Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters' Chase

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 5m 47.40s

Espoir De Guye^t³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Miss N Parker⁽³⁾| T: S Loxton| OR: 130| D

10/1

Useful chaser at his best but ran poorly on final outing for Paul Nicholls and, back from 10 months off, again fell well short of his best when only third in a hunter at Warwick last month. Ability still makes him of interest in a race like this.

Form: 6P/856-3

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Famous Clermont^t³²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr William Biddick| T: C R Barber| OR: 142| C| D

10/11

Multiple point winner and useful form in hunter chases, landing the Foxhunters' at Aintree in good style when last seen under Rules. Scored unchallenged in a point since and will obviously take all the beating.

Form: 1161-31

Lieutenant Rocco^t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr George Hiscock⁽⁷⁾| T: S Hosie| OR: 125| D

5/4

Useful on his day and returned to form to some degree when second in a hunter at Taunton last time. Hard to rely on but obvious claims if he's in the mood.

Form: 4P14-P2

Funky Sensation^t³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Chad Bament⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Helen Bament| OR: 102| D

125/1

Rules record is rather uninspiring and was pulled up between the flags last time. Up against it.

Form: 461-534

Game Of War^p,t1¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: M Robinson| OR: 99

125/1

Fairly useful at best for Henry de Bromhead but hard to fancy on recent efforts, including back under Rules in a hunter at Kelso, while he's also been held in a point since. Tongue tied.

Form: 5P/0-P33

Tekap^p1³⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: M Sweetland

200/1

Pulled up in a Cheltenham hunter when last seen under Rules and hasn't fared any better between the flags the last twice, so hard to make any sort of case for.

Form: 332-PPP

Walkin Out^h⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Jake Bament⁽⁷⁾| T: L Jefford| OR: 106| D

16/1

Multiple point winner (second recently) who won a hunter at Cartmel last May but returned to this sphere with a tame display at Taunton 51 days ago. Has something to find.

Form: 14-115P

Forecasts

Famous Clermont (10/11), Lieutenant Rocco (5/4), Espoir De Guye (10/1), Walkin Out (16/1), Funky Sensation (125/1), Game Of War (125/1), Tekap (200/1)

FAMOUS CLERMONT took a big prize at the Aintree Festival last season and is fully expected to make a successful return to Rules. Espoir de Guye and Lieutenant Rocco both have the quality to trouble the selection but neither are as reliable.