Cottesmore Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 6m 22.30s

Bowtogreatness^h1⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr D Peters| T: D Peters| OR: 131| C| D

11/2

Pretty useful chaser at his best for Ben Pauling and while he hasn't been seen out under Rules since last January, a couple of runs between the flags in recent months will have blown away the cobwebs. One to consider on hunter debut.

Form: 51P3B-4

Jet Plane^t³²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr Sean P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 137| BF| C

10/11

Ended last term with a fine second in the Foxhunters at the National Meeting and resumed winning ways in good style when landing a 6-runner handicap at Leicester (2½m, good to soft) in December. Fell back in a hunter at Warwick last time but generally a sound jumper and he's the one to beat.

Form: 55712F

Pyleigh Court²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-4| J: Miss Ella Herbison⁽⁷⁾| T: R Pudd| OR: 123| C

13/8

Multiple point winner who landed 4-runner hunter chase in the mud at Leicester last February. Added to that when making a successful reappearance at Wincanton (25f, heavy) last month but improvement will be needed if he's to get to grips with Jet Plane.

Form: 13/31P-1

Enqarde³¹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Molly Armytage⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Plunkett| OR: 112

50/1

Bounced back after another wind operation when making a successful reappearance at Warwick (25.5f, heavy) in November 2023. Largely struggled in various race-types since, though, and it's been almost 2 years since his latest appearance under Rules.

Form: PP4322-

Non-Runners

D'jango³²

Weight: 12-1| Age: 13

T: Miss V Collins J: Mr Lucas Murphy

Northern Reel⁷⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: Louis Burke J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Jet Plane (10/11), Pyleigh Court (13/8), Bowtogreatness (11/2), Enqarde (50/1), Northern Reel (50/1), D'jango (100/1)

Granted a clean round of jumping, JET PLANE shouldn't have too much trouble in dispatching with these rivals and, in the process, book his ticket for Cheltenham and/or Aintree. Bowtogreatness is interesting on his hunter debut and is preferred to Pyleigh Court for forecast purposes.