16.10
HeavyJumping For Fun Open Hunters’ Chase
- Prize money: £3277.72
- 2m 7f 3y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hunter Chase
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
2/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.70
Form: 2P/31/
Last run: 1255 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
7-11 in points and his rules form is useful, having finished third at Cheltenham last May and winning as he liked here last month; looks the one to beat. |
8/11 |
|
1st 8 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Multiple point winner who was very respectable third of five at Cheltenham (3m2f, good) last spring and was clear winner of good-quality open point at Badbury Rings (3m, good) when back in action last month; looks the one to beat here. |
6/5 |
|
3rd 3 |
2nd May 2025 Good 3m 2f 70y Class 4 |
12st 4lb |
raced in last but in touch with leaders, went fourth after 10th, disputing second when hit 15th, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on run-in |
7/2 |
15/2
- Place: £1.80
Form: 4P14-P D
Last run: 56 days
W: 12st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
27th Oct 2024 Good 3m 2f 162y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
pressed leader, led before 12th, pressed leader when headed 15th, not fluent 17th, outpaced before 3 out, weakened after 2 out |
14/1 |
|
13 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Looked as though he might develop into a smart handicapper a few seasons back only for injury to intervene; won a Kempton handicap (2m4f, good; has won on heavy) 14 months ago but holding his form has been a challenge and he was well beaten by Espoir De Guye last time. |
25/1 |
|
13 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Looked as though he might develop into a smart handicapper a few seasons back only for injury to intervene; won a Kempton handicap (2m4f, good; has won on heavy) 14 months ago but holding his form has been a challenge and he was well beaten by Espoir De Guye last time. |
25/1 |
3/1
- Place: £2.50
Form: -01P57
Last run: 101 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
19th Mar 2024 Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Won Irish point and 2m5f French chase; useful yard debut in a mixed open in January and more than confirmed that promise with a staying-on third in a competitive 2m7f event at Taunton (soft) where she would have been closer but for losing some momentum three out; good chance. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 5 |
20th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Irish point winner and also successful over fences in France (handled plenty of give underfoot); beaten by a talented ex-Paul Nicholls horse on debut for this yard in a recent 3m point. |
3/1 |
3/1
Form: 36P1/2
Last run: 19 days
W: 12st 6lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
20th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Has always had lots of class and won a good 2m4f Newbury handicap in April 2022 before a lengthy spell on the sidelines; not as good as he was judged on his reappearance defeat on hunter chase debut at Wincanton (3m1f, good to soft) but still ran well; handled heavy ground earlier in his career. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
1st Feb 2024 Good To Soft 3m 1f 30y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Chase career has been decidedly up and down but he's always had lots of class and won a good 2m4f Newbury handicap when last seen in April 2022; pulled up in both his previous races at about 3m but those were strong handicaps; interesting to see what the market makes of him after so long out. |
5/4 |
66/1
Form: F/878-
Last run: 298 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
No threat to easy winner when second at Taunton (2m7f, heavy) last month but that was still a pretty good effort and he'll probably be better suited by the less testing ground here; a possible. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Won hunter chase at Southwell (3m, soft) in March 2024 and runner-up in this race last February (good to soft); this 12yo was no match for Golden Son when fourth at Warwick (3m, good to soft) three weeks ago; could improve for that reappearance outing but others still make greater appeal. |
33/1 |
20/1
Form: 212-3P D
Last run: 263 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 |
20th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Has won a hunter chase and was winning her sixth point in December; heavy ground has looked an issue in the past and it was under those conditions when she was beaten at odds-on in her latest point; had wind surgery since. |
20/1 |
|
11 |
2nd Jun 2023 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
midfield, jumped left from 7th, mistake 9th, towards rear 10th |
16/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
5th May 2023 Good 3m 1f 56y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
No match for Highway Jewel when they met in a point just over a year ago; only defeats this year have come at the hands of two very able hunter chasers (Envious Editor/Shantou Flyer) and she looks the main threat to the favourite. |
7/2 |
40/1
Form: 1-P D
Last run: 263 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 |
20th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Beaten by Singapore Saga in a point 12 months ago; has won over regulation fences but he's down the pecking order here. |
40/1 |
|
7 |
2nd Jun 2023 Good 2m 6f 125y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Won what turned out to be an uncompetitive edition of C&D novices' hunter chase on this card a year ago; has made the frame in all four completed points this year (refused to race on other occasion) but needs others to disappoint tonight. |
25/1 |
66/1
Form: 2/P4/P
Last run: 279 days
W: 11st 12lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 |
20th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Has won his share of points but was beaten when falling in the latest; 0-17 over regulation fences and others are much preferred. |
66/1 |
|
3 |
17th May 2023 Soft 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
midfield, shaken up and lost ground after 8th, not fluent and reminder 13th, soon pushed along |
16/1 |
|
6 |
5th May 2023 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
|
6/1
Form: 2P2-66
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
2nd May 2025 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Ran well in only one of six hurdling starts for Dan Skelton last season and, having rejoined Sam Loxton, was pulled up in a hunter chase in February; last of three finishers in 4m point last month; revival needed. |
25/1 |
|
4 |
2nd May 2025 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Ran well in only one of six hurdling starts for Dan Skelton last season and, having rejoined Sam Loxton, was pulled up in a hunter chase in February; last of three finishers in 4m point last month; revival needed. |
25/1 |
100/1
Form: PU-P3P D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
19th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Struck for the first time since 2021 with two wide-margin point wins towards the end of 2024 but it's been a struggle since and first-time cheekpieces need to have a fairly dramatic effect. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
4th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Three wins over regulation fences and a multiple point scorer; however, beaten at odds of 2-5 in his penultimate point and was pulled up in the next. |
66/1 |
|
9 |
8th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 5f 150y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders, towards rear before 6th, struggling before 9th, no chance when fell 4 out |
8/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £26.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.62 |
| Trifecta | £204.10 |