15:45 Musselburgh

Saturday 4 February 2017

All12:2512:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:4516:20

bet365 Scottish Foxhunter Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 6m 53.20s

1^st

Wonderful Charm

911-12

1/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: Mr William Biddick

Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 6th, led before 14th, headed 5 out, led again before 3 out, very easily, unextended op 4/7

2^nd

Carlton Ryan

912-4

12/1

T: Mrs Stephanie EasterbyJ: Mr William Easterby (3)

Mid-division, pushed along 13th, chased leaders 3 out, stayed on well closing stages, no chance with easy winner op 11/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

High Hatton

811-12

9/1

T: J W TudorJ: R Patrick (5)

Chased leaders, led 5 out, headed before 3 out, no extra closing stages op 14/1

4^th

Pena Dorada

1012-4

33/1

T: A J BrownJ: Rachel McDonald (3)

Prominent, hard driven 14th, weakened before 4 out op 25/1

5^th

Top Cat Henry

912-4

16/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (3)

Behind, jumped left 8th, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, never on terms op 14/1

6^th

Damiens Dilemma

912-1

20/1

T: Mrs L ColtherdJ: Miss H L Bryce (7)

Held up in touch, joined leader 4th, lost place next, rallied and joined leader again 12th, weakened 5 out

7^th

Cave Hunter

1012-4

4/1

T: Mrs W HamiltonJ: Mr T Hamilton (3)

Led, jumped left throughout, headed before 14th, soon weakened

Also Ran

Chicago Outfit

1212-4

100/1

T: L KerrJ: Rhona Pindar (7)

Tracking leaders when unseated rider 3rd

Railway Dillon

1212-4

25/1

T: Mrs C DruryJ: Miss E Todd (3)

Held up towards rear, headway halfway, lost place 13th, pulled up before 4 out

Little Fritz

1011-12

100/1

T: L KerrJ: Mr Ryan Nichol (7)

Held up in rear when fell 3rd

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.10, £2.10, £2.10EX:£8.80Trifecta:£60.90SF:£8.52Swingers:£4.70, £24.10, £12.50

Forecasts

Wonderful Charm (1/2), Cave Hunter (4/1), High Hatton (9/1), Carlton Ryan (12/1), Top Cat Henry (16/1), Damiens Dilemma (20/1), Railway Dillon (25/1), Pena Dorada (33/1), Little Fritz (100/1), Chicago Outfit (100/1)

A good quality hunter chase - much stronger than last year's renewal won by Railway Dillon - and all eyes will be on Foxhunters' hopeful WONDERFUL CHARM. Paul Nicholls' charge is a dual Grade 2 winner and, though he ended last season out of sorts, he is no back-number at the age of nine and should prove a class apart here. The prolific Cave Hunter looked better than ever beating Top Cat Henry in a recent point-to-point and that pair can give the selection most to think about with Carlton Ryan also an each-way option. 1. Wonderful Charm 2. Cave Hunter 3. Carlton Ryan

Prize Money

1st: £5,996.002nd: £1,873.003rd: £936.004th: £468.005th: £234.006th: £118.00