March 30 / 16.45 Warwick

16.45

Good To Soft

Air Wedding Open Hunters’ Chase

  • Prize money: £2053.2
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 8 runners
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Air Wedding Open Hunters’ Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1/73P- D

Last run: 407 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Useful hurdler when trained by Dan Skelton and returns to racing under rules after cruising to 10l point win 11 days ago; still has something to prove over regulation fences but seems very versatile regarding ground and is evidently in good heart.
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3rd

2

15th Mar 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

17:05 Fakenham

Firak

12st 6lb

J: Mr Sean O’Connor

T: Dan Skelton

Hampered but not unlucky when second dropped back to 2m at Leicester latest (soft); work to do with Rebel Dawn Rising and Janika on last Easter's C&D clash, and Hexham win afterwards might not be infallible proof of his effectiveness at 3m under rules (tired and just held on in slowly run race).

4/1

2nd

2

8th Mar 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 201y

Class 5

16:50 Leicester

Firak

12st 6lb

J: Mr Sean O’Connor

T: Dan Skelton

Won three times for Nick Pearce last spring, including when value for more than the winning margin at Hexham (3m, soft; 5-2; first-time cheekpieces); yet to fire since returning to Dan Skelton, pulling up in the Walrus at Haydock (2m6f, heavy) three weeks ago; questions to answer, especially at 2m.

9/2

2

17th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 54y

Class 3

16:55 Haydock

Firak

12st 4lb

J: Mr Sean O’Connor

T: Dan Skelton

Won two hunter chases last spring (2m4f/3m, soft) and returned from some time off with fair fourth of five in Leicester handicap (2m4f, heavy) in December; could show the benefit of that outing today; possible contender.

13/2

6/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 69-63F

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won heavy-ground point in November and belied 80-1 odds when third (albeit comfortably held) behind two useful rivals in Southwell hunter chase (3m, good) this month; fell at Fakenham a fortnight ago but should cope with today's drop back in trip; might be the answer.
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2nd

8

30th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Warwick

Zee Man

11st 12lb

J: Mr James King

T: F A Hutsby

took keen hold, prominent, led after 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakening when mistake last

6/1

Form: 3946-P D

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Clear winner of low-grade handicap hurdle for David Dennis last season but this season's point/hunter chase form is uninspiring.
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2nd

4

1st May 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 4

17:40 Warwick

What A Glance

12st 0lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Tom Britten

Easy winner of this race in 2024 (soft) and the Stratford champion event (good) straight after, and nearest miss since when held by a neck at Brocklesby in February; there's always the chance he'll thrown in a mistake, but case is still good on this easiest-looking hunter chase assignment for some time.

11/4

20

13th Mar 2026

Good

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

What A Glance

12st 0lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Tom Britten

Winner at this track in 2024 and he then beat Lift Me Up in Stratford's Horse & Hound Cup; however, he never counted in this 12 months ago and returns a year older and in no better form.

100/1

3

4th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

16:42 Ludlow

What A Glance

12st 6lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Tom Britten

Won hunter chases in summer of 2024, including on soft ground at Cheltenham (3m1f); lightly raced in the meantime but didn't run too badly after an absence at Larkhill.

8/1

Form: /6UP-4 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Showed some useful form over hurdles for Paul Nicholls but became disappointing for him, and has shown very little in points or a hunter chase for new stable this year.
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9

2nd Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 213y

Class 5

17:35 Stratford

Sending Love

11st 12lb

J: Mr Nathan Rahman

T: Miss Dawn Ball

midfield, lost ground before 4th, dropped to last after 5th, pulled up before 7th

66/1

4th

5

30th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Warwick

Sending Love

11st 12lb

J: Mr Billy Chatterton

T: Miss Dawn Ball

held up in rear, headway 12th, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, weakened from 3 out

50/1

4th

6

13th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 205y

Class 5

15:50 Stratford

Sending Love

11st 12lb

J: Mr James King

T: Miss Dawn Ball

Quite useful over hurdles for Paul Nicholls but lost his way and hard to warm to here after failing to complete in his recent points.

