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HeavyPointing Pointers Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters’ Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy)
- Prize money: £3228.55
- 2m 4f 35y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hunter Chase
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Abandoned
Form: 2-180P D
Last run: 163 days
W: 12st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Back to form with some respectable efforts this spring but his second at Kempton (2m4f, good) was in a match and he was well held when third here last time; record for current yard is now 0-7 and he looks vulnerable again back up in trip. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 3 |
30th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Won this in 2023; somewhat resurgent at Catterick this month but in a weaker race than this and he was beaten fair and square in a match at Kempton last week. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Unconvincing record for current yard; somewhat resurgent at Catterick last time but that effort is well short of his fairly useful best form. |
13/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 2116-7
Last run: 284 days
W: 12st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Not the force of old and might be better suited by right-handed tracks but ran well from the front when close fourth in open point at left-handed Chaddesley Corbett (3m, good to soft; also suited by soft) last month; considered each-way. |
14/1 |
|
1 |
2nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
12st 6lb |
Useful handicapper chaser when trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, with a good record at this track; this season's pointing form for new stable has been underwhelming, though, and he was safely held when fourth in a Leicester hunter chase (2m, good to soft) last month. |
10/1 |
|
1 |
2nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
12st 6lb |
Useful handicapper chaser when trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, with a good record at this track; this season's pointing form for new stable has been underwhelming, though, and he was safely held when fourth in a Leicester hunter chase (2m, good to soft) last month. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: U43-3F C
Last run: 8 days
W: 12st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 136y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Landed back-to-back Fontwell and Wincanton staying handicap chases three years ago (good to soft); blameless exit behind Stumps Or Slips latest (hampered) but capable of throwing in his own errors or jumping right; form of this year's completed efforts falls well short of the required. |
33/1 |
|
9 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Four wins under rules divided between hurdles and fences but at an ordinary level; 66-1 when tailed off behind Macklin here last month. |
66/1 |
|
5th 11 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Dual handicap winner in 2023 but last year's point/hunter chase form was uninspiring and he was a long way behind Crawter when reappearing in a Larkhill point this month. |
50/1 |
Abandoned
Form: P1-110 D
Last run: 221 days
W: 12st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
25th Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 34y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Potentially well handicapped but had been hunter chasing before pulling up on his return to handicaps at Market Rasen. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
6th Jul 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
C&D winner last summer off 4lb higher and ran to a fair level when runner-up in a hunter chase in May; likely to run well. |
11/2 |
|
1 |
28th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
12st 8lb |
Won this last season on soft ground; this year's two non-completions came over a trip too short and over the National fences at Aintree; got back on track with a respectable fourth at Ludlow; should go well. |
7/4 |
Abandoned
Form: /544-4
Last run: 299 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
3rd May 2024 Good 2m 0f 62y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Three-time point winner; excelled himself when fifth over 2m4f at this meeting a year ago and put in fairly good front-running shift when fourth of seven at Exeter (3m, good) recently but will probably be vulnerable at the business end again. |
20/1 |
|
4th 6 |
3rd May 2024 Good 2m 0f 62y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Three-time point winner; excelled himself when fifth over 2m4f at this meeting a year ago and put in fairly good front-running shift when fourth of seven at Exeter (3m, good) recently but will probably be vulnerable at the business end again. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 5U/3/2
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
29th Jan 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 30y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
40-1 second behind Mr Glass in this 12 months ago; just two runs in the meantime, winning a small-field point at Badbury Rings two months ago; a repeat of last year's run in this race should see him competitive. |
8/1 |
|
5 |
10th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 205y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Point winner (3m, good) in January 2023 who was off for two years before finishing second of five in an open hunter chase at Wincanton (3m1f, heavy; 40-1); could take some catching if again positively ridden over this shorter trip. |
5/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /3/354
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
30th Jan 2025 Heavy 3m 1f 30y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
The balance of form under rules and in points doesn't look good enough to win this and his latest third was very remote. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 333-36 D
Last run: 271 days
W: 11st 12lb
13 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 |
2nd May 2025 Good 2m 4f 127y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
pressed leader, prominent from 2nd, lost position after 7th, outpaced from 3 out |
40/1 |
|
7th 10 |
2nd May 2025 Good 2m 4f 127y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
pressed leader, prominent from 2nd, lost position after 7th, outpaced from 3 out |
40/1 |
|
4th 5 |
13th Apr 2025 Good 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
prominent, briefly led 5th, lost position 10th |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2252/F
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
30th Jan 2025 Heavy 3m 1f 30y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Three seconds to his name in handicap chases but only as far as 2m5f and he's making his hunter chase debut after a long absence. |
6/1 |
|
5 |
30th Jan 2025 Heavy 3m 1f 30y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Three seconds to his name in handicap chases but only as far as 2m5f and he's making his hunter chase debut after a long absence. |
6/1 |
Verdict
Three wins last April-June suggest that YCCS PORTOCERVO is very much the one to beat if all is well on this first run for 221 days, and one of those wins was on soft ground. Go Sacre Go put up a bold show for a 40-1 shot over 3m1f on heavy ground here four weeks ago and looks the chief danger. Upton Road was 8-1 in the same race but well held when taking a heavy fall three out. This shorter trip should be much more his cup of tea.[Richard Austen]
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