20:20 Cartmel

Wednesday 31 May 2023

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Cartmel Racecourse Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 6m 40.30s

Dressedforsuccess⁷³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-8| J: Mr Nick Orpwood⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 120| CD

5/1

Multiple course winner for this yard (rejoined since last outing) in 2021/22. Pulled up in hunter chase at Carlisle on sole start this year but better expected back at favourite venue.

Form: 16U46P-

Time Leader²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁷⁾| T: J J O'Shea| OR: 129

10/11

Fairly useful chaser. Backed up his excellent fifth in Aintree Foxhunters with easy victory at Kelso (21.6f, good to soft) latest and holds leading claims.

Form: 511P5-1

Write It Down^p,t³²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-4| J: Miss Immy Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Owen| OR: 102| CD

11/1

Caused a big surprise (albeit a fortunate winner) when bagging this event 12 months ago but out of his depth at Aintree latest and has something to find on form with principals here.

Form: FR42P1-

Gaboriot^p1³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Alice Stevens⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 110

12/1

Useful hurdler at his best. Hasn't matched that in hunter chases, however, and failed to build on previous run when well beaten at Kempton latest.

Form: 34PU23-

Kilbrew Boy²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Charlie Case⁽⁷⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 88

50/1

Wincanton chase winner in 2020 but not scored under Rules since and offered little in Cheltenham hunter earlier this month.

Form: 52212-P

Shoal Bay⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Oliver Boyden⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 118

14/1

Formerly useful performer for Colin Tizzard but well below that level in 4 starts for current yard. Won a 4-runner point in March but work to do back under Rules here.

Form: U3/PP12-

Step Back^b⁴⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss L Bradstock⁽⁷⁾| T: M Bradstock| OR: 112

10/3

Former Bet365 Gold Cup winner who posted his best effort in hunters when second at Carlisle (24.5f) in March. Below form at Aintree since but must enter calculations here.

Form: 25P420-

Urbanist¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Holmes| OR: 89

33/1

Off the mark in Points earlier this month but hasn't troubled the judge in 5 hunter chases thus far and makes limited appeal.

Form: 6P52-51

Forecasts

Time Leader (10/11), Step Back (10/3), Dressedforsuccess (5/1), Write It Down (11/1), Gaboriot (12/1), Shoal Bay (14/1), Urbanist (33/1), Kilbrew Boy (50/1)

TIME LEADER bagged his third hunter chase of the year with the minimum of fuss at Kelso 3 weeks ago and should take the beating here. Step Back and Dressedforsuccess may provide the chief threat.