19:40 Chepstow

Friday 26 April 2024

All16:3917:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:15

Dunraven Bowl 'Grassroots' Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 6m 3.19s

Castle Daragh^p1¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Conal Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: D Pipe| D

33/1

Winning pointer, runner-up last 2 starts (latest Apr 14).

Form: 51-PP22

Douglas Longbottom²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: Miss B Coward| D

9/2

Promise in Aintree pointers bumper 11 months ago. Multiple point winner, including last 2 starts (latest Apr 1).

Form: 1-32211

Gats And Co^t⁹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Broughton| T: D Brace| OR: 110| CD

6/4

Won 4 staying handicap chases on the bounce in 2022 (3 here, 2 over C&D). Fell in a point in January but likely type back under Rules here.

Form: 4-2278F

Great Colewood⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: Edward William Walker| D

22/1

Winning pointer, last of 4 finishers last time (Mar 3).

Form: 122-134

Looksnowtlikebrian^t⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 11-12| J: Osian Radford⁽⁷⁾| T: D Brace| OR: 115| C| D

4/1

Useful handicap chaser at best for Tim Vaughan. Prolific winning pointer since, including at the start of the month. Second more recently. One to consider.

Form: 11P312

Montanna^p³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Chloe Emsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Edward William Walker| OR: 117| D

11/1

Fairly useful at best for Peter Bowen and has won some points since. Would've run respectably behind another prolific pair had he completed in Newbury hunter 5 weeks ago.

Form: 14721F

Powerstown Park^h1,t²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Josh Barber⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Willmott| OR: 124

16/1

Fairly useful handicap chaser. Won twice at Hereford in 2021/22. Patchy form in points since (third Mar 30).

Form: P19/PU3

Red Nika^p³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr James King| T: E O'Donnabhain| OR: 110| BF| D

13/2

Successful in point again (second March 23rd) since last seen under Rules in March 2021. Work to do.

Form: 2325/12

Steady The Ship³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien| T: Miss Joanne Priest| OR: 105| D

40/1

Fair handicap chaser, won at Southwell in early-2022/23. Sold from Jonjo O'Neill only £3,000, successful in points since, though pulled up last time (Mar 24).

Form: 55U2-1P

Top Of The Charts^p,t⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Chloe Mills⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Mills| OR: 107| D

150/1

Fair handicap chaser when with Gavin Patrick Cromwell. On long losing run, including since being switched to points by current connections.

Form: 63-P563

Trendy Lady^t⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss C Morris⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs C Davies| OR: 102

80/1

Fair hurdler/chaser. Left Henry de Bromhead, placed twice from 3 starts in points for current connections, runner-up on latest (Feb 18).

Form: 5-65342

Non-Runners

Kalooki³³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: N R Williams J: Mr D Andrews

Forecasts

Gats And Co (6/4), Looksnowtlikebrian (4/1), Douglas Longbottom (9/2), Red Nika (13/2), Montanna (11/1), Powerstown Park (16/1), Kalooki (20/1), Great Colewood (22/1), Castle Daragh (33/1), Steady The Ship (40/1), Trendy Lady (80/1), Top Of The Charts (150/1)

GATS AND CO has a good record at Chepstow and gets the vote over stablemate Looksnowtlikebrian, Castle Daragh and Douglas Longbottom.