17:15 Cheltenham

Friday 29 April 2022

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Join Racing TV Now Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters' Chase

Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 6m 43.11s

Castle Trump²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Chadwick⁽⁵⁾| T: Rob Cundy

18/1

Winner of five of his six starts since returning from a lengthy absence in December, including each of his last three. Needs a second look on hunter debut.

Form: 113111-

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Famous Clermont³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr William Biddick| T: C R Barber| OR: 132

6/5

Five wins from 11 starts between the flags and looked a class apart from his rivals when making a winning start over regulations fences in a 3m Exeter hunter chase last month. Big player.

Form: 1/12111-

Go Go Geronimo^p1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T Chatfeild-Roberts⁽⁷⁾| T: G Bailey

40/1

Successful on three of his last four starts in points, including an Intermediate event at High Easter earlier this month. Still, some of these rivals make more appeal.

Form: 321211-

How To Get Away^h1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Kemp

16/1

Half-brother to very smart hurdler/high-class chaser The Last Samuri and has proved consistent in points, albeit he was brushed aside by Castle Trump at High Easter last month. Likely to come up short on hunter debut.

Form: 211122-

Minimalistic^t¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien| T: Mrs S Darke| OR: 102

28/1

Good strike rate in points (5-12), but previous efforts under Rules haven't been overly inspiring and he's probably worth taking on now pitched into a hunter for the first time.

Form: PF/6211-

Rebel Dawn Rising⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Peters⁽³⁾| T: D Kemp

5/1

Made it four wins from nine starts between the flags back from an eight-month break in February. Subsequently bagged a hunter chase at Leicester and he has to enter calculations.

Form: P2/1111-

Steel Express^p1¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr James King| T: M J Vanstone| OR: 84

150/1

Didn't show much in four handicap chases for Linda Blackford in 2020 and, though twice a winner between the flags this year, he was recently put in his place by Minimalistic in an intermediate event. Cheekpieces added.

Form: P/1P312-

The Whistle Blower^p1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Barlow

12/1

Has sprouted wings in the pointing field this year, winning each of his last three starts, the latest by 18 lengths. Likely a good more will be needed on this debut over regulations fences, though.

Form: 7/33111-

Voie Dans Voie^b1,t1⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mrs Izzie Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: A Hill| OR: 112

40/1

Fairly useful maiden hurdler/chaser for Alan King earlier in his career. Has picked up a few races between the flags since and yard has landed this race three times since 2007, but he has a fair bit to find with some of these.

Form: 67/1452-

Latenightfumble³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: T Ellis

7/2

Showed ability in a couple of bumpers last spring and her record between the flags is solid, successful all three starts in points this year. Yard saddled the winner of this in 2019 and she's one to consider.

Form: 322111-

Luscious Lilly²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr Charlie Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: A Pennock

125/1

Modest strike rate in points (2-17) and she was no match for Go Go Geronimo in a three-runner affair earlier this month.

Form: P15PP2-

Sine Nomine³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr John Dawson| T: Fiona Needham

11/1

Pulled up on debut in a point last April but hasn't looked back since, not finishing out of the first two in each of her seven subsequent starts (winner of her last four). Only a 6-y-o and she's an intriguing candidate.

Form: 221111-

Forecasts

Famous Clermont (6/5), Latenightfumble (7/2), Rebel Dawn Rising (5/1), Sine Nomine (11/1), The Whistle Blower (12/1), How To Get Away (16/1), Castle Trump (18/1), Minimalistic (28/1), Go Go Geronimo (40/1), Voie Dans Voie (40/1), Luscious Lilly (125/1), Steel Express (150/1)

This race revolves around FAMOUS CLERMONT, who looked a good prospect on his first start over regulations fences at Exeter, winning pretty much as he liked, and there should be more to come from this 7-y-o. Rebel Dawn Rising landed a Leicester hunter last time and is second choice ahead of Latenightfumble and Sine Nomine.