Leicestershire And Derbyshire Yeomanry Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 4m 8.67s

Joker De Mai⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr D Maxwell| T: Harry Derham| OR: 129| BF

8/11

Useful chaser in France and also landed 2m3f handicap hurdle at Lingfield for his new yard last winter. Has held form since and travelled well for a long way when third on hunter chase debut at Taunton (21.7f) in January and feasible to think he could step up on that.

Form: 12222-3

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One True King^v³³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: Miss B Coward| OR: 119| CD

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser for Nigel Twiston-Davies. Arrives fit from the pointing field, albeit beaten a long way when fifth on latest outing in February.

Form: 16-7235

Yccs Portocervo^p²³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Jack Andrews| T: Dr R Newland| OR: 133| D

7/2

Useful chaser who landed pair of hunters before completing hat-trick at Market Rasen last summer. Off since coming in fourteenth in Summer Plate at Market Rasen 7 months ago but has won off a break and he's a player returned to this company.

Form: 3P1-110

A Jet Of Our Own^p,t⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr F Philipson-Stow⁽⁷⁾| T: M Sheppard| OR: 117| D

9/2

Prolific winner in points who started Rules career in same vein when winning hunter at Cheltenham (16.3f) last May. However, well held between the Flags in recent months and he was in trouble some way out when pulled up at Taunton on latest outing 58 days ago. Bounce back required.

Form: 1235PP

Cooldine Bog^v¹³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Harry O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Jackson-fennell| OR: 93

150/1

Largely struggled to make an impact in hunters around this time last year. Lines up here having won a small-field contest between the Flags last month but this a much taller ask returned to this company.

Form: 4-P4P21

Fan De Blues^t⁶⁹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Henton| OR: 140| D

11/1

Smart handicap chaser who has been absent since finishing sixth in the Topham over the National fences at Aintree on final start for Willie Mullins in April 2023. Things clearly haven't been plain sailing since so the betting can likely prove an informative guide on hunter debut.

Form: 3118P6/

Forecasts

Joker De Mai (8/11), Yccs Portocervo (7/2), A Jet Of Our Own (9/2), Fan De Blues (11/1), One True King (16/1), Cooldine Bog (150/1)

YCCS PORTOCERVO has an absence to overcome but his record fresh is a positive one, so he's fancied to hit the ground running back from 9 months off and take his record in hunters to 3 wins from 4 starts. Joker de Mai shaped as if he'd come on for his reappearance third at Taunton in January and he rates the chief danger.