Quorn Novices' Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 25.63s

Paul Marvel^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr H Crow⁽³⁾| T: J J O'Shea| OR: 120| C

1/3

Fairly useful performer for Willie Mullins in 2023/24 who chased home a subsequent winner on penultimate start at Warwick and made most of good opportunity in first-time cheekpieces when readily taking 5-runner hunter here (22.7f, soft) 12 days ago. Likely to be in the thick of things again.

Form: 421P21

Corporal Jackjones^p⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Andrews⁽³⁾| T: Miss Poppy Skipper| OR: 101| D

7/1

Dual bumper winner who went winless over hurdles. Let down by his jumping on hunter chase bow at Ludlow last spring but he lines up here fit from pair of victories between the flags in recent months and surprise were he not capable of better still back in this sphere.

Form: U214-41

Just Lucky Sivola^t1¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr James King| T: Luca Morgan| OR: 107| D

8/1

Lightly-raced 7-y-o who was successful in both bumpers and over hurdles for Paul Nicholls in 2024. However, missed whole of last year and went as if amiss on yard/chase debut when pulled up 4 out in hunter here won by Paul Marvel 12 days ago. Tongue strap reached for turned out quickly.

Form: 6/2133-P

Prohus Yank²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Miss H Brookshaw| OR: 124

10/1

Didn't show much in a handful of points last winter but in process of running a cracker on first Rules start for present yard when unseating last in hunter at Ludlow (23.8f) 3 weeks ago, likely he'd have split a fairly useful pair. Now his task is to build on that.

Form: 4/1P3P-U

Walk Easy^h1,t1⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Edward Vaughan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Rhiannon Lodge

40/1

Walk In The Park gelding who got off the mark in points this time last year. Pulled up both subsequent outings in that sphere however, including on reappearance in December. Percentage call is to look elsewhere on this Rules debut.

Form: 224/1P-P

Non-Runners

St Cuthbert's Cave⁴⁰

Weight: 12-4| Age: 8

T: J J O'Shea J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

Forecasts

Paul Marvel (1/3), St Cuthbert's Cave (15/8), Corporal Jackjones (7/1), Just Lucky Sivola (8/1), Prohus Yank (10/1), Walk Easy (40/1)

Stablemates PAUL MARVEL and St Cuthbert's Cave give Joe O'Shea a very strong hand here, with the former narrowly selected to come out on top arriving on the back of success at this track 12 days ago. Prohus Yank was in the process of outrunning huge odds when unseating at Ludlow 3 weeks ago and also commands a second look.