17.00

50/1

Form: 736-41

Last run: 262 days

W: 12st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict

Awarded Cartmel hunter chase (3m1f, good to soft) last spring (first past the post lost weight cloth) but the form isn't anything to get excited about and not much has gone to plan in points this year.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 3	31st May 2023 Good 3m 1f 107y Class 5	20:20 Cartmel Write It Down 12st 4lb J: Miss Immy Robinson T: R A Owen	Awarded the race after finishing runner-up at 50-1 in this contest last year (good to soft); mixed form since, but won a point on latest start; not out of it.	8/1
28	13th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2	16:05 Aintree Write It Down 12st 0lb J: Miss Immy Robinson T: R A Owen	Modest performer; long way behind Famous Clermont at Haydock and beaten in a point since; likely to struggle.	100/1
4th 5	18th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 6f 54y Class 3	17:00 Haydock Write It Down 12st 4lb J: Miss Immy Robinson T: R A Owen	Awarded Cartmel hunter chase (3m1f, good to soft) last spring (first past the post lost weight cloth) but the form isn't anything to get excited about and not much has gone to plan in points this year.	50/1

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3rd

3

31st May 2023

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

20:20 Cartmel

12st 4lb

Awarded the race after finishing runner-up at 50-1 in this contest last year (good to soft); mixed form since, but won a point on latest start; not out of it.

8/1

28

13th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

16:05 Aintree

12st 0lb

Modest performer; long way behind Famous Clermont at Haydock and beaten in a point since; likely to struggle.

100/1

4th

5

18th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 6f 54y

Class 3

17:00 Haydock

12st 4lb

Awarded Cartmel hunter chase (3m1f, good to soft) last spring (first past the post lost weight cloth) but the form isn't anything to get excited about and not much has gone to plan in points this year.

50/1

2

Espoir De Teillee

J: Miss Alice Stevens

T: B F Brookhouse

20/1

Form: 30P-PP

Last run: 19 days

W: 12st 4lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict

Very useful for Tom George at his best but was pulled up in two consecutive Aintree handicaps last spring and also when reappearing for new stable in recent Hereford hunter chase; needs a good boost from the first-time cheekpieces here.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 3	27th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 3	16:35 Leicester Espoir De Teillee 12st 4lb J: Miss Fern O’Brien T: B F Brookhouse	Two soft-ground wins earlier in career but minor form on that surface now and unraced on heavy, while his front-running win over three rivals in this race last year came on good ground; can be involved if he does cope with the surface.	9/2
3rd 1	31st May 2023 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5	16:30 Newton Abbot Espoir De Teillee 12st 8lb J: Miss Fern O’Brien T: B F Brookhouse	jumped right throughout, raced in second, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, not fluent 10th, dropped to last 4 out, weakened after 3 out	4/7
1st 1	24th Apr 2023 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 5	20:55 Kempton Espoir De Teillee 12st 6lb J: Miss Fern O’Brien T: B F Brookhouse	Useful in the past; opened his hunter chase account at Leicester (2m6f, good) in February and subsequent odds-on defeat is better than it looked on the day (winner franked the form next time); respected.	5/4

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4th

3

27th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 151y

Class 3

12st 4lb

Two soft-ground wins earlier in career but minor form on that surface now and unraced on heavy, while his front-running win over three rivals in this race last year came on good ground; can be involved if he does cope with the surface.

9/2

3rd

1

31st May 2023

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

12st 8lb

jumped right throughout, raced in second, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, not fluent 10th, dropped to last 4 out, weakened after 3 out

4/7

1st

1

24th Apr 2023

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

12st 6lb

Useful in the past; opened his hunter chase account at Leicester (2m6f, good) in February and subsequent odds-on defeat is better than it looked on the day (winner franked the form next time); respected.

5/4

4

Rewritetherules

J: Mr David O’Brien

T: David O’Brien

33/1

Form: 70P2-3 D

Last run: 295 days

W: 12st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict

Made the frame in two hunter chases last April, more notably when second to the useful Gesskille at Kempton (2m4f, good), but not seen since pulled up in a point in November and even his best form might not be good enough here.

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	16:50 Ludlow Rewritetherules 11st 12lb J: Mr David O’Brien T: Fred Timmis	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	16:42 Ludlow Rewritetherules 11st 12lb J: Mr Huw Edwards T: Fred Timmis	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	14:45 Taunton Rewritetherules 11st 12lb J: Mr Henry Crow T: Miss Hannah Roach	in touch with leaders, towards rear before 6th, struggling before 9th, no chance when fell 4 out	8/1

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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

OUR TIP

6

Bennys King

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

4/1

Form: PP-PP1 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 12st 1lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 137

Form & Verdict

Pulled up in two handicap chases in the autumn but rediscovered some form and caused 20-1 surprise on recent hunter chase debut at Hereford (2m5f, soft; first-time cheekpieces); it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again here but he'll be a danger to all if he is.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5	3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2	16:05 Aintree Bennys King 12st 0lb J: Mr Sean O’Connor T: Dan Skelton	Inconsistency has crept into this 14yo's game but confidence should be buoyed by his win at Leicester in February and he loves it around here, having finished second in the last two editions of this race; probably vulnerable for win purposes but has place aspirations for sure; races prominently.	14/1
11th 5	3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2	16:05 Aintree Bennys King 12st 0lb J: Mr Sean O’Connor T: Dan Skelton	Inconsistency has crept into this 14yo's game but confidence should be buoyed by his win at Leicester in February and he loves it around here, having finished second in the last two editions of this race; probably vulnerable for win purposes but has place aspirations for sure; races prominently.	14/1
1st 2	25th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 3	16:45 Leicester Bennys King 12st 4lb J: Miss Heidi Palin T: Dan Skelton	14yo who is no longer the force of old and has become unreliable; that said, he won this race on heavy ground a year ago and proved he retains significant ability when keeping on gamely for second in refitted cheekpieces at Warwick (3m, good to soft) last month.	7/1

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5

3rd Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

12st 0lb

Inconsistency has crept into this 14yo's game but confidence should be buoyed by his win at Leicester in February and he loves it around here, having finished second in the last two editions of this race; probably vulnerable for win purposes but has place aspirations for sure; races prominently.

