Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Handicap Chase (Class 5) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 2m 4f 19y
Going: Good To Soft

Runners: 11
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy

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Didntgotwenty

Selected at: 7/4

Failed to impress over hurdles but got off the mark over fences in impressive style at Musselburgh over 2m4f when last seen and he is taken to defy the 9lb hike in the weights.

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El Muchacho ^t

J: William Maggs ³

T: Mike Sowersby

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Catterick winner in January who was a close 2nd at Sedgefield last time; one with a chance

151F32

Age: 9

Weight: 12-0

OR: 97

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Mar 26	Sed Sedgefield	21f Gd	5HcCh	11-5 t	2/11	Valence d'Aumont (½L)	11/1	95	98
24 Feb 26	Cat Catterick	15.5f GS	5HcCh	11-9 t	3/9	Shadowfax Of Rohan (25L)	10/1	96	92
9 Feb 26	Cat Catterick	19f Sft	5HcCh	11-0 t	F/7	Imperial Bede ()	18/1	96	97
1 Jan 26	Cat Catterick	19f Gd	5HcCh	11-5 t	1/4	Defence Witness (2½L)	13/2	93	100
24 Nov 25	Sed Sedgefield	21f Sft	4HcCh	10-7 t	5/6	Ladronne (50L)	17/2	94	49
6 Nov 25	Sed Sedgefield	21f Gd	5HcCh	11-2 t	1/11	Largy Train (¾L)	33/1	91	97

Ceolwulf ^p

J: James Bowen

T: Fionn McSharry

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Warwick winner last March; good second to in-form rival at Wetherby last time; contender

215-22

Age: 10

Weight: 11-10

OR: 93

Days: 33

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Feb 26	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Sft	4HcCh	10-10 p	2/8	Largy Force (3¼L)	6/1	92	99
25 Nov 25	Sth Southwell	20.5f GS	5HcCh	11-5 p	2/9	Bravethewaves (¾L)	11/4J	91	99
24 Apr 25	War Warwick	24f Gd	5NvHcCh	12-0 p	5/8	Moonlight Artist (16L)	15/8F	93	83
27 Mar 25	War Warwick	20f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-8 p	1/6	King Of The Hill (1½L)	100/30	89	97
13 Feb 25	Lei Leicester	20f Sft	5NvHcCh	11-11 p¹	2/8	River Run Free (1¾L)	14/1	87	97
23 Feb 24	Sed Sedgefield	21f Sft	5NvHcCh	11-8	3/8	Largy Train (13L)	16/1	90	87

Ozzy Cosmo ^tp

J: Conor O'Farrell

T: N W Alexander

0-6 over fences; not been in top form in three runs this term; bit to prove at present

3P-8P4

Age: 7

Weight: 11-7

OR: 90

Days: 49

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Feb 26	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	4HcCh	10-12 tp	4/4	Ballymackie (31L)	9/1	95	82
1 Jan 26	Mus Musselburgh	20.5f GS	5NvHcCh	12-0 tp	PU/7	Marty McFly ()	15/2	99	-
1 Nov 25	Ayr Ayr	16f Sft	4HcH	11-5 tp	8/11	Dee's Getaway (22L)	6/1	101	81
7 Apr 25	Kel Kelso	20f Gd	4HcCh	11-2 tp	PU/9	Andys Flame ()	7/1	103	-
13 Feb 25	Ncs Newcastle	20f GS	4NvHcCh	11-2 tp¹	3/5	Yealand (6½L)	20/1	106	103
2 Jan 25	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	3NvHcCh	10-9 t	PU/6	Hashtag Boum ()	16/1	110	-

Passengerontheship

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Second in 3 consecutive h'cap hurdles last term; probably needed latest run; chase debut

4222-8

Age: 7

Weight: 11-6

OR: 89

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Mar 26	Ncs Newcastle	20.5f GS	5HcH	11-5	8/15	Fairly Fulling (11½L)	9/1	91	86
8 Apr 25	Crl Carlisle	25f Gd	5HcH	11-7	2/6	I'm A Starman (nk)	9/4	88	91
3 Mar 25	Ncs Newcastle	20.5f Gd	5NvHcH	11-4	2/10	Jingle Jangle Jet (nk)	6/5F	86	88
17 Feb 25	Sth Southwell	20.5f GS	5NvHcH	11-0	2/11	Almuhit (4¾L)	6/1	83	88
23 Jan 25	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Sft	5HcH	10-12	4/16	Aire Spray (13½L)	28/1	84	77
24 Nov 23	Cat Catterick	19.5f GS	4NvH	10-13	9/15	Bugise Seagull (47L)	80/1	-	71

