15:03 Stratford

Monday 15 March 2021

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pointtopoint.co.uk Novices' Hunters' Chase

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 39.7s

Bastien^p1²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Alexander Thorne⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Mason| OR: 119| D

22/1

Useful hurdler at best, but well beaten sole outing last term/final run for Alan King. Since failed to complete in 2 starts between flags and, most recently, on hunter chase debut. Cheekpieces added.

Form: 34/0-FPF

Big Dawg¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Cheesman⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs P Tetley

100/1

Winner of a maiden point last February, but pulled up on debut in this sphere at Fontwell recently.

Form: 5/14-FP

Bingo Star⁷⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: Stuart Morris

50/1

Successful 4 times from 13 starts between the flags. Lengthy absence to overcome ahead of this hunter chase debut and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 3P1223/

Envoye Special^h,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Stan Sheppard| T: C R Barber| OR: 123

3/1

Winning hurdler in France and placed 3 times over fences for Paul Nicholls. Weak at the finish on hunter chase debut at Leicester (22.7f, heavy), but drop back in trip/better ground here may help.

Form: 6P3-753

Flash Klass³⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: R Willcox

33/1

Winner of a maiden point at second attempt in May 2019. Failed to complete sole subsequent start and percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 5/1F-

Golden Tobouggan¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Wadland| D

13/8

Good strike rate in points (7-16 in that sphere) and positive start under Rules when second in a 9-runner hunter chase at Wincanton (20.2f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Leading contender.

Form: P222/12

Gottagottagetaway^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Lucy Smith

16/1

Successful once from half-a-dozen starts between the flags. Ran well for a long way when fourth of 15 in hunter chase at Leicester (22.7f, heavy) on Rules debut, but more will be needed here.

Form: P/U1-224

I'm Wiser Now^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 111

3/1

Still a maiden and though placed on each of his 12 starts under Rules, including in this sphere the last twice, he doesn't find much when push comes to shove.

Form: 22-F232

Jimmy Tew^h³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ackner

150/1

Poor record in points (0-12) and showed nothing on last month's Rules debut in a Wincanton hunter chase.

Form: U3P-26P

Lightonthemountain³⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: Peter Hickman

100/1

Bagged a couple of point-to-points in April/May 2018. However, pulled up in that sphere when returning from a long layoff last March and he has a point to prove on this Rules debut.

Form: PF211/P-

Tom Barton^b¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: D A Jacob| T: Mrs S Alner

20/1

Nine-time point winner, but beaten a fair way when fourth in first-time blinkers back in this sphere at Wincanton where he was around 20 lengths adrift of second-placed Golden Tobouggan.

Form: 3812-74

Starweld^p1³⁸⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Callum McKinnes⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Shaw

250/1

Opened account between the flags in April 2019, but overall record in that sphere is hardly inspiring and she's probably best watched on Rules debut.

Form: PPP1/PP-

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Non-Runners

Airlander⁷⁵⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: S Penny J: Non Runner

Maitree Express⁹³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: R Waley-Cohen J: David England

Forecasts

Golden Tobouggan (13/8), I'm Wiser Now (3/1), Envoye Special (3/1), Maitree Express (7/2), Gottagottagetaway (16/1), Tom Barton (20/1), Bastien (22/1), Airlander (33/1), Flash Klass (33/1), Bingo Star (50/1), Big Dawg (100/1), Lightonthemountain (100/1), Jimmy Tew (150/1), Starweld (250/1)

The vote goes to GOLDEN TOBOUGGAN, who found just one too good on debut in this sphere at Wincanton recently and a reproduction of that effort will probably suffice here. Envoye Special can be expected to fare better than he did at Leicester last time now back down in trip and on better ground. However, Maitree Express, a wide-margin point winner when last seen in December, rates the main danger.