19:55 Kempton

Thursday 26 April 2018

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Crohn's & Colitis UK Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 5m 18.55s

Boher Call^t¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 12-4| J: Dr George Bingham⁽⁷⁾| T: R Bandey| OR: 111| BF| D

14/1

Beat two other finishers at Milborne St Andrew in February on good ground and has had his limitations exposed since. Possibly aiming too high here.

Form: 391C35

Such A Legend³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr Zac Baker| T: Tracey Bailey| OR: 126| C

7/1

Winner of a class three handicap chase at Chepstow on quick ground a year ago. Has undergone wind surgery and he could bounce back under a top amateur over a trip which seems his optimum.

Form: 91-2PPU

Starkie^t1²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Charlie Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ward-Thomas| OR: 111| BF

12/1

Wide margin winner at Plumpton last spring off a mark of 107. Consistency has never been his strong suit and he needs to find a fair bit of improvement to beat some of these.

Form: 2143-23

Treat Yourself⁶⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Richard Collinson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M Bentham| OR: 96

33/1

Wide margin winner at Newcastle last year off a mark of 94 when ground conditions were good. Pulled-up on point-to-point debut when conditions were slower than ideal, but he still has plenty to find.

Form: 414-54P

Driftwood Pride^b¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Western| OR: 99| D

33/1

Hasn't won a point-to-point since 2014 and recent efforts fall a long way short of what's required here. Others preferred.

Form: 3-P24P5

No Likey^p,t⁶⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D Mansell| T: Mrs J Mansell| OR: 111

12/1

Hit a mark of 137 in his prime for Philip Hobbs, but fortunes have been on the slide over the past 18 months with no signs of an upswing.

Form: U39444

Port Melon³⁷²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 131| C| D

5/4

Much better than these on his day and stable have a good record in this type of contest. Has shown temperament and he might want further, but if a spell of hunting has freshened him up he will take plenty of beating.

Form: 62/5546-

Tom Barton^p1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Alner

9/4

Prolific winning pointer who beat a good field at Badbury Rings last time. Makes rules debut with Paul Nicholls' talented amateur on board and worth checking in the market.

Form: 1-27341

Forecasts

Port Melon (5/4), Tom Barton (9/4), Such A Legend (7/1), Starkie (12/1), No Likey (12/1), Boher Call (14/1), Treat Yourself (33/1), Driftwood Pride (33/1)

Tom Barton brings the best point-to-point form into this but on paper he faces a stiff task against PORT MELON who was a useful chaser at his best. Paul Nicholls has a good record in these races and his chaser may do better following a break and a return to less competitive company. Such A Legend was a Chepstow winner over this trip a year ago off a mark of 123 and conditions are set for him to produce his best run since.