16:55 Carlisle

Thursday 9 March 2017

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:25

Cheltenham Preview Here Today Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 4f 198y  |   Heavy  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:55  |   Winning time: 5m 50.35s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Loch Ba8
Age: 11|  Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J Jackson-Stops(7)| T: Francesca Nimmo| OR:  121
1/2
Useful rules performer in his youth and unseated rider early on in hunter chase debut prior to finishing runner-up to a useful horse at Chaddesley Corbett last month. Subsequently ran out the easy 60L winner of a hunter chase at Wincanton and looks the one to beat here.
3
Horse silk
Senor Alcob11
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-12| J: Miss C Walton| T: V Thompson| OR:  77
66/1
Finished a 25L runner-up in a three runner point-to-point on his penultimate start but pulled up subsequently and appears likely to struggle here.
4
Horse silk
Wicklow Ladv21
Age: 13|  Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Kit Alexander(3)| T: N W Alexander| OR:  114
5/2
Teenager who ran well when finishing a 1L third (highly rated ex-rules horse second) at Kelso last month. Finished runner-up in two hunter chases at Hexham last year and likely to put in another good show here.
5
Horse silk
Wind Of Hope11
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-12| J: Amie Waugh(3)| T: A J Brown| OR:  111
7/1
Winner of two of his last three point-to-point outings including over 3m5f last time out. Has won over this trip in the past but likely better over further these days but is another to note here.

Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Oscar Lateen8
Weight: 12-2|  Age: 9
T: V Thompson  J: Henry Morshead
NR

Forecasts

Loch Ba (1/2), Wicklow Lad (5/2), Wind Of Hope (7/1), Oscar Lateen (25/1), Senor Alco (66/1)

Verdict

LOCH BA can follow up his easy Wincanton success by taking a second hunter chase of the season. The selection had this pilot on board on that occasion and is taken to get the better of the veteran Wicklow Lad who regularly runs well in these events and Wind Of Hope who was successful last time out.
  1. Loch Ba
  2. Wicklow Lad
  3. Wind Of Hope

Prize Money

1st: £2,496.002nd: £774.003rd: £387.004th: £194.00

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