/1

Unreliable sort who returned to Rules with a couple of tame effort prior to unseating at Kelso 12 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: PP3P4U

Non-Runners

The Dellercheckout²¹

Weight: 12-2| Age: 9

T: C Robinson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Rio Des Echanault (5/6), The Dellercheckout (2/1), Ravished (7/2), Nine Altars (11/2), Ferocious (17/2), Now Children (16/1), Wonderoftheworld (25/1)

RIO DES ECHANAULT landed a maiden hunter last spring and has started this year in excellent form between the flags, so he's fancied to land the four-timer in a rather weak contest. Nine Altars is feared most.