16:28 Newton Abbot

Wednesday 29 May 2024

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Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:28 | Winning time: 5m 34.04s

Yccs Portocervo^p³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-8| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: Dr R Newland| OR: 122| D

2/1

Won back to back at Uttoxeter last summer and bounced back from a poor run on hunter debut in January when seeing off the reopposing Duc de Bourbon by 4¼ lengths in 20.5f Kempton hunter last month. Should go well again.

Form: 1163P1-

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No Getaway^p,t³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 12-4| J: Sean Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 115| CD

15/2

Won this race 12 months ago. Creditable third at Kempton (20.5f) last month but reopposing pair Yccs Portocervo and Duc de Bourbon were ahead in first and second.

Form: PP4/123-

Duc De Bourbon^t³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Andrews| T: S Loxton| OR: 114

7/2

Successful hurdler/chaser for Paul Nicholls and a winning pointer for this yard. Sound start to his hunter career when 4¼ lengths second of 6 to Yccs Portocervo at Kempton (20.5f, good) last month. Should figure again.

Form: 1F/F122-

Kilronan Castle¹⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Jake Bament⁽⁷⁾| T: M Sweetland| OR: 81

200/1

Fair chaser earlier in his career but pulled up in both hunters and recent point exploits don't suggest he'll be getting involved here.

Form: 5PPP/35

Norman Abu^p,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Michael Treneer⁽⁷⁾| T: Deborah Treneer

80/1

Remote fourth on recent 25.5f course hunter debut. Booked for another struggle.

Form: P0P2-44

Phoenix Way^t⁴¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Megan Bevan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs C Fry| OR: 135| D

11/8

Pretty smart chaser at his best for Harry Fry. Not seen for 13 months but could be a cut above this opposition on hunter debut.

Form: FP445U/

Tekap¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: M Sweetland| OR: 87| D

150/1

Looks limited on balance of his form. Pulled up in a Cheltenham hunter at the start of this month and last of 4 in a point since.

Form: PPPP-P4

Non-Runners

Kalooki⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: N R Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Phoenix Way (11/8), Yccs Portocervo (2/1), Duc De Bourbon (7/2), No Getaway (15/2), Kalooki (20/1), Norman Abu (80/1), Tekap (150/1), Kilronan Castle (200/1)

PHOENIX WAY was still capable of useful form at the beginning of 2023 and is taken to make a winning start to his hunter career. Yccs Portocervo can confirm recent Kempton superiority over Duc de Bourbon and No Getaway, who won this 12 months ago, and give the selection most to think about.