16.50
HeavyCottesmore Open Hunters’ Chase
- Prize money: £6953.8
- 2m 6f 151y
- Class 3
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Hunter Chase
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
33/1 (Won)
- Win: £51.00
Form: 15P30/ D
Last run: 678 days
W: 11st 12lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Career highlight was the Tommy Whittle at Haydock in 2021; 50-1 winner of four-runner hunter chase at Leicester (2m6f, soft) this February but pulled up at Exeter (3m, good to soft) since; this 12yo is probably vulnerable. |
100/1 |
|
1 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Useful in his prime; 0-6 in points this season but drew 14l clear to cause 50-1 shock in four-runner Leicester hunter chase (2m6f, soft) three weeks ago; it's tricky to gauge what that form is worth or whether his revival will gather momentum but, nevertheless, he enters calculations. |
7/1 |
|
1st 5 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Landed the Tommy Whittle at Haydock in his younger days but is a shadow of his former self; 0-6 switched to points last term; unlikely to regain the winning thread on reappearance. |
33/1 |
9/4
Form: /31P-1 C
Last run: 26 days
W: 12st 4lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Dual hunter chase winner but tends to struggle on the bigger stage; remote third on sole visit here (2023) and pulled up in 2025 Aintree Foxhunters'. |
80/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 3 |
12st 4lb |
Lightly raced 11yo who resumed his progress in similar event at Wincanton (3m1f, heavy) on seasonal debut, taking chase record to 2-5; successful on this card last year (2m4f, heavy) and warrants respect. |
9/4 |
|
1st 4 |
29th Jan 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 30y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won a small-field Leicester maiden hunter chase last February (2m4f, heavy) before pulling up over the big fences at Aintree; looks vulnerable, especially over this far. |
12/1 |
1/2
Form: 55712F C BF
Last run: 32 days
W: 12st 4lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
30th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
12st 6lb |
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 |
12st 4lb |
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 |
12st 6lb |
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 |
9/1
Form: 51P3B- C
Last run: 395 days
W: 12st 4lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Winless away from galloping tracks, but recorded some of his best RPRs in Graded chases around Kempton and the Mildmay Course; still capable of fairly useful form little more than a year ago, and right in the mix if racing more sparingly with the hood debuted latest quickly discarded. |
2/1 |
|
1 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 3 |
12st 4lb |
Has made the frame in a couple of points this winter for new yard; fairly useful for previous stable and, accordingly, is one of the main players on ratings in this hunter chase debut; hood applied. |
9/1 |
|
11 |
25th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 214y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
towards rear |
14/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £87.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £127.01 |
| Trifecta | £165.90 |
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