15:15 Catterick

Tuesday 16 February 2021

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:45

pointtopoint.co.uk Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 7m 9.70s

1^st

Rio Bravo

1011-5

5/1

T: B GibbsJ: C Brace (3)

Pressed leader, led 2nd, headed narrowly 3rd, led 5th, clear in front 7th, not fluent 4 out (usual 5 out), reduced advantage 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on strongly flat op 4/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

2 ½

Duhallow Tornado

911-5

5/6f

T: O PimlottJ: J J Burke

Midfield, lost ground and sharp reminders 2nd, pushed along after 3rd, not fluent 6th, modest headway under pressure 10th, not fluent 11th, hard ridden before 3 out (usual 4 out), steady progress 2 out, 5th and outpaced last, stayed on strongly flat op 5/4

3^rd

Haymount

1211-5

4/1

T: T EllisJ: Bridget Andrews

Prominent, chased leader 7th, ridden after 3 out (usual 4 out), close up 2 out, one pace from last op 11/4

4^th

Rattle The Cage

1011-5

33/1

T: W EasterbyJ: Jamie Hamilton

Held up in touch, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 3 out (usual 4 out), chased leader 2 out, weakened after last op 22/1

5^th

2 ¾

Dramatic Pause

811-5

16/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Lee Edwards

In rear, some headway 10th, ridden to chase leader 3 out (usual 4 out), outpaced 2 out, no extra op 20/1 tchd 22/1

6^th

Behind Time

1011-5

28/1

T: J J O'SheaJ: Jack Savage (5)

Towards rear, pushed along 2nd, midfield 3rd, pushed into prominent position 8th, gradually weakened from 3 out (usual 4 out) tchd 40/1

Also Ran

Benarty Hill

1111-9

100/1

T: Miss R HaytonJ: Thomas Garner

Towards rear, lost touch 9th and ridden, tailed off when pulled up before 10th

Gatacre Street

911-9

100/1

T: A SowrayJ: Craig Nichol

Midfield, ridden and lost touch 10th, very slow 11th, not fluent 12th, pulled up before 4 out (usual 5 out)

Greyed A

1011-5

40/1

T: Miss C CraneJ: Thomas Dowson

Chased leader, led narrowly 3rd, headed 5th, losing ground when pulled up before 7th op 20/1 tchd 50/1

Jenkins

911-5

9/1

T: H McMahonJ: Aidan Macdonald (7)

Held up towards rear, blundered and eventually unseated rider 4th op 7/1

Midnight Request

1211-5

50/1

T: R A OwenJ: Jonathan England

Led, headed 2nd, lost ground quickly before 3rd, towards rear 4th, lost touch and ridden before 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (usual 5 out) op 28/1

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Non-Runners

Wishing And Hoping⁷²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 11

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Alex Edwards

Sambremont³⁵²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 11

T: C Robinson J: James Best

Kilcrea Vale⁶⁴⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 11

T: W Ramsay J: Non Runner

Stellar Notion³⁴⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 13

T: E Clark J: Colm McCormack

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.40, £1.10, £1.50EX:£15.40Trifecta:£45.80SF:£10.09Swingers:£2.10, £3.50, £1.50

Forecasts

Duhallow Tornado (5/6), Wishing And Hoping (5/4), Haymount (4/1), Rio Bravo (5/1), Kilcrea Vale (8/1), Jenkins (9/1), Stellar Notion (10/1), Dramatic Pause (16/1), Sambremont (16/1), Behind Time (28/1), Rattle The Cage (33/1), Greyed A (40/1), Midnight Request (50/1), Benarty Hill (100/1), Gatacre Street (100/1)

WISHING AND HOPING was 2-3 in this sphere last season and, arriving on the back of a solid second when last seen between the flags, he's fancied to continue the good work back in this discipline in a race where most have something to prove. Duhallow Tornado and Haymount are a couple of others to consider.