16:25 Haydock

Saturday 15 February 2025

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Walrus Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 5m 54.10s

Gracchus De Balme⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁵⁾| T: J J O'Shea| OR: 129

7/2

Useful ex-Irish hurdler/chaser for Joseph O'Brien. Off for 8 months but landed a point 98 days ago so looks competitive on form.

Form: 123-061

Hollow Games^b,t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-4| J: Josh Williamson⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 142| D

17/2

Useful hurdler/chaser who came in a fair third of 5 in conditions chase at Clonmel (20f, soft) 10 months ago. Fifth in a point recently so this Irish raider needs considering.

Form: P9U03-5

Jet Plane^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-4| J: Miss Heidi Palin⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 133

11/4

Fairly useful chaser. Evens, landed 7-runner hunter chase at Wetherby (24.2f, soft) 14 days ago by 12 lengths from Irascible. Ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 1P-3U71

Take All^h,t¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr Samuel Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: M Osborne| OR: 130

7/2

Fairly useful chaser. First run since leaving John Joseph Hanlon when a good second of 9 in hunter chase at Taunton (21.7f, soft) 38 days ago. Since landed a point so he must enter calculations.

Form: 868R21

Irascible^p,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Jackson-fennell| OR: 120

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser who came in a good second of 7 in Wetherby hunter chase on his yard debut at the start of the month. No forlorn hope.

Form: 535-632

My Drogo²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr William Biddick| T: Edward William Walker| OR: 145

11/4

One-time smart winning chaser but he's been off for 12 months since pulled up in handicap hurdle at Exeter (23.1f) for Dan Skelton. Bagged a point four weeks ago though so possibilities.

Form: F1/9P-31

Non-Runners

Famous Clermont¹³

Weight: 12-4| Age: 10

T: C R Barber J: Mr James King

Torngat²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: T Greenwood J: Mr Thomas Greenwood

Forecasts

My Drogo (11/4), Jet Plane (11/4), Gracchus De Balme (7/2), Take All (7/2), Famous Clermont (5/1), Hollow Games (17/2), Irascible (25/1), Torngat (50/1)

A few with chances but FAMOUS CLERMONT looks the pick at these weights so gets the verdict at the chief expense of Irish-challenger Hollow Games. Jet Plane and My Drogo enter calculations too.