Nick Luck Daily Podcast 'Pointing Pointers' Open Hunters' Chase

Arrives on a hat-trick after wins at Catterick (25f) and Ludlow (2½m) last month. Has a double penalty to shoulder as a result but it shouldn't prevent him making a bold bid.

This veteran has good claims on the form he showed when second in a Ludlow hunter last spring but nowhere near that level in 2 handicaps during the summer. First run for 7 months.

Smart handicap chaser for Willie Mullins in his prime. Showed he retains a fair level of ability when back from a long absence to finish third over 2m at Leicester last month. Claims if he can build on that.

Pulled up in a Taunton hunter in January and has suffered the same fate in 3 points since. Can only watch.

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser at his best but struggled in handicap chases for Emma Lavalle early last year and has done little in points lately to suggest he's likely to fare much better on this hunter debut.

Runner-up on the first of 2 starts in hunters in spring 2023 and prolific again in the pointing field since, including a wide-margin reappearance win at Larkhill in February. Found one too strong again in a hunter at Stratford since but it's surely only a matter of time before he wins one of these.