16:30 Hereford

Monday 29 January 2024

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Play Beat Sav! At PlanetSportBet Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 36.87s

Cat Tiger⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr D Maxwell| T: S Loxton| OR: 136| D

8/11

Useful chaser for Paul Nicholls who was second in last year's Aintree Foxhunters' in 2022. Not disgraced both runs for N. George & A. Zetterholm at Auteuil this winter. Possibilities starting for another new handler.

Form: 02/5P-35

Kaproyale^t²⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Zac Baker| T: Francesca Poste| OR: 115

5/1

Prolific winning pointer who has made an excellent start in hunters, scoring at Huntingdon and Stratford in early summer. More to offer so can't be ruled out despite an eight-month absence.

Form: 2212-11

Time Leader⁵⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Roach| OR: 128| BF| D

9/4

Fairly useful chaser for John O'Shea who bgged hunter chase (10/11) at Cartmel (25.5f, good) in May. Pulled up in a recent point but he still needs considering for his new stable.

Form: P5-111P

Avoir De Soins²⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Chloe Emsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Stuart Payne| OR: 85

100/1

Modest chaser for Jonjo O'Neill who wasn't disgraced on yard debut when 26 lengths fourth of 9 to Kaproyale in hunter chase at Stratford (17f, good) 8 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on his return.

Form: 5P/2P4-4

Notre Pari^t1⁵⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽⁷⁾| T: L Harvey| OR: 118| BF

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser for Olly Murphy. Has since scored in points and fourth in that sphere last month so can't be dismissed.

Form: 421-4P4

Nuova Vita^p1²³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Ella Herbison⁽⁷⁾| T: Edward William Walker

150/1

Dual winning pointer but showed little in a pair of novice hurdles at Worcester and Newton Abbot in the summer for Polly Grundy. Cheekpieces on for new stable on his return.

Form: 5PU1-55

Shang Tang^t⁵⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Aimee Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss H Brookshaw| OR: 116| D

33/1

Fairly useful chaser at best for Emma Lavelle but struggled in handicaps at the start of the summer and only seventh in a point for her new stable in December.

Form: 1/46-U67

Urbanist^p⁵⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Immy Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Holmes| OR: 87

150/1

Got off the mark in points earlier this month but hasn't troubled the judge in hunter chases thus far and makes limited appeal.

Form: 2-51PPP

Non-Runners

Bennys King²¹

Weight: 12-6| Age: 13

T: D Skelton J: Miss Heidi Palin

Forecasts

Cat Tiger (8/11), Time Leader (9/4), Bennys King (7/2), Kaproyale (5/1), Notre Pari (9/1), Shang Tang (33/1), Avoir De Soins (100/1), Urbanist (150/1), Nuova Vita (150/1)

BENNYS KING took this 12 months ago and looks the way to go again having teed himself up well when a rejuvenated third at Taunton last time out. Kaproyale still looks to have better days ahead of him in this sphere so rates the main threat on his return ahead of Notre Pari and Cat Tiger.