12/1

Form: 99-P6P

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Won two run-of-the-mill handicap chases in 2019 but it's a good while since he showed any worthwhile form, and he was struggling from a fairly early stage at Ludlow last week; swaps usual cheekpieces for first-time visor.
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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

Form: 722-51 D

Last run: 307 days

W: 12st 2lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Six-time winner under rules, the latest success gained by 15l in handicap hunter chase at Stratford (2m5f, good) last May; will be hard to beat if in similar form here but was pulled up in a point last month, after a layoff, and today's ground is likely to be slower than he prefers.
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4th

4

2nd Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 205y

Class 4

19:35 Stratford

Zamparelli

11st 4lb

J: Miss Immy Robinson

T: Miss V Collins

disputed lead, led before 4th

13/2

3

3rd Apr 2023

Soft

2m 4f 11y

Class 4

16:30 Ludlow

Zamparelli

12st 2lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Miss V Collins

Six-time winner under rules, the latest success gained by 15l in handicap hunter chase at Stratford (2m5f, good) last May; pulled up in February, after a layoff, and probably needs the ground to dry out here but will play a major role if back on song.

4/1

1

30th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Warwick

Zamparelli

12st 2lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Miss V Collins

Six-time winner under rules, the latest success gained by 15l in handicap hunter chase at Stratford (2m5f, good) last May; will be hard to beat if in similar form here but was pulled up in a point last month, after a layoff, and today's ground is likely to be slower than he prefers.

3/1

Form: /722U/ D

Last run: 923 days

W: 11st 12lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Useful hunter chaser for Philip Hobbs a few years ago then had a spell over hurdles in France in 2020; beaten in two-runner point (albeit by a prolific winner) when returning from mammoth absence for new stable 12 days ago and current ability remains hard to gauge.
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6

5th May 2023

Good

2m 4f 127y

Class 5

20:17 Cheltenham

Ballotin

11st 12lb

J: Mr Martin McIntyre

T: Anthony Ward-Thomas

2

30th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Warwick

Ballotin

11st 12lb

J: Mr Martin McIntyre

T: Anthony Ward-Thomas

midfield, pushed along and dropped to rear after 11th, ridden and no impression after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7-P34P

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Ex-French 7yo who was third (albeit beaten about 20l) in much stronger hunter chase than this on British debut at Hereford (2m5f, soft) in January; well beaten twice since, though, and needs a good boost from the first-time blinkers today.
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5th

10

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

15:30 Aintree

Gaboriot

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Pulled up in the Becher here in December and his two subsequent hunter chase runs have yielded an early fall and disappointing defeat; twice placed over these fences, however, most recently in the Grand Sefton over C&D in November, and could have an each-way shout if back on song in change of headgear.

25/1

3rd

2

19th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 11y

Class 4

16:50 Ludlow

Gaboriot

12st 6lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Pulled up in the Becher Chase at Aintree in December but finished a very good second in the Grand Sefton (2m5f, good to soft) the previous month; returned to hunter chasing with quite a spill at Catterick a fortnight ago but holds leading claims if that hasn't left a mark.

5/4

1

4th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

16:10 Catterick

Gaboriot

12st 6lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Pulled up in the Becher Chase at Aintree last time but had previously finished a very good second in the Grand Sefton (2m5f, good to soft); did well hunter chasing back in 2024 and the one to beat.

10/11

Non-runners

Zamparelli

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Payout
Exacta £4.80
Straight Forecast £5.00
Trifecta £18.80

Selections

RP Ratings:

Gaboriot

The Times:

Zamparelli

Daily Mail:

Firak

SPOTLIGHT:

Zee Man

Daily Record:

Ballotin

POSTDATA:

Gaboriot

Telegraph:

Gaboriot

D Express:

Gaboriot

The Star:

Gaboriot

The Guardian:

Zamparelli

Daily Mirror:

Zamparelli

The Sun:

Zamparelli