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pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices’ Hunters’ Chase (For The John Corbet Cup)

  • Prize money: £9778
  • 3m 3f 119y
  • Class 2
  • 10 runners
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pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices’ Hunters’ Chase (For The John Corbet Cup)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 5/

Last run: 1124 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Comes good in the spring; took his record at Tabley to 4-5 with another conditions success there 12 days ago (3m, good); three years since a 27l Down Royal hunter chase defeat (RPR 68) on his sole rules start.
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1

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Buzzard Trix

12st 0lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Miss H Brookshaw

Comes good in the spring; took his record at Tabley to 4-5 with another conditions success there 12 days ago (3m, good); three years since a 27l Down Royal hunter chase defeat (RPR 68) on his sole rules start.

33/1

1

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Buzzard Trix

12st 0lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Miss H Brookshaw

Comes good in the spring; took his record at Tabley to 4-5 with another conditions success there 12 days ago (3m, good); three years since a 27l Down Royal hunter chase defeat (RPR 68) on his sole rules start.

33/1

Form: /0/7-2

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
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.
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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: /P9-33

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Not that far behind Kilfilum Woods and Coolagh Park at Huntingdon ten days ago, but still looks to have the most of any to find here.
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3

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Dr Lockdown

12st 0lb

J: Mr James King

T: Mrs H S Jeffreys

Not that far behind Kilfilum Woods and Coolagh Park at Huntingdon ten days ago, but still looks to have the most of any to find here.

40/1

3

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Dr Lockdown

12st 0lb

J: Mr James King

T: Mrs H S Jeffreys

Not that far behind Kilfilum Woods and Coolagh Park at Huntingdon ten days ago, but still looks to have the most of any to find here.

40/1

2

20th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

20:40 Huntingdon

Dr Lockdown

11st 12lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Mrs H S Jeffreys

Achieved little when winning a two-runner point in April and was beaten 68l when third at Hexham 10 days ago; has too much to prove.

20/1

Form: 033/5/

Last run: 1117 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
18l ahead of Hung Jury when taking a 13-runner Chaddesley Corbett conditions race at Christmas (soft), and has won three further points since; no rules experience for three years and none at all over fences, but this nephew of Kicking King is as interesting as any of the home challenge.
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5

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Im Spellbound

12st 0lb

J: Miss Gina Andrews

T: Mrs G Andrews

18l ahead of Hung Jury when taking a 13-runner Chaddesley Corbett conditions race at Christmas (soft), and has won three further points since; no rules experience for three years and none at all over fences, but this nephew of Kicking King is as interesting as any of the home challenge.

11/2

5

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Im Spellbound

12st 0lb

J: Miss Gina Andrews

T: Mrs G Andrews

18l ahead of Hung Jury when taking a 13-runner Chaddesley Corbett conditions race at Christmas (soft), and has won three further points since; no rules experience for three years and none at all over fences, but this nephew of Kicking King is as interesting as any of the home challenge.

11/2

Form: 534-

Last run: 106 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Became first horse since Brunico (1992-3) to win successive renewals of the prestigious Lady Dudley Cup at Chaddesley Corbett latest (3m2f, good; Red Delta over 6l third); beaten favourite in all three hunter chases, mistakes seeming more the issue than the soft ground each time.
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6

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Jeux dEau

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Miss Laura Richardson

Became first horse since Brunico (1992-3) to win successive renewals of the prestigious Lady Dudley Cup at Chaddesley Corbett latest (3m2f, good; Red Delta over 6l third); beaten favourite in all three hunter chases, mistakes seeming more the issue than the soft ground each time.

9/2

6

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Jeux dEau

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Miss Laura Richardson

Became first horse since Brunico (1992-3) to win successive renewals of the prestigious Lady Dudley Cup at Chaddesley Corbett latest (3m2f, good; Red Delta over 6l third); beaten favourite in all three hunter chases, mistakes seeming more the issue than the soft ground each time.

9/2

4

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

16:19 Leicester

Jeux dEau

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Miss Laura Richardson

7yo with a record of 5-8 in points; turned over as favourite in his two runs in hunter chases but he was only beaten 2l in a good race at Warwick (3m, good to soft) last month, when a mistake at the third-last fence didn't help; that form puts him firmly in the picture and he still has potential.

11/2

Form: 2F8P/1

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Belated first career win last November opened the floodgates, as three more point wins and (last time) a slowly run Huntingdon hunter chase (beat Coolagh Park and Dr Lockdown) have followed; goes on all track types and has his going again, but likely career best required.
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4

1st May 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 4

18:15 Warwick

Kilfilum Woods

12st 1lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Francesca Poste

Found only the prolific Grace A Vous Enki too good in the Lady Dudley Cup classic at Chaddesley Corbett last time (3m2f), having won two opens over shorter immediately before (all on good); first-fence casualty when last seen in a hunter chase, but generally a safe conveyance nowadays.

3/1

7

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Kilfilum Woods

12st 0lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Francesca Poste

Belated first career win last November opened the floodgates, as three more point wins and (last time) a slowly run Huntingdon hunter chase (beat Coolagh Park and Dr Lockdown) have followed; goes on all track types and has his going again, but likely career best required.

25/1

7

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Kilfilum Woods

12st 0lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Francesca Poste

Belated first career win last November opened the floodgates, as three more point wins and (last time) a slowly run Huntingdon hunter chase (beat Coolagh Park and Dr Lockdown) have followed; goes on all track types and has his going again, but likely career best required.

