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Kelso
Rob Wright
1.50 Milvale 3.20 Lucky Flight
2.20 Ultra Violet 3.50 Firth Of Forth
2.50 Upandatit 4.20 Famous Bridge
Going: good Racing TV
1.50 Handicap Hurdle
(£7,788: 3m 2f) (9)
1 01P-6CHAPEL STILE 103 (B) N Richards 10-11-12 Sean Quinlan
2 60-50TAXMEIFYOUCAN 16 (V,C,D) K Dalgleish 8-11-7B Hughes
3 -50P0SILVA ECLIPSE 39 (B) Sue Smith 9-11-4 R Mania
4 26P45HIGHLAND STING 11 J P Ryan (Ire) 6-11-2D McMenamin
5 45-03MILVALE 36 (P,C) A M Thomson 8-10-13 E Austin (5)
6 P0-13FINAL REMINDER 248 (BF) N Alexander 10-10-13C O'Farrell
7 40-32OFF THE HOOK 47 N Alexander 10-10-12 B Lynn (5)
8 50F52KAIZER 16 (C) Ewan Whillans 7-10-9 Craig Nichol
9 55036 DEQUALL 16 (B,CD) W Coltherd 6-10-0 P J Kavanagh (7)
3-1 Highland Sting, 4-1 Kaizer, 5-1 Off The Hook, Milvale, 7-1 Final Reminder,
10-1 Chapel Stile, 12-1 Taxmeifyoucan, 14-1 Dequall, 25-1 Silva Eclipse.2.20 Novices' Hurdle (£4,901: 2m) (7)
1 454 AUGHARUE 45 W Coltherd 5-11-2 S Coltherd
2 035 DOMANDLOUIS 32 L Russell 5-11-2 D R Fox
3 205 GINGER MAIL 32 N Alexander 6-11-2 C O'Farrell
4 10-62BELLA BLUESKY 16 (D) Ewan Whillans 6-10-9Craig Nichol
5 6-33PFETHARD GLORY 36 (T) L Russell 6-10-9 S Mulqueen
6 4 RING PRETENDER 25 W Coltherd 6-10-9 Sean Quinlan
7 43FULTRA VIOLET 31 (P) N Alexander 4-10-4 D McMenamin
11-4 Ginger Mail, 100-30 Ultra Violet, 7-2 Bella Bluesky, 5-1 Domandlouis, 8-1
Ring Pretender, Augharue, 25-1 Fethard Glory.2.50 Handicap Chase (£4,684: 2m 6f) (5)
1 22-34MOUNT MELLERAY 16 (P) Mrs A C Hamilton 7-12-6A Doyle (7)8.00 Classified Stakes
(£3,078: 1m 2f) (11)
1 (6)031-5CAPTAIN ST LUCIFER 21 (P,T,CD) I Furtado 5-9-2
T Whelan
2 (7)060-3CARIBBEAN SPRING 23 (C) G Margarson 9-9-2
Morgan Cole (7)
3 (4)20-04CARMELA SOPRANO 15 J R Jenkins 4-9-2 M Ghiani
4 (3)6005-FLIGHT COMMAND 212 S Drinkwater 5-9-2A Villiers (3)
5 (8)0445/LYNCHPIN 820 (P) P Leech 6-9-2 W Carson
6 (9)00-00MAKTER 22 (P) Andi Brown 5-9-2 J Mitchell
7 (5)3U04-MILLDEAN FELIX 172 (B) R Woodman 6-9-2 L Keniry
8 (11)303-1MY LADY CLAIRE 28 (P,CD) P Chamings 6-9-2D Muscutt
9 (2)4320-ROBY MILL 46 (P) R Brisland 4-9-2 D Probert
