Pytchley Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 54.10s

Cousin Pascal⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁷⁾| T: J J O'Shea| OR: 120

8/11

Won Aintree Foxhunters' in 2021 and fifth in last year's renewal. Poor in Hereford hunter 29 days ago but wide-margin point winner again since. Should go well.

Form: 5-P14P1

Espoir De Teillee^p,t¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-4| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 124

7/4

Smart handicap chaser on his day and offered a bit more back front-running at Haydock recently until unseating just after halfway. Good chance he'll be involved.

Form: 30P-PPU

Dalahast²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr James King| T: A B Leyshon| OR: 103

15/2

Multiple chase winner in France but obviously not the force of old, well held again at Fontwell on Sunday.

Form: 567-P53

Too Many Diamonds³⁹³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: A Ward-Thomas| OR: 102

50/1

Progressive chaser for Dan Skelton in 2017/18 but has shown very little since, including in points. First run for 13 months.

Form: 5P/PP7P-

Non-Runners

Solomon Grey⁷

Weight: 12-4| Age: 11

T: Miss V Collins J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Cousin Pascal (8/11), Solomon Grey (6/4), Espoir De Teillee (7/4), Dalahast (15/2), Too Many Diamonds (50/1)

2021 Aintree Foxhunters' winner COUSIN PASCAL ran out a wide-margin winner of a point recently and is narrowly preferred to Espoir de Teillee, who showed a bit more spark at Haydock.