WI Centenary Celebration Novices' Hunters' Chase

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 7m 13.04s

Kit Barry^p¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Charlie Dando⁽⁷⁾| T: David Dando| OR: 103

4/9

Decent effort when 9L second over an extended 3m1f at Cheltenham (good-to-soft) earlier this month. Previously third to a useful rival in first time cheekpieces (retained since) and is a leading contender on this occasion.

Form: P4243-2

This Breac^h¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Richard Collinson⁽⁷⁾| T: A Pennock

9/4

Put a couple of pulled up efforts behind him when 25L third in a 4m Open point-to-point at Dingley (good) earlier this month. Drop in trip looks likely to suit.

Form: 531PP-3

West Lake^p,t⁴⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: D Phelan

11/1

Three time winning point-to-pointer was beaten 25L when runner-up in a soft ground hunter chase at Fakenham in February last year. Absent since and pulled up in this race two years ago.

Form: 1P4202/

Non-Runners

Desert Retreat¹⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: A Hill J: Mr James King

Forecasts

Kit Barry (4/9), Desert Retreat (6/4), This Breac (9/4), West Lake (11/1)

KIT BARRY performed well when placed at Cheltenham recently and he can go one better than when finishing runner-up that day. This looks a weaker race than the one he contested that day and he can see off his rivals here with This Breac capable of finishing second ahead of Desert Retreat who represents the stable who took this race two years ago.