25/1

Form: 1

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Little about his maiden point efforts presaged the huge personal best of last month's Down Royal hunter chase win (2m7f, good; RPR 133), though as a sibling of Aintree Foxhunters' second Jet Plane and prolific mare Found On he might always have made a chaser; player if backing that up.
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9

13th Mar 2026

Good

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Kings Jet

12st 0lb

J: Mr T A Halford

T: C W J Farrell

Won a hunter chase last May (on good ground) and probably wasn't in love with the heavy surface (has won on yielding to soft) when tailed off behind Con's Roc at Fairyhouse in November in his latest hunter chase; has since run well behind a prolific pointer; only a 6yo but this race looks too tough.

50/1

8

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Kings Jet

12st 0lb

J: Mr T A Halford

T: C W J Farrell

Little about his maiden point efforts presaged the huge personal best of last month's Down Royal hunter chase win (2m7f, good; RPR 133), though as a sibling of Aintree Foxhunters' second Jet Plane and prolific mare Found On he might always have made a chaser; player if backing that up.

5/2

8

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:00 Stratford

Kings Jet

12st 0lb

J: Mr T A Halford

T: C W J Farrell

Little about his maiden point efforts presaged the huge personal best of last month's Down Royal hunter chase win (2m7f, good; RPR 133), though as a sibling of Aintree Foxhunters' second Jet Plane and prolific mare Found On he might always have made a chaser; player if backing that up.

5/2

Form: PF-

Last run: 59 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Failed to finish hunter chase starts (one inopportune error in each) either side of a game Charm Park open point success (good); didn't appear to quite see out 3m2f behind Jeux d'Eau latest, and a bit further to go here.
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6th

3

15th Apr 2026

Good

3m 4f 97y

Class 3

15:50 Haydock

Red Delta

11st 13lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Fiona Needham

Stays thoroughly, having won the Lincolnshire National at Market Rasen (3m4f) on Boxing Day and performed well in the Eider at Newcastle (4m1f) in February; perhaps his heavy defeat over 3m on latest start can therefore be forgiven, particularly as he was hampered early on; considered back at 3m4f.

14/1

11th

2

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

15:52 Carlisle

Red Delta

11st 12lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: Fiona Needham

Stays thoroughly, having won the Lincolnshire National (3m3f) on Boxing Day and performed well in the Eider (4m1f) last time; not crying out for this drop back to 3m.

7/1

3rd

9

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

4m 1f 56y

Class 2

14:43 Newcastle

Red Delta

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Fiona Needham

3-10 in points; seven-race career under rules includes two handicap wins this season and there have been two notable performances over 3m3f/3m4f, including his win in the Lincolnshire National at Market Rasen (good to soft) on Boxing Day last time; 11lb higher this time (including 3lb out of the handicap) but he's a strong candidate for this trip.

12/1

Form: P1-

Last run: 53 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
0-12 before last December but has since won four of his last six, with a lot of that good work, including last month's Buccleuch Cup win (good), posted around sharp left-handed tracks; more needed but on the up.
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3rd

1

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

13:00 Huntingdon

Slaney Opera

12st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

3-16 in points and 2-9 over fences; two respectable runs for this yard, over 3m5f and 3m on good ground; obvious claims provided switching cheekpieces for blinkers doesn't backfire.

6/5

4th

4

16th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Slaney Opera

11st 10lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Majority of rules and point wins have been recorded around sharp left-handers, but found the fences coming too quickly even for him at Fakenham on last month's stable debut (3m5f, good; debuted cheekpieces retained here); no surprise were he to prove better than that again.

9/2

3rd

1

13th Apr 2026

Good

3m 5f 24y

Class 5

16:10 Fakenham

Slaney Opera

12st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Former pointer/hunter chaser who won Sedgefield handicap (3m2f, good to soft) for Ruth Jefferson in January and signed off for her with clear second at Wetherby (3m, good) last month; upped in trip and fitted with cheekpieces for this stable debut; likely contender.

11/8

Form: 9756-1

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Looked all about stamina when landing a Tipperary novice hunter latest (almost 3m, good to yielding; some fence omissions), supplementing a previous point gain; would be an unusually young winner of this, but lines up less jaded than many having only been on the go since April.
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4th

9

30th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:00 Tramore

The Rebel County

11st 4lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: G Ahern

Hunter chase winner 12 months ago but fairly slim pickings since then and cheekpieces now go on.

33/1

4th

2

9th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

15:35 Killarney

The Rebel County

11st 10lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: G Ahern

Hunter chase winner at Tipperary last year has been soundly beaten over hurdles and fences lately and has lots to find in this company.

66/1

7th

9

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 60y

15:55 Limerick

The Rebel County

11st 3lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: G Ahern

Winner of a novice hunter chase at Tipperary last spring (23.5f, good to yielding) on yard debut; 0-6 over hurdles for Noel Meade prior to that; midfield in Clonmel handicap chase two weeks ago (23.5f); others preferred.

25/1

Non-runners

Hung Jury

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £50.50
Straight Forecast £48.84
Trifecta £418.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Kings Jet

The Times:

Hung Jury

SPOTLIGHT:

The Rebel County

Daily Mail:

Jeux d'Eau

The Star:

I'm Spellbound

POSTDATA:

Kings Jet

Telegraph:

Kings Jet

The Guardian:

Kings Jet

D Express:

Kings Jet

The Sun:

Kings Jet

Daily Record:

Kings Jet

Daily Mirror:

Hung Jury