16:10
Magners Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2m 4f 127y
Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Surface: Turf
Draw Advantage: NoneEmmet Mullins landed this prize two years ago with The Shunter and boasts strong credentials once again with SO SCOTTISH. The six-year-old has progressed nicely since going over fences and arrives following a career-best performance in a valuable Ascot handicap. That effort came over a trip that looked to be on the sharp side for him and he has been kept for this ever since. Haut En Couleurs brings a fascinating angle to the race as Willie Mullins' charge wouldn't be out of place if contesting the Ryanair earlier on the card. The slight concern, though, would be if his jumping will stand up in a scenario that he has never encountered before. Il Ridoto (first) and Fugitif (second) pulled clear of the field over C&D on Trials Day and the pair are likely to enter calculations once again, while others to note include Midnight River, who scored here on New Year's Day, and Frero Banbou, with the latter of considerable interest stepping up in trip.
Emmet Mullins landed this prize two years ago with The Shunter and boasts strong credentials once again with SO SCOTTISH. The six-year-old has progressed nicely since going over fences and arrives following a career-best performance in a valuable Ascot handicap. That effort came over a trip that looked to be on the sharp side for him and he has been kept for this ever since. Haut En Couleurs brings a fascinating angle to the race as Willie Mullins' charge wouldn't be out of place if contesting the Ryanair earlier on the card. The slight concern, though, would be if his jumping will stand up in a scenario that he has never encountered before. Il Ridoto (first) and Fugitif (second) pulled clear of the field over C&D on Trials Day and the pair are likely to enter calculations once again, while others to note include Midnight River, who scored here on New Year's Day, and Frero Banbou, with the latter of considerable interest stepping up in trip.