10 (10)450-6THUNDEROAD 28 (D) A Carroll 6-9-2 L Morris
11 (1)60-55YOU MISSED HER 13 Alice Haynes 4-9-2 T Marquand
5-2 My Lady Claire, 4-1 Captain St Lucifer, 6-1 Roby Mill, 7-1 Thunderoad, 8-1
Caribbean Spring, Flight Command, 10-1 Carmela Soprano, 20-1 others.6.00 Handicap (£8,100: 6f) (8)
1 (7)012-2ZARZYNI 7 (BF,D) T D Barron 5-9-7 T Marquand
2 (6)000-0COUNT OTTO 19 (H,D) A Perrett 7-9-3 M Ghiani
3 (8)3454-ROYAL PLEASURE 127 (W,H) Sir M Prescott 4-9-1
L Morris
4 (5)00-44SHALLOW HAL 7 (V,D) K Burke 6-9-0 C Lee
5 (3)03-06MUSCIKA 19 (V,CD) D O'Meara 8-9-0 J Watson
6 (1)0-160NIGEL NOTT 7 (P,CD) M Appleby 6-8-12 F Larson (7)
7 (4)245-5TOP BREEZE 19 (B,CD) R Hughes 6-8-11 S W Kelly
8 (2)0541-DURDLE DOOR 50 (D) G L Moore 4-8-2 A Keeley (7)
9-4 Zarzyni, 5-2 Durdle Door, 7-1 Royal Pleasure, 8-1 Count Otto, 10-1 Top
Breeze, Shallow Hal, Muscika, 16-1 Nigel Nott.6.30 Handicap (£8,100: 5f) (10)
1 (8)110-4NIGHT ON EARTH 14 (H,BF,D) M Appleby 4-9-7J Watson
2 (7)5124-CRIMSON SAND 117 (BF,C,D) R Hughes 4-9-6 G Rooke (3)
3 (10)042-2MARNIE JAMES 27 (CD) S Dixon 7-9-6 L Morris
4 (5)0050-BEN MACDUI 99 (D) K Ryan 4-9-4 O McSweeney (5)
5 (4)^05264 ORNATE 9 (D) D C Griffiths 9-9-3 P Dennis
6 (2)536-2LIHOU 19 (D) P Evans 6-9-3 T Marquand
7 (3)323-3LUCKY AVA 19 (CD) C Allen 4-8-10 M Dwyer
8 (1)035-3BUY ME BACK 26 (D) M Loughnane 5-8-9 D Probert
9 (6)362-6SERAPHINITE 29 (D) W Jarvis 5-8-8 R Havlin
10 (9)111-3DARK SIDE PRINCE 29 (P,CD) Jessica Macey 5-8-8
T Hammer Hansen
4-1 Marnie James, 9-2 Night On Earth, 5-1 Dark Side Prince, 13-2 Lucky Ava,
8-1 Lihou, Crimson Sand, 10-1 Ornate, 12-1 Buy Me Back.7.00 Novice Stakes (£4,995: 5f) (7)
1 (7)02-54HIGHEST AMBITION 10 (V,BF) C Wallis 4-10-0
L Browne (7)
2 (6) 3 EM JAY KAY 8 P McEntee 3-9-0 D Muscutt
3 (1)3545-SHERDIL 111 (V) K Burke 3-9-0 C Lee
4 (5) 0-TABEEB 201 (H) C Wallis 3-9-0 L Morris
5 (3) 4-ALIA CHOICE 44 K Ryan 3-8-9 D Probert
6 (2)5-533DEBIT CARD 7 (V) D O'Meara 3-8-9 J Watson
7 (4) 0-0ENLIGHTENMENT 24 M Murphy 3-8-9 J Mitchell
9-4 Alia Choice, 3-1 Sherdil, 9-2 Em Jay Kay, 6-1 Debit Card, 7-1 Highest
Ambition, 10-1 Tabeeb, 20-1 Enlightenment.
