Corrigeen is top of the rocks in Scottish Champion Chase battle

Corrigeen Rock was ridden to victory in the £80,000 Scottish Champion Chase at Musselburgh yesterday by Derek Fox.

Taking up the running with over a circuit to race, Lucinda Russell’s 11-2 chance saw off Thunder Rock by twolengths.

“Both Derek and this horse are so brave and I’ve just told Derek that on the way back in,” Russell said. “Derek for throwing him at a fence and Corrigeen Rock himself as he’s not very big.

“He is a horse that loves going right handed so we are looking at always going that way round with him. It’s been a terrific two days after winning the Edinburgh National on Saturday with Inis Oirr.”

Paul Nicholls was on hand to saddle a four-timer with Liari, Beau Balko, Panjari and Wicked Thoughts, who benefitted from a fatal fall close home by Getagin in the concluding bumper.

At Carlisle today, Doyen Du Bar is going chasing for the first time but it will be disappointing if he fails to oblige in the Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase.

Already an eight-year-old, Pauline Robson's charge will be having just the sixth race of his life.

In those fleeting appearances, however, he has shown more than enough ability to suggest he is capable of being pretty decent over fences.

A winner on his racecourse debut in a bumper at this venue, he then had a year off before finishing third under a penalty at Kelso.

He then had another two years off before his hurdles debut back at the Borders track when second and he

took a step forward to win next time at Ayr.

Robson then found a weak race for him with a penalty at Kelso and while he was oddson, he looked in a different league to his rivals, making all for a 17-length win.

It is a strange time of the season to be going chasing, but he is clearly a fragile type and while he is fit and firing connections may as well crack on, because he is surely better than a mark of 126.