17:20 Wincanton

Wednesday 2 March 2022

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 36.7s

Adrien Du Pont^t²⁷⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr William Biddick| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 135| D

11/8

Ready winner of hunters at Newbury (3m) and Kempton (20.5f) last spring, then seemed stretched by trip (27.5f) when last seen at Stratford 9 months ago. Can make a winning return.

Form: 6/8511-4

Wagner^p,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-6| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hampton| OR: 120| D

3/1

First run since leaving Anthony Honeyball when 8/1, career best when winning 8-runner hunter chase at Hereford (20.9f, good to soft) 30 days ago. No fluke about that display and may do better still.

Form: 1232P1

Dawn Sunrise^t³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr George Hiscock⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M I Macgregor| OR: 84

18/1

Scored in a point last time but his Rules form is pretty uninspiring. Hard to fancy.

Form: P6-1P31

West Approach^b¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 12-2| J: Freddie Gingell⁽⁷⁾| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 132| C

5/1

Landed a match here in February and wasn't disgraced when third of 4 at Lingfield later that month. He's never been up for a battle, though.

Form: 464-413

Llancillo Lord^h,t¹¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Megan Bevan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Bevan| OR: 84

66/1

Veteran who has a modest strike rate under Rules. Only third in a point when last seen in November, and hard to imagine he'll feature in this.

Form: 5543-P3

Maitree Express²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: R Waley-Cohen| D

10/3

Well beaten sole start under Rules in a Warwick bumper back in March 2019. However, well bred and is a multiple point winner (including all 3 starts this term), so looks a big player.

Form: 3-13111

Non-Runners

Envoye Special²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: C R Barber J: Non Runner

Fifty Shades³⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: N R Williams J: Non Runner

Sixteen Letters¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: N McLean J: Mr Joshua Newman

Forecasts

Adrien Du Pont (11/8), Wagner (3/1), Maitree Express (10/3), West Approach (5/1), Envoye Special (7/1), Sixteen Letters (12/1), Fifty Shades (14/1), Dawn Sunrise (18/1), Llancillo Lord (66/1)

ADRIEN DU PONT impressed in this sphere last spring and is a confident choice to make a successful return from 9 months off under Will Biddick. Maitree Express arrives with an impressive point record, so he's a big danger, while recent Hereford winner Wagner could also make his presence felt.