7.30 Handicap (£3,618: 1m 2f) (12)
1 (4)06-11AL QAASIM 9 (P) D O'Meara 5-10-0(5ex) J Watson
2 (5)035-4SMOKEY MALONE 15 (B,D) J Feilden 4-9-9 D E Hogan
3 (12)32-50RANIA 6 (B) S Kirk 4-9-9 L Keniry
4 (7)05-13BELLA COLOROSSA 22 (BF) J Best & K Jewell 4-9-7
H Doyle
5 (9)200-5ARTISAN BLEU 27 A West 4-9-7 L Morris
6 (8)6040-DOONBEG FARMER 35 H Evans 4-9-6 D Costello
7 (6)001-3COPAKE 21 M Herrington 4-9-5 T Marquand
8 (2)00-00MUSTANG KODI 13 B Johnson 4-9-3 D Muscutt
9 (10)036-3BRASS CLANKERS 28 (CD) R Brisland 5-9-1 D Probert
10 (1)0/50-CENTS IN THE CITY 52 M Scudamore 4-8-12G Rooke (3)
11 (3)64-06TILSWORTH LUKEY 21 (V,CD) J R Jenkins 9-8-12
M Ghiani
12 (11)00/00IVAHUNCH 10 (H,T) I Williams 5-8-12 T Greatrex (3)
7-4 Al Qaasim, 4-1 Bella Colorossa, 13-2 Copake, 8-1 Brass Clankers, 10-1
Smokey Malone, Rania, 14-1 Artisan Bleu, 16-1 Doonbeg Farmer.4.40 Open NH Flat Race
(£1,906: 1m 7f) (10)
1 3 ANNIE WICKS 52 E Williams 5-11-0 A Wedge
2 1 DOLLAR BAE 95 Jonjo O'Neill 5-11-0 Jonjo O'Neill Jr
3 FISHCAKE N Henderson 5-11-0 N De Boinville
4 KENTFORD SWANSONG Seamus Mullins 5-11-0M G Nolan
5 300 KILFORDS QUEEN 34 N Gifford 5-11-0 J M Davies
6 6 PARKIN FINE 90 D Skelton 5-11-0 H Skelton
7 PERCULATOR F O'Brien 5-11-0 P Brennan
8 TOAST THE HOST P Hobbs 5-11-0 T J O'Brien
9 0 HEDYCHIUM 50 Seamus Mullins 4-10-2 Sean Houlihan
10 TREYARNON BAY J Tuite 4-10-2 G Sheehan
2-1 Fishcake, 11-2 Dollar Bae, 6-1 Perculator, 7-1 Toast The Host, Parkin Fine,
8-1 Treyarnon Bay, 10-1 Annie Wicks, 20-1 Kentford Swansong.
Wright choice: Dollar Bae was an impressive winner of an
Irish point-to-point Dangers: Fishcake, PerculatorChelmsford
Rob Wright
4.55 Eleven Eleven 7.00 Alia Choice
5.30 Intervention 7.30 Al Qaasim
6.00 Durdle Door 8.00 Roby Mill
6.30 Lihou (nap)
Going: standard Racing TV
Draw: 5f-1m, low numbers best
4.55 Handicap (£3,618: 1m) (8)
1 (8)412-4ELEVEN ELEVEN 26 (H,D) I Furtado 4-9-9 T Whelan
2 (7)550-3BAHIA STAR 31 (D) R Guest 4-9-7 T Marquand
3 (3)6-344GLOBAL VISION 10 (P) C Dwyer 4-9-6 A Beech (5)
4 (4)530-3MAGICAL MILE 19 (P) I Mohammed 4-9-4 D Probert
5 (6)230/3MITIGATOR 17 (P,D) P Leech 6-9-4 Morgan Cole (7)
6 (2)0-001SOYOUNIQUE 6 (T) S C Williams 5-9-2 L Catton (7)
7 (5)010-4FINERY 33 (H,CD) M Appleby 5-9-1Erika Parkinson (7)
8 (1)16-40CLIPSHAM TIGER 18 (P,CD) M Appleby 6-8-12 G Rooke (3)
13-8 Soyounique, 11-2 Eleven Eleven, 13-2 Bahia Star, 7-1 Global Vision, 8-1
Magical Mile, 10-1 Mitigator, Finery, 12-1 Clipsham Tiger.5.30 Handicap (£3,618: 7f) (11)
1 (2)10-61BOBBY ON THE BEAT 5 P McEntee 4-9-11(5ex) D Probert
2 (5)00-14ARE YOU ABLE 12 (V,CD) P Evans 5-9-7 D Keenan
3 (3)036-0HECTOR LOZA 19 (H,C,D) S Dow 5-9-6 L Morris
4 (8)3-112SPLIT ELEVENS 6 (B,CD) J Butler 4-9-5 D Muscutt
