19:10 Tramore

Monday 19 April 2021

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Waterford Hunt Hunters Chase

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 6m 1.10s

Templebredin^p1³³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 108

8/1

Winner in maiden hunter at Clonmel in January. Below form fifth of 9 in hunter chase at Down Royal (19.6f, good to soft, 11/4) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 131175

Winged Leader¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D M Christie| BF

1/1

Fairly useful chaser. Respectable second of 11 in hunter chase (4/6) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Difficult to oppose.

Form: P25F22

Wrong Direction¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J Hurley⁽⁷⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 114

11/5

Fairly useful chaser. 5/6, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner hunter chase at Cork (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago, readily. Solid claims again.

Form: P62-261

Arctic Comet²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J W Hannon⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Tierney

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Fell in hunter chase (7/2) at Downpatrick (23.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 29 days ago. Dual point winner who shouldn't be ruled out.

Form: P-4141F

Beyond Redemption³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Stack⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, first run since leaving Gary Moore when fourth of 9 in hunter chase at Down Royal (19.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 33 days ago. Capable of better.

Form: 14/47-4

Change Your Story^b1¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Maher

150/1

Poor chaser. 80/1, pulled up in hunter chase at Cork (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago won by Wrong Direction. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 0/450-8P

Duty Calls²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: Rodney Arthur

22/1

Fair chaser. 20/1, fell in hunter chase at Downpatrick (23.4f, good to soft) 29 days ago, in the process of running well at the time. Needs to build on that.

Form: 3F-13PF

Save Us Avis¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P C Bannon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood

18/1

7/1, upped her game when won 10-runner hunter chase at Cork (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago, keeping on well. Further improvement would put her in the mix.

Form: U41761

Star Wizard¹²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood

66/1

Wizard King gelding. Half-brother to fair 17f hurdle winner Sultans of Swing. Dam bumper winner. Multiple-winning pointer, pulled up last time, Dec 13.

Form: 5-3377P

Texas Gold¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P Rogan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 18/1, 10½ lengths third of 14 to Wrong Direction in hunter chase at Cork (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago, well positioned. Vulnerable.

Form: 54-2B43

Peggy Gordon¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr S J P Baragry⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett

66/1

Once-raced maiden under Rules. 16½ lengths fourth of 10 to Save Us Avis in hunter chase (22/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago. Needs to up her game.

Form: 1-27PP4

The Forge Hill¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr S Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle| BF

18/1

Once-raced maiden. 10½ lengths third of 10 to Save Us Avis in hunter chase (11/8) at Cork (24f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Likely to improve.

Form: 1P-11F3

Result Amended

Beyond Redemption - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 5th.

Save Us Avis - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 6th.

Non-Runners

Boro Melody¹²⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: Eoin Joseph McDonagh J: Reserve 1

Roundstone³⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: T Costello J: Reserve 2

Ajijic⁵³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 12

T: T Leonard J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Winged Leader (1/1), Wrong Direction (11/5), Templebredin (8/1), Texas Gold (16/1), The Forge Hill (18/1), Save Us Avis (18/1), Duty Calls (22/1), Arctic Comet (22/1), Beyond Redemption (28/1), Boro Melody (50/1), Star Wizard (66/1), Peggy Gordon (66/1), Roundstone (100/1), Change Your Story (150/1), Ajijic (200/1)

Although he couldn't capitalise on a good opportunity at Cork last time, WINGED LEADER stands out on form and is generally consistent, so he's an obvious selection ahead of Wrong Direction, who readily made all at the same track recently. The Forge Hill also warrants consideration.