16:35 Doncaster

Wednesday 23 February 2022

All13:4214:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Virgin Bet Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 6  |   3m 2f 1y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:35  |   Winning time: 6m 48.75s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Dolphin Squarep8
Age: 8|  Weight: 12-6| J: Mr D Maxwell| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR:  139
4/6
Winner of handicap hurdles at Newbury and Cheltenham this season, and made it 2-3 in hunter chases when landing a 4-runner affair at Lingfield (23.5f, heavy) recently. The one to beat.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Oldgrangewood311
Age: 11|  Weight: 12-6| J: Mr H Myddelton(7)| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR:  139
11/1
Ended last season on a downer, but was a smart handicap chaser in his pomp and interesting to see how he fares in the betting now pitched into a hunter for the first time on return/debut for new yard.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Soldier Of Lovep,t18
Age: 9|  Weight: 12-6| J: Mr William Biddick| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  133| BF| D
11/1
Form tailed off towards the end of last season and while he retains plenty of ability judged on his reappearance/hunter chase debut second at Musselburgh, he has work to do on these terms.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Desire De Joie18
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A Wright(7)| T: N R Wright| OR:  120
20/1
Positive start for current yard when landing a point earlier this month, but he's 0-9 over fences and faces an uphill task on these terms now making the switch to a hunter chase.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Le Breuilb18
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P Mason(5)| T: B Pauling| OR:  127
11/4
Hasn't won a race of any description for best part of 3 years and while he wasn't disgraced when chasing home the prolific Dubai Quest on recent hunter debut at Wetherby, others make greater appeal.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Jett5
Weight: 12-2|  Age: 11
T: R Waley-Cohen  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Dolphin Square (4/6), Jett (8/11), Le Breuil (11/4), Soldier Of Love (11/1), Oldgrangewood (11/1), Desire De Joie (20/1)

Verdict

DOLPHIN SQUARE has had a fine season and can make it 3 wins from 4 starts in hunters. Oldgrangewood could be the danger on debut for Oliver Greenall.

    Previous Winners

    2021
    Silsol
    Weight: 11-2  |Age: 12
    J: Lorcan Williams  |  T: W Biddick
    3/1

    Prize Money

    1st: £2,053.002nd: £1,027.003rd: £513.004th: £257.00

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