5 (9)4-124INTERVENTION 14 (V,BF,D) M Appleby 5-9-4 J Watson
6 (7)040-1TREPIDATION 28 (V,CD) B Johnson 5-9-3 W Carson
7 (10)055-0RIVERS LAD 22 (P) R Brisland 4-8-13 T Marquand
8 (4)144-2DORS TOYBOY 28 (P,CD) D Ivory 5-8-13 C Bennett
9 (6)504-5RIVER CHORUS 28 (P) P McEntee 4-8-12
Molly Presland (7)
10 (11)43-33ARLO'S SUNSHINE 10 Alice Haynes 5-8-8
T Hammer Hansen
11 (1)030-0RINTY MAGINTY 28 (P,D) P Chamings 6-8-7G Rooke (3)
7-2 Trepidation, 4-1 Split Elevens, 5-1 Bobby On The Beat, 13-2 Intervention,
7-1 Dors Toyboy, 8-1 Are You Able, 10-1 Arlo's Sunshine, 14-1 River Chorus.Wincanton
Rob Wright
1.10 Alcala 3.10 Future Investment
1.40 Ecco 3.40 Stanley Pincombe
2.10 Siroco Jo 4.10 El Paso Wood
2.40 Plenty Of Time 4.40 Dollar Bae
Going: good, good to soft in places Racing TV
1.10 Hunters' Chase
(£2,053: 3m 1f) (2 runners)
1 211-3ALCALA 251 (P,T) P Nicholls 12-12-6 Mr B Bromley (3)
2 464-4WEST APPROACH 11 (B,BF) C Tizzard 12-11-12
Mr F Gingell (7)
5-6 West Approach, Evens Alcala.
Rob Wright’s choice: Alcala has a good record in this
sphere and also goes well when returning from a break
1.40 Handicap Hurdle
(£6,154: 2m 4f) (5)
132312 CHAMPAGNE COURT 19 (P,T,BF) J Scott 9-11-12 C Todd
2 25-65ECCO 39 (P,C) P Nicholls 7-11-10 L Williams
3 20-20PRESS YOUR LUCK 19 C Gordon 7-11-10 F Gillard
4 3-0PPANTUNES 13 (P,T) M Harris 8-11-9 A Bellamy
5 3/2-0RED ROYALIST 56 (P,D) S Edmunds 8-10-12Mr B Bromley
13-8 Champagne Court, 3-1 Ecco, 4-1 Red Royalist, 9-2 Press Your Luck, 10-1
Antunes.
Wright choice: Ecco failed to last home when tried over
further at Kempton last time Danger: Champagne Court
2.10 Handicap Chase (£4,629: 2m) (5)
1 -653PBENNY'S BRIDGE 15 S Drinkwater 9-12-2 J J Burke
2 10-14SIROCO JO 86 (BF) P Nicholls 5-11-12 H Cobden
3 5310POPENING BID 15 (H) C Down 7-11-11 Doubtful
4 0-546NEBUCHADNEZZAR 51 (P) A King 7-11-4 T Bellamy
5 0-3PPBLUEBERG 30 E Williams 6-10-11 A Wedge
10-11 Siroco Jo, 3-1 Benny's Bridge, 4-1 Nebuchadnezzar, 8-1 Blueberg.
Wright choice: Siroco Jo was lightly raced over hurdles and
is bred to make a better chaser Danger: Nebuchadnezzar
2.40 NH Novices' Hurdle
(£4,629: 2m 5f) (8)
1 F6-31PETTICOAT LUCY 39 (C) J Scott 6-11-7 L Williams
2 63 BARFORD DIVA 39 Mitchell Hunt 5-11-0 J Best
3 2626 HEAD AND HEART 34 P Hobbs 5-11-0 M G Nolan
4 10-MANSOLINE 301 Christian Williams 6-11-0 G Sheehan
5 12 PLENTY OF TIME 8 Harriet Brown 6-11-0 T Scudamore
6 10/06SABRINA 43 P Nicholls 7-11-0 H Cobden
7 530P/THEQUEENBEE 765 S-J Davies 7-11-0 W T Kennedy
8 000PWHATCOLORISTHEWIND 112 Seamus Mullins 5-11-0
Sean Houlihan
9-4 Plenty Of Time, 7-2 Petticoat Lucy, 4-1 Mansoline, 9-2 Sabrina, 8-1 Barford
Diva, 10-1 Head And Heart, 25-1 Whatcoloristhewind, 100-1 Thequeenbee.
