14 Jan 2018 15:45 Kelso
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,496); Distance: 2m 7f 96y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Eildon Hill Stables Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Al Co (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 6) |
1U0P0-7 / 14 |
Jump (240) | Mr Peter Bryan | M Bowen Mr F Lloyd |
13/2 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, 2nd before 2 out, led before last, urged along and always doing enough run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| ¾ L |
Cultram Abbey (GB) (gelding, brown, 12 6) |
75F2-P1 / 13 |
Jump (36) | Mr R O Harding | N G Richards Tarzan Bloodstock |
5/4 | |
| held up, not fluent 7th, closer in 4th place 10th, going for run on inside when no room and checked approaching 13th, 3rd approaching 2 out, went 2nd last, kept on run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 10 L |
Winged Crusader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) |
F12P3-1 / 13 |
Jump (36) | Amie Waugh | Miss A Waugh Miss Amie Waugh |
18/1 | |
| shade keen, led until 10th, pressed leader, led again and pecked 3 out, ridden and headed before last, lost 2nd last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 66 L |
Thomond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
63-2665 / 10 |
Jump (142) | Mr Kit Alexander | N W Alexander Alexander Family |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders until outpaced and dropped to rear 10th, never on terms after, left remote 4th last | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Vivaldi Collonges (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 6) |
11/3PPP- / 9 |
Jump (267) | Mr D Maxwell | P F Nicholls David Maxwell Racing… |
6/4 | |
| pressed leader, led 10th until 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened before next, eased and pulled up last | ||||||||||