18:05 Cheltenham

Friday 4 May 2018

All16:5517:3018:0518:4019:1519:5020:25

Hunt Staff Benefit Society Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 18:08 | Winning time: 6m 38.7s

Findlay's Find^t⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Mansell| T: Mrs J Mansell| OR: 99| D

12/1

Won a point-to-point just five days ago. Only occasional good form under rules (has won one hunter chase) but clearly arrives here in good heart.

Form: 1P845/1

Foxcub^p²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Emma Yardley⁽⁷⁾| T: R Potter| OR: 113

5/1

Impressive winner of a Fakenham hunter chase three starts back and won a point-to-point when last seen, but limitations possibly exposed when finishing sixth in a good hunter chase at Catterick in the interim (subsequently disqualified).

Form: P/221D1-

Kit Barry³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Charlie Dando⁽⁷⁾| T: David Dando

4/1

Brought up the hat-trick when last seen in point-to-point company. This is obviously tougher but entitled to take his chance under rules.

Form: F421/11-

Light Flicker²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S A Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Campbell

66/1

Yet to get off the mark in point-to-points despite running some nice races, and probably needs to prove himself in that sphere before looking a realistic prospect under rules.

Form: 6/4P322-

Master Sunrise^p²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr James King| T: Mrs D Ralph| OR: 102

12/1

0/12 for this yard so far (both point-to-points and hunter chases) and left with plenty to prove in a competitive enough affair.

Form: 22/32P3-

Minella Friend¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Zac Baker| T: Mrs K Smyly

5/1

Point-to-point win last time out was his first for some time, and only has a bumper to his name under rules. Others hold more convincing claims.

Form: 5P3441-

Stoleaway¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Alex Edwards| T: P Rowley

7/4

Completed a hat-trick when last seen in a point-to-point. Also won a hunter chase two starts ago at a low level so has some experience of going well under rules, and should be thereabouts again.

Form: 15/P111-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

Bally River Boy¹³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J Slatter J: Miss A Stirling

Big Georgie⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 11

T: J Ridley J: Mr J M Ridley

Forecasts

Stoleaway (7/4), Kit Barry (4/1), Foxcub (5/1), Minella Friend (5/1), Big Georgie (15/2), Bally River Boy (15/2), Findlay's Find (12/1), Master Sunrise (12/1), Light Flicker (66/1)

Most of these have been running well in point-to-points, but have questions to answer in hunter chase company, and STOLEAWAY could be the one to land the spoils. Philip Rowley's charge completed a hat-trick of point-to-points when last seen, and unlikely a number of these has a good record under rules (despite his only win having come at a lower level). He is taken to get the better of Bally River Boy, who has potential in this sphere, and Findlay's Find, a point-to-point winner just five days ago.