Wright choice: Plenty Of Time was clear of the rest when
a close second here Dangers: Sabrina, Mansoline
3.10 Novices' Hurdle
(Div I: £5,991: 1m 7f) (11)
112121 HONNEUR D'AJONC 23 Mrs J Williams 5-11-12
Chester Williams (3)
2 5-00BENANDGONE 24 B Barr 5-11-2 T Doggrell (7)
3 0PESTATE ITALIANA 26 (T) Alexandra Dunn 5-11-2A Wedge
4 4 FUTURE INVESTMENT 26 A King 6-11-2 T Bellamy
5 0 KENTFORD DRAKE 45 Seamus Mullins 6-11-2 M G Nolan
6 64-5SOUTH MOUNTAIN 33 (H,T) B Pauling 6-11-2 K Woods
7 10-PTAMGHO BORGET 276 (W,T) Christian Williams 6-11-2
J Tudor (3)
8 432 THANKSFORTHEHELP 20 D Pipe 5-11-2 T Scudamore
9 00 CHRISTOPHER CLIVE 33 J Scott 4-10-4 R Dingle
10 HARLEM SOUL F159 Harriet Brown 4-10-4 H Cobden
11 U5OLYMPE DE GOUGES 14 D Pipe 4-10-0 J J Burke
13-8 Thanksforthehelp, 2-1 Honneur D'Ajonc, 9-2 Future Investment, 13-2
Harlem Soul, 16-1 South Mountain, 25-1 Olympe De Gouges, 33-1 others.
Wright choice: Future Investment was fourth here on his
hurdles debut Dangers: Honneur D’Ajonc, Thanksforthehelp3.40 Novices' Hurdle
(Div II: £5,991: 1m 7f) (11)
1 -0221FRERE D'ARMES 20 D Skelton 5-11-8 H Skelton
2 2 BOOLAMORE GLORY 110 Alexandra Dunn 5-11-2A Wedge
3 0UPPLAWD DYLAN 26 (P) O Signy 5-11-2 M Kendrick
4 1304/MADIBA PASSION 801 A King 8-11-2 T Cannon
5 3-403STANLEY PINCOMBE 26 C Gordon 5-11-2 Joshua Moore
6 306 STORMIN CROSSGALES 23 (H) T R George 5-11-2J J Burke
7 /5060WETANWINDY 8 M Harris 7-11-2 M Bastyan
8 0 GLENVIEW BEAUTY 52 N Mulholland 5-10-9 H Reed
9 U0CHADLINGTON LAD 24 B Pauling 4-10-4 K Woods
10 PP0KOLISI 24 (T) D Pipe 4-10-4 T Scudamore
11 50 DRAG RACE 15 (T) D Pipe 4-10-0 P Armson (7)
4-6 Frere D'Armes, 4-1 Stanley Pincombe, Madiba Passion, 20-1 Boolamore
Glory, 25-1 Kolisi, Stormin Crossgales, Drag Race, 33-1 Glenview Beauty.
Wright choice: Stanley Pincombe has made a promising
start over hurdles Dangers: Madiba Passion, Frere D’Armes
4.10 Handicap Chase
(£11,219: 3m 1f) (6)
1 4-P21RAPPER 33 (D) H Daly 8-11-12 T J O'Brien
2 -6620DIDERO VALLIS 12 (D) V Williams 9-11-8 C Deutsch
3 -12P0CHRISTMAS IN APRIL 32 (B) C Tizzard 10-11-7B J Powell
4 2-212JEREMY PASS 56 (P,T,BF) P Nicholls 7-11-6 H Cobden
5 1U541EL PASO WOOD 14 (T,C) D Pipe 8-10-13 P Armson (7)
6 22-53FAUSTINOVICK 23 (T) C Tizzard 8-10-9 Jonjo O'Neill Jr
9-4 Jeremy Pass, 11-4 El Paso Wood, 7-2 Rapper, 7-1 Faustinovick, 8-1 Didero
Vallis, 10-1 Christmas In April.
