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Monday 7 April 2025

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Weatherbys Hamilton Buccleuch Cup (Maiden Hunters' Chase)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 6m 4.50s

Amma Lord³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Lucy Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss L Brown| OR: 77

9/1

Poor chaser. Pulled up in hunter chase at Hexham (24.2f, good to soft) when last seen under Rules 11 months ago. In winning form in points recently though and no forlorn hope.

Form: P54-P12

Deerstalker¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Isobel Mactaggart⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs K Mactaggart| OR: 106

6/1

Fair hurdler who matched that form in just his second chase run when fourth of 6 in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (20f, soft) 8 months ago for Ben Pauling. Landed a point 16 days ago so he's a player.

Form: 44U241

Eagles Rock¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr John Dawson| T: M Cregan

3/1

Conduit gelding. Brother to fair 2½m hurdle winner El Poppochapo. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart staying chaser Perfect Candidate. Multiple point winner, including twice last month. Must enter calculations on his Rules debut.

Form: 272411

Slaney Opera^t1⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Joe Wright⁽³⁾| T: Joe Wright

10/3

Cheekpieces on when pulled up in hunter chase at Hexham (24.2f, good to soft) on NH debut last May. Has bagged a couple of points last month however. Possibilities back under Rules.

Form: P13F11

Theoldboggroad³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr James Innes⁽⁷⁾| T: Nick Orpwood

7/1

£5,500 5-y-o, Lucky Speed gelding. Dam, fairly useful bumper winner, is a half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Benny's Fagartha. Got off the mark in the pointing field last month so he can't be dismissed now starting out under Rules.

Form: 666P21

Torngat¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Thomas Greenwood⁽⁷⁾| T: T Greenwood| OR: 95

16/1

Maiden hurdler/chaser who came in a good second of 4 in hunter chase over C&D 14 months ago. A dual winning pointer, who arrives fit from that sphere, and can't be totally dismissed. .

Form: 3/P2-P45

Whatudoing^p1³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Walton| T: Mrs D Walton

4/1

Milan gelding. Closely related to bumper winner Green Dolphin. A winning pointer in Feburary and twice runner-up since. One to consider on his Rules bow.

Form: PU5122

She Is The Enemy¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Gregor Walkingshaw⁽⁷⁾| T: N Sanderson| OR: 80

16/1

Well held in a couple of maiden hunters last spring but she has made the frame in points, latest effort when runner-up 16 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: FF2452

Forecasts

Eagles Rock (3/1), Slaney Opera (10/3), Whatudoing (4/1), Deerstalker (6/1), Theoldboggroad (7/1), Amma Lord (9/1), She Is The Enemy (16/1), Torngat (16/1)

This is wide open but DEERSTALKER rates the pick on form of those who have raced over fences under Rules and also comes here off the back of a recent victory in the pointing field so gets the vote. Eagles Rock makes his Rules bow but is a multiple points scorer so heads the list of dangers, with Theoldboggroad and Torngat also well worthy of consideration.