17:10 Bangor-on-Dee
Saturday 23 March 2019
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John Hewitt Memorial Open Hunters' Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 6 | 3m 5y | Soft (Heavy in placed) | 4 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 6m 36.9s
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Admirable veteran won three hunter chases last year including over an extended 2m4f at Southwell (good) in April. Absent since finishing 1L second over the same C&D when odds-on the following month.
Fair 27L fourth in a 3m hunter chase at Ludlow (good) on return to action last month. Justified odds-on favouritism in a point-to-point on soft ground here subsequently and stays well having won over an extended 3m3f at Stratford (good) last June.
Useful rules performer on his day and winner of three races in this sphere last season. Beaten 30L over an extended 3m4f at Taunton (good-to-soft) earlier this month on his return and return to hunter chases is in his favour.
Improving seven-year-old has won his last two point-to-points here most recently by 25L in a Confined event on soft ground earlier this month. Represents a top yard in this sphere and a bold show expected on this occasion.
Non-Runners
4
My Murphy13
Weight: 11-12| Age: 13
T: Sally Randell J: Mr Albi Tufnell
NR
Forecasts
Optimised (11/8), Unioniste (9/4), Galway Jack (4/1), Garde Ville (5/1), My Murphy (10/1)
OPTIMISED has looked a horse on the up in point-to-points in recent starts and he is taken to register a first hunter chase victory in this small field contest. Garde Ville was a winner at this venue two weeks ago and he can claim second ahead of Unioniste who should appreciate the return to hunter chases.
- Optimised
- Garde Ville
- Unioniste
Prize Money
1st: £1,872.002nd: £580.003rd: £290.004th: £145.00
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