Elliott questions Tarquinius weight Gordon Elliott has questioned the handicap rating of Tarquinius in the Betfred Eider Chase at Newcastle on Saturday. Tarquinius, who was just touched off by Jadanli in the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park last month, will carry second top-weight of 11st-1lb in the four-mile-one-furlong marathon. His trainer feels the handicapper has been a bit harsh on the 10-year-old grey, but he is still hoping for a good run. "He came to us rated 100 over fences and he's rated 136 now. The handicapper must think we have worked a miracle or something, but he's going there with an each-way chance," the County Meath handler told At The Races. "Had he jumped the third-last better he might have won - he got beat a head. "He clouted that fence, but he's a honest little horse and he jumps and he stays. "He's very slow, but I wouldn't mind having a few more slow ones like him."
