19:00 Chepstow

Friday 27 April 2018

All16:5017:2017:5018:2519:0019:3520:05

Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' Chase

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 6m 40.20s

Captain Camelot^h,t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr James King| T: Miss C Packwood| D

16/1

Winner of five point-to-points including at Lydstep 12 days ago. Has finished out of the frame in the last two runnings of this.

Form: 7-23U31

Charlie Breekie^p1²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien| T: Robert Llewellyn| OR: 104| BF| D

14/1

15L winner at Chaddesley Corbett in February but a costly failure next time. Looks to have work to do in this company.

Form: 3PCP-12

Essteepee^p1¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Jodie Hughes⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Sherree Lean| OR: 88| D

33/1

Winner of Ystradowen maiden point-to-point last year and not beaten far on his reappearance. Nevertheless he is more highly tried on first run over regulation fences.

Form: P/4721-4

High Hatton^h1²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: J W Tudor| OR: 103| DWS

7/1

Enjoyed a good spell in the spring of 2017, but he was tailed off in a Cheltenham hunter chase last May and pulled up at Lydstep last month on his first run back from wind surgery. Stable took this last year.

Form: 1152-7P

Kilcrea Bridge^p³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Nick Williams| T: N Williams| OR: 102| BF| D

6/1

Winner of a Milborne St Andrew maiden this year but beaten when odds-on since. Has something to find at this level.

Form: 4546-13

Pink Eyed Pedro^h²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: D Brace| D

11/2

6-16 between the flags including two victories in 2018. However, he made mistakes when soundly beaten in this 12 months ago.

Form: P1221P

Robin Des People^t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Bradley Gibbs⁽³⁾| T: D Brace| OR: 100| D

14/1

Has won four of his last seven point-to-points but he is somewhat in and out. His sole run in a hunter chase was a strong race and he finished tailed off, but on a going day he could cause a surprise.

Form: 82P1P1

Theboss On Thehill²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr C Dowson⁽⁷⁾| T: Claire Heelay| OR: 75| D

50/1

Opened his point-to-point account at the 10th time of asking in a Ystradowen maiden. This will be much tougher.

Form: 2U3P21

Tinkers Hill Tommy^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Peter Bryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Bridget Lewis| OR: 112| BF| D

11/10

Winner of five point-to-points and also runner-up in the Champion Novice Hunter at Stratford. Best form has come on good ground and this is his easiest task of the year. Jumped these fences well last month.

Form: 2-11223

Tomoroz Man^b1,t1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rex Dingle⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Morgan

66/1

Placed twice in nine point-to-points and facing a stiff task on his hunter chase debut against horses who have achieved a lot more.

Form: 6F-3672

Ann Scott^t1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr E David⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Sherree Lean| D

16/1

Winner of two Ystradowen point-to-points and had a good sort behind in third on return 20 days ago. Appears to handle any ground.

Form: PR13-P1

Non-Runners

Manhattan Mead¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: Paul Hamer J: Ben Jones

Forecasts

Tinkers Hill Tommy (11/10), Pink Eyed Pedro (11/2), Kilcrea Bridge (6/1), High Hatton (7/1), Robin Des People (14/1), Charlie Breekie (14/1), Captain Camelot (16/1), Ann Scott (16/1), Essteepee (33/1), Manhattan Mead (33/1), Theboss On Thehill (50/1), Tomoroz Man (66/1)

TINKERS HILL TOMMY was runner in the Champion Novice Hunter at Stratford last summer and that is head and shoulders above the form shown by any of his rivals here. He is proven over these stiff fences and the prospect of good ground is a further positive. Ann Scott looks the pick of the rest judged on current point-to-point performances. The booking of James King for Captain Camelot may see him improve on his previous two attempts at landing this contest.