Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

1st

Cracking Rhapsody (IRE)

No. 5

6yo, 11-5, OR 137

J: Craig Nichol · T: Ewan Whillans

6 11-5 137

Craig Nichol

Ewan Whillans

3:51.72 £56,270

Settled among the pack early - bumped lightly second fence - made ground from fourth before pressing the pace approaching three out - hit the front at the last - stayed on to prevail

2nd

Kabral Du Mathan (FR) ^t

No. 4

5yo, 11-7, OR 139

J: Harry Cobden · T: Paul Nicholls

5 11-7 139

Harry Cobden

Paul Nicholls

0.3 £21,200

Up with pace early - dropped to rear of group after a mistake at the 5th - made progress before the third from home - hit front skipping the fence two out - overtaken close home - kept responding to the line - denied by a short margin

3rd

Ooh Betty (IRE) ^t

No. 10

7yo, 11-0, OR 132

J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Clarke

7 11-0 132

Ben Jones

Ben Clarke

0.1 £10,610

Went straight to front - lost advantage 4th - dropped away after skipping fence 2 out - shifted right and found renewed effort in closing stages - kept going to finish third narrowly behind

4th

Dysart Enos (IRE)

No. 6

7yo, 11-5, OR 137

J: Jonathan Burke · T: Fergal O'Brien

7 11-5 137

Jonathan Burke

Fergal O'Brien

1 £5,300

Sat close behind the front group - clipped a fence and drifted left with 3 to jump - still in with a shout approaching the last - edged out and stayed on to finish fourth beaten a length and a half

5th

Welsh Charger (IRE)

No. 12

7yo, 10-12, OR 130

J: David Noonan · T: Alastair Ralph

7 10-12 130

David Noonan

Alastair Ralph

½ £2,660

Race close to pace early - clipped a fence and briefly hit front - overtaken and lost that spot before missing one out - unable to find more late and beaten 2 lengths in 5th

6th

Bunting (FR)

No. 3

5yo, 11-7, OR 139

J: Danny Mullins · T: W P Mullins

5 11-7 139

Danny Mullins

W P Mullins

2¼ £1,330

Settled off the pace early - bumped 2nd and awkward 6th - shaped up before last but couldn't reach the front - finished sixth beaten just over four lengths

7th

Ethical Diamond (IRE) ^h

No. 1

5yo, 11-12, OR 144

J: Mr P W Mullins · T: W P Mullins

5 11-12 144

Mr P W Mullins

W P Mullins

2¾ £660

Settled in the pack - checked run at second and improved into contention before three out - held no more in reserve approaching last and faded to finish seventh

8th

Batman Girac (FR) ^ht

No. 8

5yo, 11-2, OR 134

J: Brian Hayes · T: W P Mullins

5 11-2 134

Brian Hayes

W P Mullins

0.3 £340

Settled at the back early - made progress from the 6th - flattened out approaching the final fence - finished eighth

9th

Kihavah (GB) ^t

No. 2

8yo, 11-7, OR 139

J: Brian Hughes · T: Adrian Paul Keatley

8 11-7 139

Brian Hughes

Adrian Paul Keatley

5½

Settled in midfield early - blundered and dropped back at the 4th - unable to close from there - eventually finished 9th

F

Karafon (FR)

No. 9

5yo, 11-1, OR 133

J: J J Slevin · T: W P Mullins

5 11-1 133

J J Slevin

W P Mullins

-

Tracked front pack early - dropped away soon after start and bumped mildly at following fence - way off the pace by third from home - came down at the final obstacle

F

Valgrand (FR)

No. 11

6yo, 11-0, OR 132

J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton

6 11-0 132

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

-

Handy early - came down at the 2nd

PU

Under Control (FR)

No. 7

6yo, 11-2, OR 134

J: Nico de Boinville · T: Nicky Henderson

6 11-2 134

Nico de Boinville

Nicky Henderson

-

Sluggish leaving the stalls - settled towards the back - down in 6th - eased and withdrawn from contention