Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 6m 58.00s

The Wolf^b,t⁶²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 128| D

13/8

Temperamental sort but he has a useful level of ability, finishing a creditable third of 9 in 22.5f Leicester handicap on last start in January. Sets the form standard on hunter debut.

Form: 21-3553

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Haven't Time²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss Lucy Turner| T: Miss S McQueen| OR: 115| D

6/1

Winning pointer who stepped up plenty on his Taunton reappearance when getting off the mark under Rules in 3m Southwell hunter (heavy) 3 weeks ago. This looks a slightly better race.

Form: F/878-51

Yippee Ki Yay^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Milo Herbert⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs N Sheppard| CD

11/8

Four-time point winner who made a successful start to his hunter career over C&D (heavy) last week, pulling well clear of the only other finisher. This is a deeper race but he has the potential for better.

Form: 11-3141

Cooldine Bog¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Jackson-fennell| OR: 107

28/1

Showed he's still capable of fair form when 8 lengths third in 3m Fakenham hunter last month. Third when badly hampered and unseated 3 out at Leicester since. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 3P-P33U

Drop Flight²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Sutton⁽³⁾| T: S Loxton| OR: 112

8/1

Placed 4 times in hunter chases last season but hasn't been in the same form this term, beaten 12¾ lengths into third behind the reopposing Haven't Time at Southwell (3m, heavy) last time.

Form: P2-66P3

Forecasts

Yippee Ki Yay (11/8), The Wolf (13/8), Haven't Time (6/1), Drop Flight (8/1), Cooldine Bog (28/1)

THE WOLF may not have many wins to his name over fences but has regularly produced useful performances, including this winter, and he's the one to beat on form now switching to hunters. Last week's easy C&D scorer Yippee Ki Yay can follow him home.