16:45 Catterick

Wednesday 6 March 2024

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Jumping For Fun Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 6m 52.60s

Dressedforsuccess²⁸⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Nick Orpwood⁽³⁾| T: James Latham| OR: 113| D

66/1

Disappointing in hunters at Cartmel (back with James Moffatt on latest outing) last spring and returns from 9 months off with plenty to prove.

Form: 6U46P-6

Gaboriot^p⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr George Cowley⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 122| BF

3/1

Won a pair of 3m handicaps in the autumn. Good third at Ludlow (3m again) just before Christmas. Should be up to making his presence felt back in a hunter.

Form: 23-2113

Jerrysback⁵³²

Age: 12| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr John Dawson| T: B Haslam| OR: 137

12/1

Useful chaser who landed a couple of veterans' events in 2022 and, while he has a long absence to overcome, he'd be one to note if the market spoke in his favour.

Form: P4/6117-

Percussion^p,t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr James King| T: L Morgan| OR: 128| BF

2/1

Three-time chase winner who goes well over the Aintree National fences, placed in the Grand Sefton and Becher Chases this season. Seemed amiss on hunter debut at Leicester 8 days ago but could bounce back quickly.

Form: 3P-235P

Romain De Senam^t⁵⁹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Daniel Cherriman⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss H Brookshaw| OR: 133

25/1

Smart chaser at best whose form dropped away for David Pipe when last seen in 2022. Hard to know how much ability he retains starting out in hunters for a new yard.

Form: 212466-

Windsor Avenue¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr J Teal⁽⁷⁾| T: J Teal| OR: 126

4/1

Fairly useful chaser on his day and, while he's yet to fully fire in hunters for this yard, he had an excuse (raced on the inner) at Haydock last time, so not one to rule out.

Form: 4P43-35

Drop Him In¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Tom Hutsby⁽⁷⁾| T: F Hutsby| OR: 98

17/2

Ended his time for Olly Murphy out of sorts and, while he's been placed on his last 3 starts in points, he has something to find back under Rules.

Form: 4-64222

Ballydonagh Boy³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Rosie Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S Coward| OR: 91

12/1

Multiple point winner (ran with credit last time) but his Rules form isn't good enough to make him a serious player in this.

Form: 251-113

High Up In The Air⁶⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Power⁽⁵⁾| T: T W Fife| OR: 105

80/1

Won 5 on the bounce over fences in 2020/21 but hasn't shown much since. First run for yard after leaving Philip Kirby.

Form: P7PP-UP

Jobsonfire²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Benjamin Abbott⁽⁷⁾| T: S Allwood| OR: 100| D

100/1

Has lost his form both under Rules and between the flags and is hard to fancy again.

Form: 3/PP4-U5

Torygraph^p³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Zac Baker| T: Mrs S Fanning| OR: 121

12/1

Lost his way for Gordon Elliott and it's a good while since he's been seen under Rules, so hard to make a strong case for despite proving he retains ability in points.

Form: 23-2P22

Non-Runners

Torngat⁵²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: T Greenwood J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Percussion (2/1), Gaboriot (3/1), Windsor Avenue (4/1), Drop Him In (17/2), Jerrysback (12/1), Ballydonagh Boy (12/1), Torygraph (12/1), Torngat (14/1), Romain De Senam (25/1), Dressedforsuccess (66/1), High Up In The Air (80/1), Jobsonfire (100/1)

GABORIOT perhaps doesn't have quite as much class as some of his rivals but he's in form and has much less to prove than most, so he's preferred to Jerrysback, who has a long absence to overcome. Percussion is also likely to play a hand if he can put a tame display at Leicester behind him.