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Wednesday 17 May 2023

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Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 6m 33.45s

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Bbold^p¹⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-8| J: Mr George Hiscock⁽⁷⁾| T: S Hosie| OR: 122| D

14/1

Scored at Southwell (25.8f) in May and ran up to his best when third at Warwick in September. After 10 weeks off, shaped as if needing run on first outing since leaving Dr Richard Newland when pulled up on Boxing Day. This run should reveal more.

Form: 5/1435P-

Wotzizname^t¹⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 12-4| J: Miss Megan Bevan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Ward| OR: 110| CD

8/1

Useful hurdler/chaser at his peak but has disappointed this year. Others make more appeal.

Form: 256P31-

Broadclyst^p¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Pippa Glanville⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs L Glanville| OR: 102

25/1

Temperamental sort. 12/1, first run since leaving Chris Down when below-par fourth of 7 in hunter chase at Exeter (24.2f, soft) 14 months ago. Since won in points so he can't be discounted.

Form: 2/2231P-

Crypto⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Lucy Turner| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 116

10/3

Bumper winner who is lightly raced over fences and returned to form when third in a hunter at Carlisle a couple of months ago. Solid form claims but he's not the most straightforward.

Form: 3135P/3-

Minimalistic^t¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Joshua Newman| T: Mrs S Darke| OR: 96

14/1

Good strike rate in points, but previous efforts under Rules haven't been overly inspiring. Unseated at Exeter last time and has something to prove.

Form: 1F2U11-

Moratorium^b¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Myles Osborne⁽⁷⁾| T: M Osborne| OR: 115

15/2

Failed to take to chasing for Gordon Elliott but fairly useful form in hunters for this yard and has done well in points. Step back in right direction when third at Cheltenham last time and can't be ruled out with blinkers refitted.

Form: 321P3-3

Ofalltheginjoints^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Alice Stevens⁽³⁾| T: A B Leyshon| OR: 107

66/1

Formerly useful chaser who has also won in points but hard to fancy based on his Rules form last season.

Form: PPPP2U-

Young Buck^p,t³²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 116| D

5/6

Useful winning hurdler who left previous chasing efforts behind when third in a handicap at Chepstow last time. Should find this easier and is worth taking a chance on.

Form: 1U/7443-

Forecasts

Young Buck (5/6), Crypto (10/3), Moratorium (15/2), Wotzizname (8/1), Bbold (14/1), Minimalistic (14/1), Broadclyst (25/1), Ofalltheginjoints (66/1)

YOUNG BUCK produced comfortably his best effort to date over fences when third in handicap company at Chepstow last time and, if he can build on that he should be able to get the better of Crypto. Moratorium wasn't disgraced at Cheltenham, so he's another one to consider.