Zumbi ^t

J: Leah Noreci ¹⁰

T: James Moffatt

Point winner; has won a novice hurdle and should improve on his latest fourth over 2m here

8-PP44

Age: 9

Weight: 11-4

OR: 87

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Mar 26	Ncs Newcastle	16.5f GS	4HcCh	9-13 t	4/6	Forcetoreckonwith (7¾L)	12/1	89	91
24 Feb 26	Cat Catterick	15.5f GS	5HcCh	11-0 t¹	4/9	Shadowfax Of Rohan (26L)	50/1	92	82
2 Jan 26	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	5HcH	11-9 p	PU/19	So Many Roads ()	80/1	95	-
10 Dec 25	Hex Hexham	20f Hy	4HcCh	11-2	PU/8	Heeztheboy ()	100/1	98	-
25 May 24	Crt Cartmel	21f GS	5HcCh	11-11 p	8/9	Village Master (100L)	11/2	105	24
30 Jun 23	Crt Cartmel	25.5f Gd	4HcCh	11-0 p	3/8	Jelski (6¾L)	4/1F	109	107

Didntgotwenty ^p

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Martin Todhunter

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Has improved for cheekpieces and should go well despite 9lb rise for last month's win

-35521

Age: 7

Weight: 10-12

OR: 81

Days: 44

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
15 Feb 26	Mus Musselburgh	20.5f Sft	5HcCh	10-6 p	1/6	King Horse (6L)	11/10F	72	79
1 Jan 26	Mus Musselburgh	20.5f GS	5NvHcCh	10-2 p¹	2/7	Marty McFly (12L)	7/2	73	78
1 Dec 25	Ayr Ayr	24f Hy	5NvHcCh	10-6	5/11	Wholly Boley (21L)	9/2	75	70
1 Nov 25	Ayr Ayr	24.5f Sft	5HcH	10-4	5/9	Buzz Iceclear (12L)	9/2	76	75
3 Oct 25	Hex Hexham	20f Gd	5NvHcH	10-7	3/11	You Did (3¼L)	5/1	75	73
8 Mar 25	Ayr Ayr	24.5f Sft	5NvHcH	9-12	7/16	Monsieur Le Fuzz (35L)	11/2	75	42

Cave Hill ^tp

J: Callum Bewley

T: Ian Duncan

Course Winner - Won before at this course

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

Won at Hexham last May; mainly below-par since; back on a good mark; drier going suits

653693

Age: 7

Weight: 10-7

OR: 76

Days: 40

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Feb 26	Sed Sedgefield	21f Sft	5HcCh	10-3 tp	3/5	Too Cool Forshrule (28L)	9/2	78	59
3 Feb 26	Crl Carlisle	24.5f GS	5HcCh	10-0 tv¹	9/14	Orkney Blue (37L)	13/2	80	54
2 Jan 26	Ayr Ayr	24f Sft	4HcCh	9-13 tp	6/14	Cowboy Cooper (16½L)	10/1	84	76
5 Dec 25	Sed Sedgefield	21f Sft	5NvHcCh	10-6 tp¹	3/7	Uncle Al (2L)	11/4	80	82
14 Nov 25	Ncs Newcastle	20f GS	5NvHcCh	10-9 t	5/10	Fat Harry (16½L)	15/2	81	80
1 Nov 25	Ayr Ayr	24f Sft	5HcCh	10-8 t	6/12	Azof Des Mottes (9¾L)	13/2	81	74

Play By The Rules ^tp

J: Ryan Mania

T: Adam Nicol

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 3 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (25%)

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 4 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (36%)

Hurdle winner for Nigel Hawke; patchy form over fences, and returns after 516-day break

