SIX hunters’ chases were run in Britain between Wednesday, February 5th and Wednesday, February 19th inclusive, the most informative of which may have been that held last Saturday at Haydock.

There, in a four-horse race over two miles, six furlongs, the Paul Nicholls-trained Alcala, a 4/1 shot, got up close home to score by three and three-quarter lengths from the 4/6 favourite, Wishing And Hoping, with The Dellercheckout a long way back in third.