14/1

11th

5

3rd Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

12st 0lb

Inconsistency has crept into this 14yo's game but confidence should be buoyed by his win at Leicester in February and he loves it around here, having finished second in the last two editions of this race; probably vulnerable for win purposes but has place aspirations for sure; races prominently.

14/1

1st

2

25th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 3

12st 4lb

14yo who is no longer the force of old and has become unreliable; that said, he won this race on heavy ground a year ago and proved he retains significant ability when keeping on gamely for second in refitted cheekpieces at Warwick (3m, good to soft) last month.

7/1

7

Caryto Des Brosses

J: Mr Dale Peters

T: David Kemp

8/1

Form: 1/22/2 D BF

Last run: 295 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict

Nine-time point winner who has performed well on all four starts under rules, most recently when second at Cheltenham (3m2f, good) last April; has fitness to prove after 295-day absence and may not be favoured by any rain here but still enters calculations.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1	3rd May 2024 Good 2m 0f 62y Class 5	16:35 Cheltenham Caryto Des Brosses 12st 1lb J: Mr Dale Peters T: David Kemp	Long in the tooth now and not quite the force of old but coped well with drop to 2m when clear second to Fier Jaguen in this race last year (good ground) and returns here after an easy point win two weeks ago; cheekpieces fitted for first time; has a big role to play.	7/4
1	3rd May 2024 Good 2m 0f 62y Class 5	16:35 Cheltenham Caryto Des Brosses 12st 1lb J: Mr Dale Peters T: David Kemp	Long in the tooth now and not quite the force of old but coped well with drop to 2m when clear second to Fier Jaguen in this race last year (good ground) and returns here after an easy point win two weeks ago; cheekpieces fitted for first time; has a big role to play.	7/4

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1

3rd May 2024

Good

2m 0f 62y

Class 5

12st 1lb

Long in the tooth now and not quite the force of old but coped well with drop to 2m when clear second to Fier Jaguen in this race last year (good ground) and returns here after an easy point win two weeks ago; cheekpieces fitted for first time; has a big role to play.

7/4

1

3rd May 2024

Good

2m 0f 62y

Class 5

12st 1lb

Long in the tooth now and not quite the force of old but coped well with drop to 2m when clear second to Fier Jaguen in this race last year (good ground) and returns here after an easy point win two weeks ago; cheekpieces fitted for first time; has a big role to play.

7/4

8

Not A Role Model

J: Miss Fern O’Brien

T: Ms J Nolan

25/1

Form: /2445- D

Last run: 357 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict

Showed some useful handicap chase form for Sam Thomas last season and was clear second behind a fair horse in a recent Larkhill point (3m, good) but others in this line-up have more pressing claims.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 6	2nd Jun 2023 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 2	19:05 Stratford Not A Role Model 12st 0lb J: Miss Fern O’Brien T: Ms J Nolan	in touch with leaders, jumped left 10th	20/1
8	18th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 6f 54y Class 3	17:00 Haydock Not A Role Model 11st 12lb J: Miss Fern O’Brien T: Ms J Nolan	Showed some useful handicap chase form for Sam Thomas last season and was clear second behind a fair horse in a recent Larkhill point (3m, good) but others in this line-up have more pressing claims.	25/1

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4th

6

2nd Jun 2023

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

12st 0lb

in touch with leaders, jumped left 10th

20/1

8

18th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 6f 54y

Class 3

11st 12lb

Showed some useful handicap chase form for Sam Thomas last season and was clear second behind a fair horse in a recent Larkhill point (3m, good) but others in this line-up have more pressing claims.

25/1

9

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

100/1

Form: /99-P6

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict

Won two run-of-the-mill handicap chases in 2019 but finished last when 100-1 for Wetherby hunter chase (3m, good to soft) a fortnight ago and looks up against it again today.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
0 9	29th Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 194y Class 5	16:30 Hereford Urbanist 11st 12lb J: Miss Immy Robinson T: R J Holmes	Sole point win last May but pulled up behind Time Leader in a Cartmel hunter chase later that month and in two points since.	100/1
8	31st May 2023 Good 3m 1f 107y Class 5	20:20 Cartmel Urbanist 12st 0lb J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell T: R J Holmes	Easy winner of a five-runner point last time (3m, good) but has a much stiffer task here.	16/1
5th 15	5th May 2023 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4	19:45 Cheltenham Urbanist 11st 12lb J: Miss Immy Robinson T: R J Holmes	took keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 3rd, prominent 7th, ridden after 22nd, weakened after 3 out, tailed off	66/1

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0

9

29th Jan 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

16:30 Hereford

11st 12lb

Sole point win last May but pulled up behind Time Leader in a Cartmel hunter chase later that month and in two points since.

100/1

8

31st May 2023

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

20:20 Cartmel

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

12st 0lb

Easy winner of a five-runner point last time (3m, good) but has a much stiffer task here.

16/1

5th

15

5th May 2023

Good

4m 0f 97y

Class 4

19:45 Cheltenham

11st 12lb