bet365 Scottish Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:19 | Winning time: 7m 22.34s

Myth Buster²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Miss L Bradstock⁽⁷⁾| T: S Bradstock| OR: 135

11/8

One-time useful chaser (for Henry de Bromhead). Below form when last seen under Rules but new yard appears to have got him back on track, runner-up between the flags recently, so warrants respect.

Form: 10-35P2

Soldier Of Love^p,t²⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr William Biddick| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 140

5/4

Useful chaser who was prolific in the summer of 2020 and, while his form tailed off towards the end of that season, he's been found a good opening to make his hunter debut after 9 months off.

Form: 112PP-U

Black Anthem¹⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss Pippa Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Swinbank| OR: 105

8/1

Lost his way for Tom Lacey in autumn last year and has been picked up very cheaply by new connections, so hard to warm to on his first crack at hunters.

Form: P7-P254

Wonderoftheworld^t¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Jamie Gambin⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss H M Mcmahon| OR: 110

11/1

Unreliable sort who returned to Rules with a tame display in a Ludlow hunter recently. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 34PP3P

Forecasts

Soldier Of Love (5/4), Myth Buster (11/8), Black Anthem (8/1), Wonderoftheworld (11/1)

SOLDIER OF LOVE is the class act in this field and Paul Nicholls should have him sufficiently fit enough to make a successful start in this sphere. Myth Buster, a runner-up in a point recently, has the benefit of a recent run, so he could pose the main threat.