17.13
Good To SoftTotnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Open Hunters’ Chase
- Prize money: £2566.5
- 3m 0f 54y
- Class 5
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hunter Chase
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/5 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.50
Form: /1/1/3
Last run: 319 days
W: 12st 2lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
7-11 in points and his rules form is useful, having finished third at Cheltenham last May and winning as he liked here last month; looks the one to beat. |
8/11 |
|
1st 8 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Multiple point winner who was very respectable third of five at Cheltenham (3m2f, good) last spring and was clear winner of good-quality open point at Badbury Rings (3m, good) when back in action last month; looks the one to beat here. |
6/5 |
|
3rd 3 |
2nd May 2025 Good 3m 2f 70y Class 4 |
12st 4lb |
raced in last but in touch with leaders, went fourth after 10th, disputing second when hit 15th, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on run-in |
7/2 |
16/1
- Place: £3.10
Form: 2165U- CD
Last run: 348 days
W: 12st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 136y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Track and going types come alike to this former Kelso and Exeter hunter chase winner (soft and good to soft); 11l behind a rival later drubbed by Stumps Or Slips on his most recent hunter chase start, but confidence levels topped up with an easy point win at Eyton-on-Severn (good to firm) since. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Won twice under rules (once over C&D) in 2024; slightly disappointing when favourite for his latest point but the form of his first two runs this season reads quite well in this context; no surprise if he features. |
16/1 |
|
30 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Won two hunter chases last year but those wins were in much easier races and he doesn't look in the same form now. |
100/1 |
10/1
- Place: £12.90
Form: /1P-P3 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 12st 2lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Won races for Paul Nicholls and Will Biddick and his last success was in a hunter chase at Wincanton (3m1f, heavy) last January; that form puts him in the picture and he made a respectable stable debut when third at Exeter (3m, good to soft) last month; possibilities. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 9 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Put poor reappearance run behind him when signing off for Paul Nicholls with fair third in Wincanton hunter chase (2m4f, good to soft; behind Gateau De Miel) last month; will be fine over this longer trip and has each-way claims if in similar form for new yard; cheekpieces removed after one use. |
10/1 |
50/1
Form: 540-UP D
Last run: 53 days
W: 12st 2lb
13 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Teenager who has gone over two years since his latest win and has been out of form this season (three runs); revival needed. |
50/1 |
|
5 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Won this race in 2024 (soft ground) but never really got going last season and was very disappointing favourite in a point last month, after a layoff; now a teenager and needs to prove he still has what it takes. |
20/1 |
50/1
Form: 3/3F2- D
Last run: 349 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| 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 |
11/2
Form: P46P1P D
Last run: 17 days
W: 12st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Held on well to exploit reduced mark in Newcastle handicap (2m7f, heavy) in January but was quickly back in the doldrums when pulled up (albeit in valuable race) at Doncaster last month; this hunter chase debut is much less competitive but it's hard to predict whether he'll warm to the task. |
11/2 |
|
13 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 1y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Exploited what was a very good mark at Newcastle (2m7f, heavy) and the front two pulled clear; raised only 3lb for that but consistent he is not; others safer. |
12/1 |
|
1st 4 |
27th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Represents top southern stable and he's very well handicapped on last season's best form; could stage a revival at some point but he struggled in the autumn on his last three starts and there's also a stamina query. |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: 2P6-42 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 12st 2lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
No threat to easy winner when second at Taunton (2m7f, heavy) last month but that was still a pretty good effort and he'll probably be better suited by the less testing ground here; a possible. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Won hunter chase at Southwell (3m, soft) in March 2024 and runner-up in this race last February (good to soft); this 12yo was no match for Golden Son when fourth at Warwick (3m, good to soft) three weeks ago; could improve for that reappearance outing but others still make greater appeal. |
33/1 |
8/1
Form: 1
Last run: 319 days
W: 12st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
1st May 2026 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Landed the intermediate on this card last term (good) despite his customary habit of jumping right; listless display at Exeter on his most recent hunter chase outing and had to work hard to land the odds in a 3m6f Larkhill open since (good to firm). |
4/1 |
|
8th 4 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
4-14 in points; finished well to snatch victory at Cheltenham (3m2f, good) last May, his only start under rules, and comes here after very respectable second in Larkhill open point (3m, good) this month; today's ground might be slower than he prefers but he can still go well. |
8/1 |
|
1st 2 |
2nd May 2025 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
jumped right throughout, prominent behind clear leaders, went second before 2 out, hung right run-in, led inside final 110yds, ridden out |
9/1 |
7/1
Form: 5P30/1 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 6lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Career highlight was the Tommy Whittle at Haydock in 2021; 50-1 winner of four-runner hunter chase at Leicester (2m6f, soft) this February but pulled up at Exeter (3m, good to soft) since; this 12yo is probably vulnerable. |
100/1 |
|
1 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Useful in his prime; 0-6 in points this season but drew 14l clear to cause 50-1 shock in four-runner Leicester hunter chase (2m6f, soft) three weeks ago; it's tricky to gauge what that form is worth or whether his revival will gather momentum but, nevertheless, he enters calculations. |
7/1 |
|
1st 5 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Landed the Tommy Whittle at Haydock in his younger days but is a shadow of his former self; 0-6 switched to points last term; unlikely to regain the winning thread on reappearance. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: -21472 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 12st 2lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
His second success over fences came at this track (2m6f, good) last June; has been beaten in hunter chases/points since and makes stable debut; may be better suited by 3m but not out of this. |
2/1 |
|
4th 2 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
18-1 when pulled up in Macklin's race here last month and only third of four runners in subsequent point. |
25/1 |
|
6 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Won Class 4 Stratford handicap (2m6f, good) last June and returned from layoff with creditable second in Wincanton hunter chase (2m4f, good to soft) three weeks ago; that form puts him on the premises here and he stays 3m perfectly well but he's far too inconsistent to rely upon. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: /P/4-3
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Useful handicap chaser in his prime but very lightly raced in recent years; remote when third of seven at Taunton (2m7f, heavy; behind Haven't Time) last month and current ability remains tricky to gauge but he ought to be better suited by the less testing ground here and might be boosted by the refitted cheekpieces. |
20/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Ran really well in defeat in some tough handicap chases in 2022-23 season and a good case can be made on that form; however, this 11yo has raced just three times since and is hard to fancy on that more recent evidence. |
12/1 |
|
4th 7 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Only a second outing since his bet365 Gold Cup third of two years ago when fourth in a 3m4f Cothelstone mixed open last month (good; no extra 2 out); couldn't insist his present rating is still warranted on that evidence but some ability clearly remains, and he won't mind any cut. |
5/2 |
33/1
Form: 5/2/
Last run: 1043 days
W: 11st 5lb
13 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
1st May 2026 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Most realistic assignment of the year when taking a Kingston Blount hands-and-heels race latest (good), in the process posting a win for the sixth straight pointing season; acts on all going, but the form of her two previous hunter chase efforts (almost three years apart) doesn't pass muster. |
12/1 |
|
12 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Front-runner; won three minor points last spring (good to firm/good) but failed to complete both her races last month and faces a fairly tough task on this rare start under rules. |
33/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
9th May 2023 Good 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Has won seven points, two of them small-field events on last two starts; better effort when 0.5l second of three in a ladies open on previous start as the winner is useful and the other runner, who was held when falling at the last, had previously won a maiden hunter chase; the one to beat. |
15/8 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £29.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £24.39 |
| Trifecta | £591.80 |