20:10 Cheltenham

Friday 29 April 2022

All16:4017:1517:5018:2519:0019:3520:10

Gloucestershire Royal Hussars Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 20:14 | Winning time: 5m 15.80s

1^st

Solomon Grey

1011-13

9/2

T: Miss V CollinsJ: Mr D Andrews (7)

Never far away in 5th place, went 2nd at 7th, led 11th, made rest, over 3 lengths ahead at the last, driven and stayed on well run-in op 3/1

2^nd

5 ½

Ami Desbois

1211-13

7/2

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

Chased leaders, lost place before 6th, rallied chasing leaders 10th, went 2nd on inside 4 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, rallied into 2nd again run-in, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 4/1 tchd 9/2

3^rd

4 ¾

Across The Line

712-2

66/1

T: S HosieJ: Mr George Hiscock (7)

Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division at 6th, headway out wide chasing leaders before 11th, hit 4 out, ridden and went 2nd before 2 out, weakened into 3rd run-in op 28/1 tchd 80/1

4^th

1 ¼

Stratagem

612-2

9/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Mr D Maxwell

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7th, weakened 2 out op 3/1

5^th

1 ½

Clondaw Westie

1111-10

12/1

T: A HillJ: Mrs Izzie Hill (7)

Chased leaders on inside, lost place before 11th, never dangerous after, plugged on op 18/1

6^th

Midnight Cowboy

1111-10

33/1

T: J P OwenJ: Mr R Stearn (7)

Raced keenly, chased leader until 7th, chased leaders, went 2nd again 11th until 4 out, chased leaders, weakened and hit 3 out op 25/1

7^th

Peacocks Secret

1012-2

12/1

T: D PetersJ: Mr D Peters (3)

Off the pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 14/1

8^th

1 ¾

Eeze A Saint

811-10

25/1

T: Miss Laura RichardsonJ: Mr Huw Edwards (7)

Led, hit 8th, headed 11th and lost 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakening when blundered badly 4 out, no chance after op 40/1

9^th

Wagner

712-2

12/1

T: M HamptonJ: Mr Matthew Hampton (5)

Mid-division, lost place and towards rear 5th, hit 10th, never on terms after

Also Ran

Cousin Pascal

1012-2

11/2

T: J J O'SheaJ: Mr James King

Held up and always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 9/2 tchd 6/1

Pointed And Sharp

1011-10

300/1

T: M HoskinsJ: Mr Peter Summers (7)

In rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 100/1 tchd 400/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£2.00, £1.80, £7.00EX:£29.20Trifecta:£833.70SF:£21.13Swingers:£3.60, £39.20, £33.50

Forecasts

Stratagem (9/4), Ami Desbois (7/2), Solomon Grey (9/2), Cousin Pascal (11/2), Clondaw Westie (12/1), Peacocks Secret (12/1), Wagner (12/1), Eeze A Saint (25/1), Midnight Cowboy (33/1), Across The Line (66/1), Pointed And Sharp (300/1)

Paul Nicholls ended the jumps season in cracking form and the useful STRATAGEM can provide the yard with another winner here. Ami Desbois had been banging his head against the wall in some good handicap chases in recent years but showed he can be a force in hunters when scoring at Newbury this month and can give the selection most to do ahead of Cousin Pascal.

STRATAGEM (FR)
AMI DESBOIS (FR)
COUSIN PASCAL (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Marcle Ridge

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 9

J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien | T: Mrs Lucy Smith

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,823.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00