Bet 10 Get 20 At 188Bet Open Hunters' Chase (For The John Dufosee Memorial Trophy)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 33.8s

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Toby Lerone^b²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr S Davies-Thomas⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton| OR: 134

4/6

In good form of late, winning similar contest at both Hereford (heavy) and Towcester (soft). Absolutely no concerns regarding trip or ground and should be able to have a big say in the outcome.

Form: 21P-121

Double Bank³¹

Age: 14| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr M Woodward⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Emma Oliver| OR: 105

16/1

Prolific point-to-point winner who took this race last year. Has not been in such good form since then and getting long enough in the tooth, so looks vulnerable in his repeat bid.

Form: 1P1-PP4

Impact Area^p¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Ed Bailey⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Harriet Waight| OR: 120

5/1

Landed a soft ground Newton Abbot hunter chase this time last year but out of sorts in both starts in point-to-point this season. Best performances have been with some cut in the ground and might find at least a couple too good today.

Form: 1201-P4

Blinding Lights^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N Lawton⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs K M Sanderson| OR: 96

33/1

Won a decent point-to-point in January last year, but beaten 14L in same contest this time around and seems to have lost his way both in that sphere and hunter chases.

Form: 3P3P24-

Thereyarsee^t1¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Alner

11/4

Prolific point-to-point winner who has taken five of his last seven in the amateur game and now tries a hunter chase for the first time. Conditions not a problem and is very much the most interesting runner apart from the top two in the market.

Form: 1-13211

Total Rebellion³³³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J S Knox⁽⁷⁾| T: B Lund| OR: 99

100/1

Has won point-to-points, the last of them being in 2015, plus twice over hurdles prior to that, but woefully out of form of late and impossible to recommend him today.

Form: PPP/64P-

Non-Runners

Mon Parrain²⁴

Weight: 12-2| Age: 11

T: P F Nicholls J: Mr D Maxwell

Iron Chancellor²⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 12

T: Mrs Sue Popham J: Mr L Drowne

Trueflyingcolours³⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: S Penny J: Miss K Lyons

Forecasts

Toby Lerone (4/6), Mon Parrain (11/8), Thereyarsee (11/4), Impact Area (5/1), Iron Chancellor (14/1), Double Bank (16/1), Blinding Lights (33/1), Trueflyingcolours (50/1), Total Rebellion (100/1)

Some moderate performers as is the norm for this type of contest and it will be interesting to see how the prolific winning point-to-point form of Thereyarsee transfers to this grade. Nonetheless, he will do very well to eclipse either Toby Lerone or MON PARRAIN, who really ought to have this between them and the Paul Nicholls-trained runner is preferred at these weights.