Eddie Mapp Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 6.31s

Bletchley Castle^t²⁸

Age: 14| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien| T: Miss H Brookshaw| OR: 107| CD

22/1

Took this event 12 months ago but off 11 months before being pulled up in hunter chase at Southwell (24.3f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 42312-P

Fix At All¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J J Murphy-Knight⁽⁷⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 115| CD

11/8

Winning hurdler/chaser in France who finally got back on track for his current yard when landing 7-runner hunter chase over C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago. Needs to back it up now.

Form: 5-335P1

Zamparelli^b,t⁵⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 12-2| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss V Collins| OR: 120| CD

14/1

Winner of this contest in 2021 but pulled up in a point when last seen out in February. Not discounted if back on his A-game.

Form: 222-51P

Diligent^h³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Andrews⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs K M Sanderson| OR: 122| D

15/8

Successful six times in 2021 for Nigel Hawke, five of which over fences and added another couple more over hurdles last spring. Has made a good start for his current yard too, second of 7 in hunter chase at Wincanton (20.2f, good) 33 days ago. Big shout.

Form: 12-1452

Gaboriot^b⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Andrews| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 117

7/2

Useful hurdler at his best but has failed to complete in his last two hunter chases, blinkered when unseated rider 1st at Warwick (20f, heavy) 4 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 7-P34PU

Non-Runners

Arthur's Sixpence²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: G Nicholls J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Fix At All (11/8), Diligent (15/8), Gaboriot (7/2), Arthur's Sixpence (6/1), Zamparelli (14/1), Bletchley Castle (22/1)

A few of these come with question marks against them so this looks an excellent opportunity for DILIGENT to build on his recent Wincanton hunter chase second and open his account for his current yard. Former-winner Zamparelli could emerge as the chief threat if back on song, with Fix At All also not discounted if backing up his recent C&D success.