16:50 Leicester

Friday 8 March 2024

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Leicestershire And Derbyshire Yeomanry Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 201y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:50  |   Winning time: 4m 19.95s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Cap Du Mathant55
Age: 9|  Weight: 12-6| J: Miss Olive Nicholls(5)| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  128| D
11/10
Back-to-back winner over fences as a novice last season and encouraging start this time round when fourth in a strong Ascot handicap in November. Pulled up both starts since but obvious chance now trying his hand in a hunter chase.
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2
Horse silk
Firakp,t20
Age: 9|  Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Sean P O'Connor(7)| T: D Skelton| OR:  118
3/1
Fairly useful hurdler who was successful in hunters at Warwick and Hexham last spring. Never looked justifying support back in this sphere at Haydock last time, though, and may have to settle for minor honours here.
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3
Horse silk
Tap Tap Boom54
Age: 10|  Weight: 12-6| J: Miss Pippa Brown(7)| T: J A Swinbank| OR:  113| D
28/1
Won twice on the bounce over fences at Plumpton/Ludlow in November 2022 but well below that level since. Pulled up in a point in January and probably best watched on this hunter debut.
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4
Horse silk
The Big Lensep,t26
Age: 11|  Weight: 12-6| J: Alex Chadwick(3)| T: James Owen| OR:  128| D
7/2
Winner of an Aintree handicap chase last summer and while he ran no sort of a race on hunter debut back from a break at Taunton in January, his subsequent success between the flags suggests that all is well. Major player.
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5
Horse silk
Boughtbeforelunchp444
Age: 11|  Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J Stevenson(7)| T: P Taylor| OR:  108| C
40/1
Three-time chase winner for Paul Webber but was pulled up at Ludlow on latest start in December 2022. Probably best watched starting out for new yard on hunter debut, over a trip he is likely to find inadequate.
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6
Horse silk
Drakes Well690
Age: 11|  Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Hutsby(7)| T: F Hutsby| OR:  108
12/1
Fair and consistent hurdler/chaser for David Bridgwater who got off the mark for present yard in a novices' hunter at Stratford in March 2022. However, below par next time and entitled to come on for this following an absence just short of 2 years.
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7
Horse silk
Cooldine Bog21
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7)| T: Miss A Jackson-fennell| OR:  107
25/1
Not the force of old and while he wasn't disgraced on debut for this yard in a Fakenham hunter last month, another minor role is probably the best his connections can hope for.
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Forecasts

Cap Du Mathan (11/10), Firak (3/1), The Big Lense (7/2), Drakes Well (12/1), Cooldine Bog (25/1), Tap Tap Boom (28/1), Boughtbeforelunch (40/1)

Verdict

This switch to a hunter could be just the tonic for CAP DU MATHAN, who hasn't covered himself in glory the last twice but a reproduction of his reappearance effort in a strong Ascot handicap chase would make him very hard to beat. The Big Lense appeals most for forecast purposes ahead of Firak.

  1. Cap Du Mathan11/10
  2. The Big Lense7/2
  3. Firak3/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,229.002nd: £1,615.003rd: £807.004th: £404.005th: £202.00

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