White Swan Hotel Handicap Hunters' Chase

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 5m 13.40s

Risk A Fine^h,t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-7| J: Mr James King| T: Gareth Moore| OR: 137| BF| C| D

10/11

3-5 in hunter chases including a success here over slightly further last month. Beaten since at Cheltenham but this track is better suited to his front-running style. Hard to oppose despite topweight.

Form: 11211-2

Road To Riches^p,t¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr R James| T: D M Christie| OR: 128

4/1

Simple task at Carlisle in March and then right up to his best when third in Aintree Foxhunters. Not at his best since and would make more appeal over further.

Form: 7213P-2

Sam Cavallaro²⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 10-13| J: Bryan Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss H Brookshaw| OR: 115

11/2

Winner over 2m at Cheltenham earlier in the month and has been reassessed since. New mark means he meets Crazy Jack on 3lb worse terms than when beaten 27L in this last year.

Form: 4P231-1

Crazy Jack^p⁵⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs A R Hewitt| OR: 112| CD

9/2

Landed this by 7L last year, but chances of a repeat are not obvious following some lacklustre displays under rules and in point-to-points this term.

Form: 41645P-

Numbercruncher²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽⁷⁾| T: David O'Brien| OR: 102| C

25/1

Put some poor performances behind him to open his account for the year at Eyton-On-Severn earlier this month. Not badly weighted but regular rider unavailable and replaced by an amateur having his first ride under rules.

Form: P34P5-1

Forecasts

Risk A Fine (10/11), Road To Riches (4/1), Crazy Jack (9/2), Sam Cavallaro (11/2), Numbercruncher (25/1)

RISK A FINE may have topweight but he stands out on hunter chase form and his front-running style is suited to this venue where he has won previously. Crazy Jack won this last year but does not arrive in such good shape this time, whereas Sam Cavallaro, who was beaten 27L, scored at Cheltenham recently. Road To Riches was third in the Aintree Foxhunters and rates a bigger danger. The Irish challenger was sixth to Tiger Roll in the 2018 Grand National so this may be on the sharp side, but he still rates the main threat to the selection.