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Lycetts Insurance Brokers Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters’ Chase

  • Prize money: £5133
  • 3m 2f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Lycetts Insurance Brokers Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters’ Chase

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 211-

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Creditable second in good-quality Haydock hunter chase (2m6f, heavy) on rules debut in February and a dual 2m4f winner since (heavy/soft); forced to work very hard to justify short odds at Ludlow last month but the front two pulled a long way clear; sets very good standard of rules form and will be hard to beat if today's trip-and-ground combination suits.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

31st May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:05 Stratford

Iskandar Pecos

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Miss Hannah Roach

Improving 6yo; second in what's always a good hunter chase at Haydock before going on to win his next three, bringing up the hat-trick at Cheltenham (3m2f, soft) despite jumping right late on; won that despite not being at his best and hard to beat here.

5/4

1st

3

3rd May 2024

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Iskandar Pecos

11st 12lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Miss Hannah Roach

Creditable second in good-quality Haydock hunter chase (2m6f, heavy) on rules debut in February and a dual 2m4f winner since (heavy/soft); forced to work very hard to justify short odds at Ludlow last month but the front two pulled a long way clear; sets very good standard of rules form and will be hard to beat if today's trip-and-ground combination suits.

9/4

1st

3

3rd May 2024

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Iskandar Pecos

11st 12lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Miss Hannah Roach

Creditable second in good-quality Haydock hunter chase (2m6f, heavy) on rules debut in February and a dual 2m4f winner since (heavy/soft); forced to work very hard to justify short odds at Ludlow last month but the front two pulled a long way clear; sets very good standard of rules form and will be hard to beat if today's trip-and-ground combination suits.

9/4

11/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to same connections' useful hunter chasers Latenightpass and Latenightfumble; beat two rivals with minimal fuss at Thorpe Lodge (3m, soft) last month and now 4-7 in points; must be considered.
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1st

7

21st Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

17:42 Ffos Las

Latenightrumble

11st 4lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

On a good mark now and was seemingly back in good form when close fourth of 11 at Chepstow (2m7f, soft) in February; tended to jump left and was below that level without cheekpieces at Carlisle (3m) last month but has possibilities if combination of drop back in trip, first-time blinkers and return to a left-handed track has desired effect.

10/1

4th

4

8th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 4

16:25 Carlisle

Latenightrumble

11st 6lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

Got off the mark over fences at Wetherby (3m) in December 2024; little encouragement this term until fourth of 11 in 3m Chepstow handicap 23 days ago; this lightly raced 9yo is not out of this if able to build on that recent effort.

5/1

4th

4

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 136y

Class 4

15:45 Chepstow

Latenightrumble

11st 11lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

Yet to strike form after three runs this season (cheekpieces added two starts ago); back on a good mark now and drops in grade today but still needs to up his game; suited by soft ground; unraced on heavy.

10/1

25/1

  • Place: £4.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Back in good form with two point wins this spring (good to soft/good) but the latter success came in a match race and others in this line-up have more compelling form.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7

2nd May 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Padjoes Legacy

11st 12lb

J: Mr Zac Baker

T: N W Padfield

prominent behind clear leaders, dropped to rear 6th, raced in last from 9th, lost touch after 11th, pulled up after 12th

6/1

7

2nd May 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Padjoes Legacy

11st 12lb

J: Mr Zac Baker

T: N W Padfield

Beaten under 5l in this last year and then nearly won at Stratford; not at his best in latest point but won the time before and had previously given Clashhill a race at Horseheath; possible.

6/1

2nd

6

31st May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

18:05 Stratford

Padjoes Legacy

11st 12lb

J: Miss Gina Andrews

T: N W Padfield

The second of his recent point wins was a match but he responded well for pressure to make the frame at Cheltenham four weeks ago (3m2f, soft); remains to be seen if this tight track will suit him.

13/2

Form: P3-

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won four-runner intermediate point by 15l in December but was a long way behind Another Furlough in his last two points, and his recent Exeter third (3m, good) came in a much weaker hunter chase than this.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6

29th Jan 2026

Heavy

3m 1f 30y

Class 5

16:03 Wincanton

Minella Jab

11st 12lb

J: Mr Jake Bament

T: Miss M Lawrence

Won a recent point (3m, soft) and now 3-9 in that scene; hasn't run too badly in two of his three previous hunter chases but has his work cut out here.

