17.10
Good To SoftUltimate Travel Company Open Hunters’ Chase
- Prize money: £3336.45
- 2m 7f 86y
- Class 5
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hunter Chase
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.20
Form: 10-12P D
Last run: 24 days
W: 12st 6lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
30th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
12st 9lb |
As good as ever when winning the same Cheltenham contest (over essentially today's trip) for the second straight year four weeks ago; now 7lb higher than for last season's 1l defeat in this race, but without the effects of a slog on soft ground to have to shrug off. |
11/8 |
|
1st 1 |
30th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
12st 9lb |
As good as ever when winning the same Cheltenham contest (over essentially today's trip) for the second straight year four weeks ago; now 7lb higher than for last season's 1l defeat in this race, but without the effects of a slog on soft ground to have to shrug off. |
11/8 |
|
1st 4 |
2nd May 2025 Good 2m 4f 127y Class 5 |
12st 4lb |
prominent, led before 2 out, faced challenge approaching last, kept on well final 110yds |
6/1 |
5/1
- Place: £4.00
Form: /PP-3P
Last run: 266 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
1st May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Victory in a Parham open match last weekend took his score in points to 5-8; diminishing returns in hunter chases, and well held behind Arthur's Sixpence at Newbury in March (3m, good to soft), albeit on going which wouldn't have suited as well as tonight's projected good. |
14/1 |
|
7th 6 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Pulled up in the same point last month in which Arthur's Sixpence suffered the same fate; that muddies the waters but did well in points and hunter chases last year, including a near-miss in this race. |
14/1 |
3/1
Form: P17-86 D
Last run: 57 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
21st Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Grade 1 winner over fences in 2020 and still smart in 2023; now has a bit to prove after finishing tailed off in two staying handicap hurdles following a year on the sidelines; not sure what to expect on this hunter chase debut but, with his CV, he's dangerous to dismiss. |
3/1 |
|
6th 3 |
23rd Jan 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 8th, weakening when hit 3 out, tailed off |
12/1 |
|
6th 3 |
23rd Jan 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 8th, weakening when hit 3 out |
12/1 |
2/1
Form: 230-P2 CD
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
21st Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Inconsistent in recent years but has always been talented and the horse who beat him on his hunter chase debut at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) has run well since in defeat (behind Bardenstown Lad who was well held last week at Cheltenham); Paul Nicholls has won three of the last six runnings of this race. |
2/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Formerly smart but inconsistent in recent years and he was pulled up in a 2m7f handicap chase on his return in October (after further wind surgery); still dangerous to dismiss in a hunter chase (debut) on the strength of his close third at Taunton last March (three runs back). |
11/8 |
|
2nd 2 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Formerly smart but inconsistent in recent years and he was pulled up in a 2m7f handicap chase on his return in October (after further wind surgery); still dangerous to dismiss in a hunter chase (debut) on the strength of his close third at Taunton last March (three runs back). |
11/8 |
8/1
Form: 6/22-1 D
Last run: 318 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
21st Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Modest handicapper for Oliver Sherwood but he romped home in a three-runner Fakenham maiden hunter chase last May and has done well in points either side of that; beat a respected rival in the latest 12 days ago and should run well. |
8/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £44.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £41.43 |
| Trifecta | £104.10 |