13:20 Newbury

Friday 1 April 2022

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Irwin Mitchell Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 6m 4.61s

1^st

Ami Desbois

1211-12

10/3f

T: F O'BrienJ: Tom Broughton (7)

Raced in 3rd early, tracked leader after 2nd, led going well over 4 out, ridden and extended lead after 2 out, clear before last, idled and reduced lead flat, always holding on tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2

2^nd

2 ¼

Give Me A Copper

1211-12

10/1

T: C R BarberJ: Mr William Biddick

Close up early, slightly hampered 1st, tracked leaders after 2nd, lost position after 13th and soon outpaced, headway over 3 out, ran on into 2nd after last, kept on op 9/1 tchd 11/1

3^rd

3 ½

Solomon Grey

1011-12

7/1

T: Miss V CollinsJ: Tristan Durrell (3)

Mid-division, headway before 14th, ridden in 3rd under 4 out, outpaced by leader after 2 out, kept on same pace op 13/2

4^th

1 ¾

Maitree Express

811-12

4/1

T: R Waley-CohenJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

Held up in rear, closer after 8th, headway after 14th, ridden in 3rd under 3 out, no impression and dropped to 4th before last, held flat op 3/1

5^th

Coup De Pinceau

1012-6

33/1

T: S HosieJ: Freddie Gingell (7)

Held up in rear, pushed along after 8th, reminders after 11th, left behind before 4 out, plugged on from before last op 22/1 tchd 40/1

6^th

Dragon D'Estruval

911-12

4/1

T: P RowleyJ: Ben Bromley (3)

Held up, niggled along after 5th, reminder after 10th and soon detached, headway after 13th, outpaced over 4 out, no impression and beaten 2 out op 9/2

7^th

Dalahast

911-12

125/1

T: A B LeyshonJ: Miss Lucy Turner

Chased leaders on outer, pushed along after 13th, lost position over 4 out and soon held op 150/1

8^th

3 ¾

Diplomate Sivola

911-12

11/1

T: A HillJ: Ben Sutton (7)

Mid-division, lost ground before 9th, reminder after 12th, dropped to last 13th, beaten well over 4 out op 12/1

Also Ran

Al Shahir

1011-12

4/1

T: T EllisJ: Miss Gina Andrews

Led, headed over 4 out, weakening when pulled up quickly before 3 out op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.50, £2.70, £2.20EX:£39.90Trifecta:£191.00SF:£36.95Swingers:£7.40, £5.50, £9.10

Forecasts

Ami Desbois (10/3), Maitree Express (4/1), Dragon D'Estruval (4/1), Al Shahir (4/1), Solomon Grey (7/1), Give Me A Copper (10/1), Diplomate Sivola (11/1), Coup De Pinceau (33/1), Dalahast (125/1)

MAITREE EXPRESS has enjoyed plenty of success between the flags and was arguably unlucky not to make a successful hunter debut at Wincanton, so he gets the nod ahead of Dragon d'Estruval, with Solomon Grey an obvious threat if he can find some of his old spark.

MAITREE EXPRESS
DRAGON D'ESTRUVAL (FR)
SOLOMON GREY (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Adrien Du Pont

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 9

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

2/9

Prize Money

1st: £1,797.002nd: £898.003rd: £449.004th: £225.00