15:20 Wincanton

Thursday 4 February 2021

All12:3013:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:50

Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 7m 4.90s

1^st

Sametegal

1211-2

6/5f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd after 13th, led before 3 out, stayed on well, holding 2nd towards finish op 11/10

2^nd

Porlock Bay

1011-2

11/4

T: W BiddickJ: Lorcan Williams (3)

Held up towards rear, headway 12th, went 2nd from 2 out, stayed on but held towards finish

3^rd

Captain Cattistock

811-10

3/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (7)

Mid-division, hit 1st, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, not fluent 2 out, 3rd and held before last tchd 10/3

4^th

Captain McGinley

1111-2

16/1

T: B GibbsJ: Ben Jones (3)

Tracked leaders, closed 11th, led 12th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened op 12/1

5^th

4 ½

King Of The Clothe

911-2

28/1

T: T EllisJ: Kielan Woods

Prominent, led before 2nd, headed next, stayed handy, led before 7th, headed 12th, weakened after 4 out

6^th

Teeton Surprise

811-2

66/1

T: J MasonJ: Alexander Thorne (5)

Chased leaders, lost some places after 6th, modest 6th before 3 out, mistake 2 out

Also Ran

Coningsby

811-10

28/1

T: S PennyJ: Stan Sheppard

Raced keenly, led 3rd, headed before 7th, mistake 8th, ridden and lost place before 11th, pulled up before 13th

Deans Road

1211-10

20/1

T: T EllisJ: Bridget Andrews

Held up towards rear, closed from 10th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 18/1

Black Valentine

1011-2

40/1

T: K L SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Chased leaders, lost place before 10th, well beaten before 4 out, soon pulled up tchd 33/1

Imogens Thunder

1011-2

150/1

T: H ToryJ: Paul O'Brien (3)

Mid-division, slow 2nd, slow 5th, behind 9th, pulled up after 11th op 100/1

Jimmy Tew

811-2

125/1

T: J AcknerJ: Matt Griffiths

Towards rear, not fluent 1st, pushed along and struggling after 7th, pulled up before 11th op 150/1 tchd 100/1 and tchd 200/1

Kelvingrove

1111-2

125/1

T: A B LeyshonJ: Charlie Price (5)

Mid-division, ridden after 5th, in rear when blundered 8th, pulled up before 10th op 100/1

Knockaderry Flyer

1211-2

150/1

T: M ComleyJ: David Bass

Mid-division on inside, not fluent 1st, struggling 10th, pulled up after 11th

Rien Du Tout

911-2

125/1

T: C BuddJ: James Best

In rear, slow 2nd, behind before 11th, pulled up before next op 100/1 tchd 200/1

Stevan Steel

1011-2

200/1

T: J AcknerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Led until before 2nd, stayed handy, slow 9th, mistake 13th, soon weakened, well beaten before 4 out, soon pulled up op 150/1 tchd 300/1

Lizzie Langton

1010-9

150/1

T: H BrownJ: Harry Kimber (7)

Reluctant to race, behind, mistake 2nd, pulled up after 13th tchd 300/1

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Non-Runners

Envoye Special⁵⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: C R Barber J: Non Runner

Back Bar¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: A Hill J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £1.40EX:£7.40Trifecta:£15.50SF:£4.67Swingers:£1.50, £1.60, £1.90

Forecasts

Sametegal (6/5), Porlock Bay (11/4), Captain Cattistock (3/1), Back Bar (12/1), Captain McGinley (16/1), Deans Road (20/1), Envoye Special (20/1), King Of The Clothe (28/1), Coningsby (28/1), Black Valentine (40/1), Teeton Surprise (66/1), Kelvingrove (125/1), Jimmy Tew (125/1), Rien Du Tout (125/1), Knockaderry Flyer (150/1), Imogens Thunder (150/1), Lizzie Langton (150/1), Stevan Steel (200/1)

Veteran SAMETEGAL has been holding his form well in stronger company so is taken to gain a deserved victory on his first go in a hunter. Useful ex-French chaser Porlock Bay advertised his well-being with a recent impressive points win so shouldn't be underestimated while Captain Cattistock isn't ruled out easily either now in tandem with the in-form Fergal O'Brien team.

SAMETEGAL (FR)
PORLOCK BAY (FR)
CAPTAIN CATTISTOCK

Previous Winners

2020

Virak

Weight: 12-6 |Age: 11

J: Miss N Parker | T: Mrs R Loxton

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £1,949.002nd: £572.003rd: £286.004th: £143.00