Wright choice: El Paso Wood won by 34 lengths here last
time; he can defy a 12lb higher mark Danger: Jeremy PassBlinkered first time: Kelso 1.50 Silva Eclipse. 1.50
Chapel Stile. 4.20 Voodoo Doll. Wincanton 4.10
Christmas In April.what represents success for
scotland?
Jim Hamilton Winning three games.
That would not be an improvement
on the past two championships, but
the fact we only have two home
matches means it would still be a
creditable achievement. So much
comes down to the first two
weekends, at home to England and
away to Wales. The Calcutta Cup
game is very winnable, and if there’s
ever been a time to knock over the
Welsh on their own patch, it’s now.
Win those and I don’t think there
would be any shame in losing to
France in the following game. Beating
Italy in Rome is a foregone
conclusion, then it’s off to Dublin
against an Ireland side we tend to
struggle to match for power. If Ireland
hadn’t done what they did to the All
Blacks in the autumn, I wouldn’t be
tipping them to do much, but I think
that result has scared everyone else in
the northern hemisphere and
probably a few down south as well.
John Barclay Three wins is just about
right in my eyes, too. Scotland will be
targeting a top-half finish, but as we
saw last year there is so little between
five of the teams these days that even
three wins may only be enough for
fourth. Either way, Scotland will need
to be in a much better place than they
were in the autumn, when they never
found their groove. Against that, they
have a settled side and, after two big
away wins last year, the group will
believe they can win every game.
They must also be aware that this is a
great opportunity for them to make a
mark in this competition. Scotland
have not had a squad with this much
grunt and X factor for a long time.how do you see saturday’s
calcutta cup clash going?
Hamilton It worries me to say this,
but I’m not sure I’ve seen England
looking so disjointed on the eve of a
tournament. With all their high-
profile absentees, they are almost
limping into the Six Nations. I just
can’t see a team like the one Eddie
Jones will be putting out this weekend
— with so much inexperience,
especially of this fixture — rocking up
and beating Scotland. If they do, it’s a
bad look for us. Gone are the days
when we talked about Scotland
pulling out a season-defining
performance to put one over “the
auld enemy” — in pure rugby terms,we are a better side, with no real
injury concerns. The team should be
expecting, rather than hoping, to win.
Barclay If you were England, you
would be happy coming up this
weekend almost under the radar,
bizarre as that sounds when you say it
out loud. Everyone is writing them off
from the start which will suit them
down to the ground. Scotland should
win this game, but it’s very much
about the opening quarter and the
tone that either side is able to set.who should townsend pick in
the back row and centres?
Hamilton Jamie Ritchie and Hamish
Watson will be the flankers, but I’m
torn between Magnus Bradbury and
Matt Fagerson at No 8. They make
different but compelling cases, and it’s
too close to call. In the centres, I’m
back wanting Sione Tuipulotu to
partner Chris Harris after his
sensational performance for Glasgow
Warriors at Connacht last week. With
their raw power and pace, he and
Duhan van der Merwe offer Scotland
ingredients in the backline they
haven’t had for years. Cameron
Redpath is one of Gregor Townsend’s
most talented players, but he’s onlyhad two games after such a long time
out injured, so I’m not convinced it
would be right, or even fair, to bring
him straight back in. I also think
Tuipulotu could be hugely effective
against teams like France and Ireland,
so I would like an early look at him.
Barclay I’d play Redpath with Harris.
Scotland’s attack didn’t function in
the autumn, and though Sam
Johnson has consistently been one of
Glasgow’s best players, the fact teamsare putting so much pressure on Finn
Russell now makes it really attractive
to have someone immediately outside
him who can be similarly creative.
Redpath has great hands, makes good
decisions and can carry and defend. I
get the point about his lack of game
time, but there are different rules for
different players. Even if Finn had not
played for Racing 92 this year, he
would still start on Saturday. In the
back row, Bradbury has evolved his‘I just can’t see this
England rocking
up and winning’
Jonny Gray celebrates
Scotland’s victory at
Twickenham last yearFormer Scotland forwards Jim Hamilton and John Barclay
debate the big issues heading into the Calcutta Cup