16:20 Leicester

Friday 9 March 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:5016:2016:55

Nicol & Fielding Mechanical Services Ltd Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 23.70s

1^st

Argot

712-2

25/1

T: J R BarlowJ: Mr Rory Bevin (7)

Tracked leaders, challenged before 4 out, led 3 out, all out

2^nd

1 ½

Rouge Et Blanc

1312-2

5/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Miss Pippa Glanville (7)

Prominent, bumped 1st, led 5th, headed 3 out, held flat, plugged on op 9/1

3^rd

2 ½

Never Complain

1012-2

10/1

T: Mrs F MarshallJ: Mr Charlie Marshall (7)

Slowly away, in rear, headway from 4th, 5th 4 out, went 2nd briefly flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish tchd 11/1

4^th

1 ¾

Throthethatch

911-12

14/1

T: Miss J PidgeonJ: Miss Gina Andrews

Took keen hold, led, jumped right 1st, headed next, chased leaders, 3rd 4 out, 4th and weakening last op 7/1

5^th

Gowanauthat

1012-6

12/1

T: Francesca NimmoJ: Mr J Jackson-Stops (7)

Chased leaders, 4th and one pace 4 out, blundered and weakened 2 out, very slow last op 12/1

6^th

Mantou

711-12

20/1

T: S AllwoodJ: Mr Ed Glassonbury (3)

Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, 6th and fading 4 out, mistake and weakened next

7^th

Aero Majestic

511-12

20/1

T: Sean ConwayJ: J Martin (5)

In rear, struggling from 5th op 33/1

Also Ran

Grandioso

1112-6

7/1

T: S FlookJ: Mr Ed Bailey (7)

Towards rear, ridden 5th, well beaten after 8th, pulled up before 3 out op 10/1

Numbercruncher

1212-2

11/2

T: David O'BrienJ: Mr David O'Brien (7)

Behind, not fluent 3rd, some headway before 4 out, no impression, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 14/1 tchd 10/1

Santa's Secret

1012-2

16/1

T: Miss C BoxallJ: Mr Zac Baker

Towards rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, well behind 7th, pulled up before 4 out op 40/1

Proximo

1011-12

20/1

T: Stuart MorrisJ: Jack Andrews (5)

Mid-division, struggling 8th, pulled up after 3 out tchd 66/1

Trafalgar Rock

711-12

12/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Mr J Smith-Maxwell (7)

Chased leaders, lost place 2nd, slow 4th, well beaten before 4 out, pulled up before last op 14/1

Velvet Maker

911-12

11/4f

T: D M ChristieJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Prominent, led 2nd, headed 5th, 7th and weakening when mistake and unseated rider 4 out op 13/8 tchd 11/10

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£38.90Pl:£8.50, £2.10, £2.80EX:£291.00Trifecta:£2,527.30SF:£183.07Swingers:£38.10, £40.40, £12.00

Forecasts

Velvet Maker (11/4), Rouge Et Blanc (5/1), Numbercruncher (11/2), Grandioso (7/1), Never Complain (10/1), Gowanauthat (12/1), Trafalgar Rock (12/1), Throthethatch (14/1), Santa's Secret (16/1), Mantou (20/1), Aero Majestic (20/1), Proximo (20/1), Argot (25/1)

VELVET MAKER took on the likes of Douvan at his peak and has gone to the last two Cheltenham Festivals. He represents last year's winning connections and could be on a different level to these. Throthehatch is proven in the conditions and has the excellent Gina Andrews on board, whilst Trafalgar Rock will have the going to suit and his hurdle rating puts him ahead of many of these. Rouge Et Blanc won well last time and will love the surface, but this is a better race over a shorter trip.

Velvet Maker
Trafalgar Rock
Throthethatch

Previous Winners

2017

Darwins Fox

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 11

J: Mr D Maxwell | T: D M Christie

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £2,496.002nd: £774.003rd: £387.004th: £194.00