20:05 Cheltenham

Friday 3 May 2024

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Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 20:06 | Winning time: 5m 38.30s

Espoir De Guye^t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-1| J: Miss N Parker| T: Mrs N Sheppard| OR: 125| D

4/1

Useful chaser at his best and, returned to positive tactics, looked to retain all of that ability when scoring at Wincanton in February. Not disgraced when second at Ludlow before failing to take to the Aintree fences in the Foxhunters'. Since moved yards.

Form: 56/312P-

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Rebel Dawn Rising²²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr D Peters⁽³⁾| T: D Kemp| OR: 125

5/2

Multiple point scorer who is fairly useful under Rules and looked better than ever when landing a hunter at Fakenham in March, rallying to regain the lead late. Shaped better than the end result suggests in the Foxhunters'.

Form: B1U/210-

Cat Tiger²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Maxwell| T: S Loxton| OR: 129| D

2/1

Useful chaser at his best for Paul Nicholls but isn't the force of old. Unseated rider before halfway in the Foxhunters' but this is easier.

Form: P/35R3U-

Cooldine Bog³⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Jackson-fennell| OR: 100

33/1

Has struggled to make an impact in hunters for this yard. .

Form: P/P33U4-

Dalahast^t,v1³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Bradley Gibbs| T: A B Leyshon| OR: 93

66/1

Multiple chase winner in France but obviously not the force of old.

Form: 3PP/P44-

Game Of War^p⁶⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Andrews⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Vanstone| OR: 91

40/1

Fairly useful at best for Henry de Bromhead but hard to fancy on recent efforts, fit from points when pulled up at Wincanton. Changed yards.

Form: P0/P33P-

Royal Act^p¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Jess Stewart⁽⁷⁾| T: S-J Davies| OR: 69

150/1

Seemingly retains little ability.

Form: 4/P7585-

Solomon Grey^t¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Immy Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss V Collins| OR: 114| CD

9/2

Fairly useful chaser who won this race a year ago but doesn't arrive in the same form this time round.

Form: 2/32333-

Tekap^p⁶⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: M Sweetland| OR: 90| D

200/1

Looks limited on balance of his form.

Form: 32/PPPP-

The Composeur^p⁸⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Jack Wilmot⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J O'Neill| OR: 99

9/1

Little to shout about in 2022/23 for Jonjo O'Neill. Has won in points but unplaced when last seen in February.

Form: 402/215-

Non-Runners

Slievegar³⁵

Weight: 12-4| Age: 8

T: T Mccain-mitchell J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

Go On Chez⁹

Weight: 12-1| Age: 8

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Mr H Myddelton

Imperial Esprit¹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: R Varnham J: Mr Daniel Kyne

Mix Of Clover³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Miss H Lewis J: Tom Broughton

Forecasts

Cat Tiger (2/1), Go On Chez (2/1), Rebel Dawn Rising (5/2), Espoir De Guye (4/1), Solomon Grey (9/2), The Composeur (9/1), Slievegar (16/1), Imperial Esprit (25/1), Mix Of Clover (25/1), Cooldine Bog (33/1), Game Of War (40/1), Dalahast (66/1), Royal Act (150/1), Tekap (200/1)

REBEL DAWN RISING was in there pitching for a long way in the Foxhunters' last month and eased in class, is fancied to regain the winning thread. Go On Chez made a winning hunter debut recently and is a huge player on these terms, with Cat Tiger another to consider.