racingtv.com Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 6m 0.70s

Mr Mercurial²⁸⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr W B Ramsay⁽⁷⁾| T: Capt W B Ramsay| OR: 124

11/2

Completed a hat-trick when finding plenty to score by 6L at Cheltenham (2m5f, good) in May 2018; off since, and now in the care of Will Ramsay.

Form: U/P311-1

Shantou Flyer^t,v²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr D Maxwell| T: R Hobson| OR: 151| BF| D

8/15

Couldn't quite reel in the winner Coo Star Sivola when beaten a neck in the Ultima Handicap Chase (3m1f, heavy) at Cheltenham in March; pulled up in the Grand National thereafter; made a modest return from wind surgery at Warwick (7/4f) in January.

Form: 2222P-5

Sir Jack Yeats^b³⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr James King| T: R Spencer| OR: 125| CD

10/3

Nose winner of this race on heavy ground in 2018 (gamely held off Cultram Abbey); finished 12th of 24 to Pacha Du Polder in the Cheltenham Foxhunters' thereafter, and also completed in the Aintree version (ninth of 21 to Balnaslow).

Form: 531109-

Purcell's Bridge^h¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 12-2| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 106| D

33/1

A welcome winner for this trainer when back to winning ways in the Men's Open at Friars Haugh recently (is now qualified for the Aintree Foxhunters'); has more on his plate back under rules in a competitive race.

Form: 14/P58-1

Forecasts

Shantou Flyer (8/15), Sir Jack Yeats (10/3), Mr Mercurial (11/2), Purcell's Bridge (33/1)

SHANTOU FLYER probably needed his comeback race at Warwick last month and on official ratings has plenty in hand on today's rivals. Anything remotely near a repeat of his Cheltenham Festival second to Coo Star Sivola (Ultima Handicap Chase) will see him come out comfortably on top of the 2018 race winner Sir Jack Yeats.