55554-

Age: 7

Weight: 10-6

OR: 75

Days: 516

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Oct 24	Ncs Newcastle	23.5f Gd	4HcCh	10-3 tp	4/7	Chemical Warfare (8½L)	9/1	80	80
17 Aug 24	Per Perth	24f Gd	5HcCh	10-9 tp	5/12	Jimli's Island (16L)	7/1	81	75
14 Jul 24	Str Stratford	22.5f Gd	5HcCh	10-6 tp	5/12	Aviewtosea (6¼L)	14/1	83	82
23 Jun 24	Hex Hexham	20f Gd	4HcCh	10-4 tp	5/9	Backbyjet (9¼L)	11/1	85	82
1 Jun 24	Wor Worcester	23f Gd	5HcCh	11-4 tp	5/14	Kennack Bay (32L)	33/1	88	71
21 May 24	Hun Huntingdon	20f Gd	5HcCh	11-7 tp	4/6	A Dublin Job (27L)	22/1	93	77

Kingston Rock

J: Edward Austin ⁵

T: Gary Rutherford

0-18; hard to fancy after being pulled up all 3 starts this term; drier ground should suit

36-PPP

Age: 8

Weight: 10-3

OR: 72

Days: 49

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Feb 26	Ayr Ayr	24f Sft	5HcCh	10-0 p	PU/11	Le Grand Vert ()	40/1	77	-
10 Dec 25	Hex Hexham	15.5f Hy	5HcCh	10-7 tb¹	PU/8	Stick With Me Sam ()	12/1	80	-
24 Nov 25	Sed Sedgefield	17f Sft	5HcH	10-11	PU/9	John Betjeman ()	16/1	82	-
25 Mar 25	Hex Hexham	16f GS	4MdH	11-0 tp	6/9	Road To Home (21L)	20/1	82	77
13 Mar 25	Hex Hexham	16f GS	4MdH	11-0 tp¹	3/7	Benmore (7L)	25/1	72	88
17 Feb 25	Crl Carlisle	19.5f GS	5NvHcH	10-7 t	8/10	C'Est Different (28L)	7/2	75	51

Sputnik ^p

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lizzie Quinlan

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

Dual chase winner over 2m4f; good second at Catterick in November but disappointing since

-52P6P

Age: 11

Weight: 10-2

OR: 69

Days: 69

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Jan 26	Cat Catterick	25.5f Sft	5HcCh	10-2 p	PU/12	Defence Witness ()	22/1	72	-
28 Dec 25	Cat Catterick	25.5f Gd	5HcCh	10-2 p	6/14	Valence d'Aumont (24L)	25/1	74	61
16 Dec 25	Cat Catterick	25.5f GS	5HcH	9-12 p	PU/12	Born In The West ()	28/1	77	-
21 Nov 25	Cat Catterick	25.5f Gd	5HcCh	10-3 p	2/7	I See The Sea (2L)	33/1	72	78
3 Jul 25	Per Perth	24f Gd	5HcCh	10-2 p	5/11	Wheresmemoneygone (46L)	33/1	76	62
2 Nov 24	Ayr Ayr	21.5f Gd	5HcCh	10-2 v¹	PU/12	Pats Dream ()	8/1	76	-

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Euchan Falls ^tv

J: Danny McMenamin

T: R Mike Smith

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

w²

Wind Op - Second run after wind operation

0-19 over fences; better run following wind op last time, but stiff task from 9lb wrong

7PPPP4

Age: 9

Weight: 10-2

OR: 64

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Mar 26	Ayr Ayr	24f Sft	5HcCh	10-2 tv	4/6	Nights In Venice (34L)	12/1	70	46
13 Jan 26	Ayr Ayr	24f Hy	5HcCh	10-2 tv	PU/7	Big Zouk ()	12/1	72	-
2 Jan 26	Ayr Ayr	20.5f Sft	5HcH	10-2 p	PU/19	So Many Roads ()	50/1	74	-
1 Dec 25	Ayr Ayr	24.5f Hy	5HcH	10-2 p	PU/10	Kelvin Forlonge ()	25/1	74	-
19 Jul 25	Crt Cartmel	25.5f Gd	5HcCh	10-2 p	PU/9	Bumpy Evans ()	10/1	74	-
3 Jul 25	Per Perth	24f Gd	5HcCh	10-2 v	7/11	Wheresmemoneygone (56L)	9/1	76	54