17:10 Stratford

Friday 28 May 2021

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PPSA Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 17:13 | Winning time: 4m 13.68s

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Selected odds by:

Argot^b²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Barlow| OR: 106

22/1

Dual hunter winner. Pulled up in Fakenham hunter on Rules return in February but has won 3 points either side of that, including at Witton Castle this month.

Form: 211/P1-1

Babytaggle^p1¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽⁷⁾| T: D L Williams| OR: 74

100/1

Long-standing maiden who was a remote fifth at Huntingdon 10 days ago. First-time cheekpieces (instead of usual hood) will need to spark major improvement.

Form: 646/F05

Bandsman^p,t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss Lucy Turner⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Collins| OR: 117| D

10/1

Fairly useful chaser for Dan Skelton. In the frame in points since joining current stable. Capable of having a say.

Form: F4P4-43

Capitaine²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen| T: G Nicholls| OR: 122| D

7/1

Useful at his best under Rules but only fifth in a couple of hunters in March and latest 15 lengths second in a point no big step back in the right direction.

Form: 29/755-2

Creative Inerta^p,t²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss Chloe Emsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Ben Clarke| OR: 111

5/1

Won 3m Exeter hunter in May 2018. Lightly raced since but last month's Cheltenham third suggests the ability is still there.

Form: P313/P-3

Ecu De La Noverie²²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D Maxwell| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 139

4/6

Very useful chaser. Absent since Wetherby handicap fourth back in October but he's gone well when fresh before and is potentially a cut above here.

Form: 23153/4-

Graasten^t1¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J Stevenson⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Allen| OR: 124

66/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser for Gary Moore earlier in his career but recent efforts in the pointing field suggest he's nothing like the force of old.

Form: F7/R5-3P

Midnight Cowboy^p1¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R Stearn⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Owen| OR: 122| C

7/1

Useful chaser for Alan King back in 2018. Gained a second win from 8 point starts for this stable when seeing off 10 rivals in Kingston Blount members event 19 days ago. Could play a part.

Form: P42/P-41

Dissertation³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Martin McIntyre⁽³⁾| T: Andrew Quick| OR: 84

150/1

Point winner but has only achieved poor form under Rules, finishing a tailed-off fourth in Kempton hunter last month.

Form: 1P434/4-

Result Amended

Argot - Original Position 7th. Amended Position 6th.

Bandsman - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 3rd.

Capitaine - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 7th.

Creative Inerta - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Ecu De La Noverie - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Graasten - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 5th.

Midnight Cowboy - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Forecasts

Ecu De La Noverie (4/6), Creative Inerta (5/1), Midnight Cowboy (7/1), Capitaine (7/1), Bandsman (10/1), Argot (22/1), Graasten (66/1), Babytaggle (100/1), Dissertation (150/1)

A repeat of anything like the form ECU DE LA NOVERIE showed at Wetherby when last seen in the autumn should be good enough here. Bandsman was still capable of fairly useful form under Rules last autumn and could be the one to give the selection most to do.