February 01 / 15.15 Wetherby

15.15

Soft

Peter Beaumont Memorial Open Hunters’ Chase

  • Prize money: £2566.5
  • 3m 0f 45y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Peter Beaumont Memorial Open Hunters’ Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 1P-3U7 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 12st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Five-time chase winner and only in October he finished under 2l behind last week's Cheltenham winner Jagwar in a 2m3f handicap here; hasn't kicked on from that but has been found a winnable race for hunter chase debut; stays further than this.
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2nd

1

30th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 11y

Class 4

16:57 Ludlow

Jet Plane

12st 6lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

Still in front when falling on his return to hunter chasing in January but ran miserably at Leicester next time where soft ground was no excuse; had been in good form in handicaps before those setbacks and would take some beating if back on song.

6/4

3rd

2

24th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 151y

Class 3

16:50 Leicester

Jet Plane

12st 4lb

J: Mr Sean O’Connor

T: Dan Skelton

Good form in handicaps this winter includes a Leicester success; still in front when falling at Warwick returned to hunter chasing last time; retains all of his ability and is top on the figures in this field.

1/2

2

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:18 Warwick

Jet Plane

12st 6lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

Commendable second in last season's Aintree Foxhunters' (2m5f, good to soft) and as good as ever in recent 2m4f handicaps; stays 3m well and won't be fazed if the ground turns soft (unraced on heavy); ought to be hard to beat on return to hunter chasing.

6/5

Form: 7535-6

Last run: 275 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Earned a lofty rating over hurdles for Henry De Bromhead but hasn't been quite so effective over fences (0-5) and his recent third between the flags was remote; others have less to prove right now.
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6

15th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 54y

Class 3

16:25 Haydock

Irascible

11st 12lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

Very useful hurdler in his prime but this 10yo isn't the same force nowadays and was no match for Jet Plane in a hunter chase at Wetherby (3m, soft) a fortnight ago; others are preferred.

33/1

2nd

5

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Irascible

11st 12lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

Earned a lofty rating over hurdles for Henry De Bromhead but hasn't been quite so effective over fences (0-5) and his recent third between the flags was remote; others have less to prove right now.

8/1

2nd

5

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Irascible

11st 12lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

Earned a lofty rating over hurdles for Henry De Bromhead but hasn't been quite so effective over fences (0-5) and his recent third between the flags was remote; others have less to prove right now.

8/1

Form: 373/5- C

Last run: 620 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Won all sorts when a useful performer for Fergal O'Brien and was a respectable third on his belated return to the pointing scene at Larkhill in December; must have a shout.
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3rd

4

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Ask A Honey Bee

11st 12lb

J: Mr Martin McIntyre

T: M Osborne

Won all sorts when a useful performer for Fergal O'Brien and was a respectable third on his belated return to the pointing scene at Larkhill in December; must have a shout.

5/1

3rd

4

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Ask A Honey Bee

11st 12lb

J: Mr Martin McIntyre

T: M Osborne

Won all sorts when a useful performer for Fergal O'Brien and was a respectable third on his belated return to the pointing scene at Larkhill in December; must have a shout.

5/1

Form: F

Last run: 274 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has a record of 6-13 in points and he was still in with some sort of shout when falling two out on hunter chase debut at Cheltenham (3m2f, soft) last May; finished alone for his final point victory but latest third was solid enough.
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3

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Another Furlough

11st 12lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: H Ryall

Has a record of 6-13 in points and he was still in with some sort of shout when falling two out on hunter chase debut at Cheltenham (3m2f, soft) last May; finished alone for his final point victory but latest third was solid enough.

100/30

3

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Another Furlough

11st 12lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: H Ryall

Has a record of 6-13 in points and he was still in with some sort of shout when falling two out on hunter chase debut at Cheltenham (3m2f, soft) last May; finished alone for his final point victory but latest third was solid enough.

100/30

1

3rd May 2024

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Another Furlough

11st 12lb

J: Mr Robbie David

T: H Ryall

5-11 in points; form of his 4l win at Milborne St Andrew (3m, good to soft) in March was given good boost when runner-up filled same position in recent Kempton hunter chase; no surprise if he features on rules debut.

11/2

Form: /5-623

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Bumper/hurdle winner; has been coming up shy in fairly low-grade handicap chases this winter and looks up against it; the return of cheekpieces is no bad thing, at least.
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7th

8

(8)

20th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Socks Off

9st 0lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Kevin Frost

AW bumper/minor hurdle winner; in fair form over hurdles last spring but makes his stable debut after eight months off and his last Flat run was back in April 2023.

20/1

4

20th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

20:58 Hexham

Socks Off

11st 12lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Michael & David Easterby

2-29 under rules and no win since the start of 2023; third on good ground at Newcastle (2m1f) and Carlisle (2m3f) in his last two starts, though, and each-way possibilities again.

5/1

4

20th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

20:58 Hexham

Socks Off

11st 12lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Michael & David Easterby

2-29 under rules and no win since the start of 2023; third on good ground at Newcastle (2m1f) and Carlisle (2m3f) in his last two starts, though, and each-way possibilities again.

5/1

Form: P4P/3-

Last run: 614 days

W: 11st 5lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Only 2-10 in points and has a basement handicap mark under rules; opposable.
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9

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Tanora

11st 7lb

J: Miss Pippa Brown

T: A C Wilson

0-16 under rules but ran a big race when close second in good-ground open point at Overton in March and makes quick reappearance after holding on well to win a conditions point at Witton Castle on Monday; has also won on the point-to-point course here; can make presence felt.

16/1

9

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

17:15 Hexham

Tanora

11st 7lb

J: Miss Pippa Brown

T: A C Wilson

0-16 under rules but ran a big race when close second in good-ground open point at Overton in March and makes quick reappearance after holding on well to win a conditions point at Witton Castle on Monday; has also won on the point-to-point course here; can make presence felt.

16/1

8

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Tanora

11st 5lb

J: Miss Pippa Brown

T: A C Wilson

Only 2-10 in points and has a basement handicap mark under rules; opposable.

100/1

Form: /463P/

Last run: 658 days

W: 11st 5lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Placed in a Grade 2 over hurdles during a light career with Dan Skelton; that was a long time ago now but she's been running well in points and has less to prove than a few of these from a wellbeing perspective.
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9

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Wild Romance

11st 5lb

J: Mr Shay Halton

T: Mrs Jody Anne Lancaster

Placed in a Grade 2 over hurdles during a light career with Dan Skelton; that was a long time ago now but she's been running well in points and has less to prove than a few of these from a wellbeing perspective.

11/2

9

1st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Wild Romance

11st 5lb

J: Mr Shay Halton

T: Mrs Jody Anne Lancaster

Placed in a Grade 2 over hurdles during a light career with Dan Skelton; that was a long time ago now but she's been running well in points and has less to prove than a few of these from a wellbeing perspective.

11/2

3

15th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

13:55 Chepstow

Wild Romance

11st 13lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

midfield

3/1

Non-runners

Jerrysback, Zee Man

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £31.80
Straight Forecast £25.95
Trifecta £142.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jet Plane

The Star:

Another Furlough

Daily Mirror:

Wild Romance

Daily Mail:

Ask A Honey Bee

The Guardian:

Jerrysback

RP RATINGS:

Jet Plane

TOPSPEED:

Jet Plane

POSTDATA:

Jet Plane

The Times:

Jet Plane

Telegraph:

Jet Plane

D Express:

Jet Plane

The Sun:

Jet Plane

Daily Record:

Jet Plane