Aidan & Margaret McDonnell's Golden Anniversary Open Hunters' Chase

Kelso

17:02

Date 2026-05-06

Distance 2m7f96y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,388

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Whatdeawant Bay J:Miss Lisa O'Connor(7) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Miss Lisa O'Connor(7) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	166	—	11312-	122	121	82	23d	—	—	+16	45.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Has won 4 of last five points and a good 2nd on hunter chase debut; the one to beat
4	Eagles Rock Bay J:Mr John Dawson T:M Cregan	J:Mr John Dawson T:M Cregan	166	—	/3231-	-	101	76	—	—	—	0	22.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Five-time point winner, latest in March; 2nd over C&D only previous rules run; interesting
1	Brandy McQueen Bay J:Miss Lucy Brown(7) T:Miss Lucy Brown	J:Miss Lucy Brown(7) T:Miss Lucy Brown	174	—	/211P-	115	110	49	23d	—	—	+15	34	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won similar event at Catterick in March, but pulled up next time; needs to bounce back
7	Settle Down Jill Bay J:Mr Paddy Barlow(3) T:Norman Sanderson	J:Mr Paddy Barlow(3) T:Norman Sanderson	159	—	2P523-	103	117	107	23d	—	—	+13	23	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Fair form in hunter chases but held by Whatdeawant on last month's Hexham form
2	Northern Bound Bay J:Mr Samuel Scott(7) T:Myles Osborne	J:Mr Samuel Scott(7) T:Myles Osborne	174	—	1231P-	119	117	98	37d	—	—	+22	30.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Two 2m4f h'cap wins for Ben Pauling in 2025; pulled up on stable debut; stamina to prove
3	Dressedtoimpress Chestnut J:Mr Nick Orpwood(3) T:Miss Joanne Murphy	J:Mr Nick Orpwood(3) T:Miss Joanne Murphy	168	—	4/1/P-	94	-	-	23d	—	—	+14	17.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won maiden hunter chase at Hexham last May; pulled up on only run since; bit to prove
6	Royal Cave Bay J:Miss Natasha Cookson(7) T:Tom Fife	J:Miss Natasha Cookson(7) T:Tom Fife	159	—	61432-	95	106	20	—	—	—	+20	21.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Maiden point winner but 0-20 under rules; last of two on latest point start; stiff task

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Whatdeawant	13/8	7/4	7/4
Eagles Rock	3/1	11/4	11/4
Brandy McQueen	3/1	3/1	3/1
Settle Down Jill	9/1	15/2	17/2
Northern Bound	10/1	9/1	9/1
Dressedtoimpress	28/1	25/1	28/1
Royal Cave	66/1	33/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Whatdeawant

45.9

OR: 18 Form: 18.5 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

Brandy McQueen

OR: 16.3 Form: 12 Odds: 5.7

3/1

3rd

Northern Bound

30.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Settle Down Jill

OR: 13.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Eagles Rock

22.2

OR: 0 Form: 15.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Royal Cave

21.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 10.1 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Dressedtoimpress

17.5

OR: 11 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Whatdeawant	122	121	82
Northern Bound	119	117	98
Brandy McQueen	115	110	49
Settle Down Jill	103	117	107
Royal Cave	95	106	20
Dressedtoimpress	94	—	—
Eagles Rock	—	101	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Whatdeawant	23d ago	Fit
Brandy McQueen	23d ago	Fit
Settle Down Jill	23d ago	Fit
Dressedtoimpress	23d ago	Fit
Northern Bound	37d ago	Fit
Eagles Rock	—	—
Royal Cave	—	—