Butty Bach Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 59.70s

Gesskille^p1¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-6| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 121

13/8

Fairly useful chaser in France. Pulled up in listed chase at Clairefontaine 6 months ago. Only a 6-y-o and strikes as a fascinating recruit to this discipline.

Form: F2-134P

Give Me A Copper^t³⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr William Biddick| T: C R Barber| OR: 133| D

8/13

Lightly-raced but smart staying chaser for Paul Nicholls. Showed plenty of ability remains (albeit while looking ungainly) on hunter debut at Warwick, so solid claims with Biddick taking over.

Form: 17/2PP-3

Taaffes Castle³¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Scott Malson⁽⁷⁾| T: Wyn Morris| OR: 76| D

16/1

Established as a modest performer. Right up against it again back from 10 months off.

Form: 783/3DF-

Non-Runners

Not That Fuisse²²

Weight: 12-6| Age: 9

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Solomon Grey²²

Weight: 12-6| Age: 10

T: Miss V Collins J: Mr D Andrews

Bletchley Castle²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 13

T: Miss H Brookshaw J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien

Forecasts

Give Me A Copper (8/13), Gesskille (13/8), Not That Fuisse (2/1), Bletchley Castle (9/2), Solomon Grey (11/2), Taaffes Castle (16/1)

NOT THAT FUISSE shaped better than the result when third on his first go in hunters over C&D in January and, having been brought down through no fault of his own since, he's worth a chance to open his account in this sphere. Give Me A Copper should benefit from the stronger handling of Will Biddick, so he's considered the main threat, while Gesskille looks an interesting British debutant.