16:20 Ludlow

Wednesday 6 February 2019

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officialphotographers.uk.com Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 6m 19.6s

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Arthur's Secret⁴⁰

Age: 15| Weight: 12-6| J: Unknown| T: M H Weston| OR: 110| D

Form: U11-1P3

Chef D'Equipe¹⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 12-6| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 135| BF

Form: 17-2512

Diplomate Sivola⁷¹

Age: 12| Weight: 12-6| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 130| D

Form: F43-321

Flying Eagle²⁵⁷

Age: 17| Weight: 12-6| J: Unknown| T: M Bowen| OR: 124| D

Form: P103U-P

Now Ben⁶⁶

Age: 17| Weight: 12-6| J: Unknown| T: P Rowley| OR: 111| CD

Form: 121-1P1

Road To Rome²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr William Biddick| T: J J O'Shea| OR: 139| CD

5/6

Unbeaten in five starts since joining this yard following up three early season point-to-point wins with hunter chase successes the last twice. Victorious by 5L in a C&D contest on good ground last month and likely to prove hard to beat once more.

Form: 211111

The Last But One²⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 12-6| J: Unknown| T: T Malone| OR: 130| D

Form: F-32121

Upswing¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: T M Frost| OR: 130| D

7/1

Promising fourth in a 3m good-to-soft ground hunter chase at Warwick on his debut for this yard last month. Likely to have improved for the run and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 1/806-54

Marinero²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D Maxwell| T: D M Christie| OR: 130| D

4/1

Impressive 24L winner of a 2m5f hunter chase at Ascot (soft) last March but finished a well held 21L third behind Road To Rome over C&D last month. Work to do if he's to reverse that form.

Form: 125P1-3

Special Wells¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Fred Timmis⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Owen| OR: 116

14/1

Pulled up in an Open point-to-point at Chaddesley Corbett (good) in December but better effort when seventh in a similar race at Friars Haugh (good) recently. More needed if he is to take this event.

Form: 44/56-P7

Always On The Run^h⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N George⁽³⁾| T: T R George| OR: 125

9/1

Decent effort when 27L third to a subsequent hunter chase winner in an Open contest at Chaddesley Corbett (good) in December. One to note for a stable with a 29% strike-rate (5/17) in recent weeks.

Form: 230-5P3

Connetable^b¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Lucy Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 129

10/1

Listed hurdle winner and Grade 3-placed for Paul Nicholls in the past. Struggled in two handicap chase starts since joining this yard and interesting to see how he fares on debut in hunter chases.

Form: 3830-09

Drumhart⁴⁰

Age: 16| Weight: 11-12| J: Unknown| T: Mrs D Ralph| OR: 95| D

Form: 21364F

O Maonlai^t⁸⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss H Welch⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss H Welch| OR: 113

28/1

Dual chase winner placed in a 3m2f hunter chase at Newton Abbot (soft) in April last year. Fair fifth in a good ground point-to-point on seasonal debut in November but this looks a much tougher affair.

Form: 25622-5

Sentimentaljourney²⁷⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Nathan Rahman⁽⁷⁾| T: R Varnham| OR: 100| D

100/1

Winner of two point-to-points last season but pulled up in a competitive hunter chase over an extended 3m2f at Cheltenham (good) in May and probably best watched on his return to action.

Form: P7616-P

Tinker Time⁵⁸⁸

Age: 17| Weight: 11-12| J: Unknown| T: A M Hales| OR: 114| C| D

Form: 424/46P-

Queen Olivia²⁷⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss V Collins| OR: 101| DWS

12/1

Winner of a mares hunter chase over an extended 3m1f at Fontwell (soft) in May 2017. Placed in three hunter chases last season including twice at this venue and has had wind surgery since her latest start.

Form: 1/1P22-3

Delineate¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Dylan Kitts⁽⁷⁾| T: Wyn Morris| OR: 84| D

100/1

Unseated this rider at Larkhill (3m, good) on debut for this yard a month ago and never involved when beaten 29L at Cocklebarrow (3m, good) subsequently. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: U41-3U4

Ballotin²⁸⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 141

Form: 0/31520-

Champagne West²³⁸

Age: 17| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: T M Frost| OR: 150| D

Form: 53P7-95

Shotavodka³¹

Age: 19| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Miss H Brookshaw| OR: 125| BF| D

Form: 202-513

Forecasts

Road To Rome (5/6), Marinero (4/1), Upswing (7/1), Always On The Run (9/1), Connetable (10/1), Queen Olivia (12/1), Special Wells (14/1), O Maonlai (28/1), Sentimentaljourney (100/1), Delineate (100/1)

ROAD TO ROME has seen off all challengers so far this season and he can record a third hunter chase victory of the season and second over this C&D by taking this 11 runner contest. Queen Olivia has won fresh in the past and having run well here on both starts last season she can claim second ahead of Marinero who finished third behind Road To Rome here last month.