Willoughby De Broke Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 6m 29.20s

Kimberlite Candy^p²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 147| C| D

11/4

Runner-up in Becher Chase at Aintree in 2019 and 2020 but returned with a rather lacklustre display there and tried blinkered when pulled up at Chepstow last time. Has something to prove.

Form: 21/2P-7P

Reikers Island^p²³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Mrs Izzie Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: A Hill| OR: 122| D

3/1

Not the force of old but he opened his hunter account at Cartmel (25f) in June on debut for Lawney Hill. Can't be discounted after break.

Form: 466/P5-1

Give Me A Copper^t²⁸⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr C Houlihan⁽⁷⁾| T: C R Barber| OR: 139| D

11/2

Lightly-raced but smart staying chaser for Paul Nicholls. Goes really well fresh, so veteran rates a player for his new yard on his seasonal return.

Form: 417/2PP-

Moratorium²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Myles Osborne⁽⁷⁾| T: M Osborne| OR: 115| D

13/2

Failed to take to chasing for Gordon Elliott but he rattled off a hat-trick in points for his current yard and must enter calculations here.

Form: PP-8111

West Approach^b³⁰¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁷⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 135

5/2

Smart performer when in the mood. Returns after 10 months off in refitted blinkers and not taken lightly on first crack in a hunter with yard among the winners.

Form: 24P464-

Forecasts

West Approach (5/2), Kimberlite Candy (11/4), Reikers Island (3/1), Give Me A Copper (11/2), Moratorium (13/2)

A case can be made for all of these, but the Tizzard team continue among the winners and their one-time smart chaser WEST APPROACH gets the nod on his seasonal return. Give Me A Copper is another who needs considering with recent point scorer Moratorium not taken lightly either.