12/1

4th

5

3rd May 2024

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Minella Jab

11st 12lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Miss M Lawrence

Won four-runner intermediate point by 15l in December but was a long way behind Another Furlough in his last two points, and his recent Exeter third (3m, good) came in a much weaker hunter chase than this.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-3 in Irish points but 3-3 for current stable; quickened clear to win Larkhill restricted (3m, good) by 15l in March and has the services of William Biddick again for this rules debut; respected.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6th

2

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

16:15 Taunton

Wolf Walker

11st 11lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks

Point scorer who showed fairly useful form when runner-up on his first three starts over hurdles; pulled up on his handicap debut at Sandown (2m4f) 17 days ago though so needs to bounce back.

5/1

15

7th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 178y

Class 1

13:50 Sandown

Wolf Walker

11st 0lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks

Has a different profile from most of these, having won three points in 2023-24 and begun his rules career with a run in a 3m2f hunter chase; solid second in 1m7f/2m hurdles this season, looking ready for a return to longer distances; gets that here and can improve now tackling a handicap.

12/1

2nd

7

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

13:17 Wincanton

Wolf Walker

11st 8lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks

Won three points in 2023-24 season and returned from long absence with creditable seconds over hurdles at Hereford (2m, good to soft) and Haydock (1m7f, good) last month; not sure to be suited by the forecast rain but still a leading contender.

5/2

Form: 6/

Last run: 821 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Far too good for Olly Norse in intermediate point at Garthorpe (3m, soft) in February and has now won four of his last five races; interesting to see how he fares on hunter chase debut.
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7

24th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 2f 13y

Class 4

15:41 Uttoxeter

Paper Mill

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Prolific pointer and very lightly raced under rules despite his age; ground it out over C&D two months ago (soft; 6lb lower) and the runner-up has done his bit to advertise that form; every chance.

3/1

4th

8

2nd May 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Paper Mill

11st 12lb

J: Mr Charlie Case

T: M Kehoe

midfield, hit 8th, headway before 2 out, disputing third approaching last, kept on

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 6/2/0/

Last run: 1501 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Placed over hurdles in Ireland a few years ago and 3-7 in points for current connections; beaten only 1l by Iskander Pecos at Horseheath (3m, soft) in December and ran well from the front when second at Kimble (3m, good to soft) in March; enters calculations.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4

13th Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:50 Fakenham

Coolagh Park

11st 12lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Alan Hill

Five-time point winner at conditions level or lower, including in a point here a year ago (good), but limitations in hunter chases have been exposed; some way below par on both starts this winter, and may be coerced into errors if a pace battle ensues.

12/1

2

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Coolagh Park

12st 0lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Alan Hill

Winner in each of the last four pointing seasons at conditions level or lower; outsped by Kilfilum Woods in a steadily run Huntingdon race latest and may appreciate a more solid test, but others progressing more.

33/1

2

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Coolagh Park

12st 0lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Alan Hill

Winner in each of the last four pointing seasons at conditions level or lower; outsped by Kilfilum Woods in a steadily run Huntingdon race latest and may appreciate a more solid test, but others progressing more.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual point winner; ran well in defeat behind a useful one at Larkhill (3m, good to soft) in December but was 11l adrift of Paper Mill when filling same position at Garthorpe (3m, soft) in February.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

8

31st May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 213y

Class 5

20:40 Stratford

Olly Norse

11st 12lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: J Drinkwater

Dual point winner; ran well in defeat behind a useful one at Larkhill (3m, good to soft) in December but was well beaten on recent hunter chase debut at Cheltenham (3m2f, soft) and it's hard to predict how well he'll cope with this steep drop in trip.

25/1

8th

6

3rd May 2024

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Olly Norse

11st 12lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: J Drinkwater

Dual point winner; ran well in defeat behind a useful one at Larkhill (3m, good to soft) in December but was 11l adrift of Paper Mill when filling same position at Garthorpe (3m, soft) in February.

33/1

8th

6

3rd May 2024

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Cheltenham

Olly Norse

11st 12lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: J Drinkwater

Dual point winner; ran well in defeat behind a useful one at Larkhill (3m, good to soft) in December but was 11l adrift of Paper Mill when filling same position at Garthorpe (3m, soft) in February.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
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.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

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

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £10.70
Straight Forecast £13.94
Trifecta £113.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Iskandar Pecos

WEST COUNTRY:

Wolf Walker

Daily Mail:

Latenightrumble

Daily Mirror:

Another Furlough

D Express:

Coolagh Park

The Star:

Wolf Walker

RP RATINGS:

Iskandar Pecos

TOPSPEED:

Iskandar Pecos

POSTDATA:

Iskandar Pecos

The Times:

Iskandar Pecos

Telegraph:

Iskandar Pecos

The Guardian:

Iskandar Pecos

The Sun:

Iskandar Pecos

Daily Record:

Iskandar Pecos