Nick Luck Daily Podcast 'Pointing Pointers' Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 5m 6.1s

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Captain Tommy^p,t¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-6| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Fred Timmis| OR: 122| D

10/3

Arrives on a hat-trick after wins at Catterick (25f) and Ludlow (2½m) last month. Has a double penalty to shoulder as a result but it shouldn't prevent him making a bold bid.

Form: 19-PP11

Before Midnight²⁰⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Ben Sutton| T: S Loxton| OR: 122

9/2

This veteran has good claims on the form he showed when second in a Ludlow hunter last spring but nowhere near that level in 2 handicaps during the summer. First run for 7 months.

Form: 9352-65

Fan De Blues^t²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr James King| T: Miss Henton| OR: 135

11/1

Smart handicap chaser for Willie Mullins in his prime. Showed he retains a fair level of ability when back from a long absence to finish third over 2m at Leicester last month. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 118P6/3

Flagrant Delitiep^p,t³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Robbie David⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Lewis| OR: 94| D

100/1

Pulled up in a Taunton hunter in January and has suffered the same fate in 3 points since. Can only watch.

Form: U8-PPPP

Sam Barton^p,h1,t¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Thomosina Eyston⁽³⁾| T: E M Rees| OR: 115

66/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser at his best but struggled in handicap chases for Emma Lavalle early last year and has done little in points lately to suggest he's likely to fare much better on this hunter debut.

Form: 8-0PP5P

Viroflay²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: O Nicholls| OR: 118| BF

4/6

Runner-up on the first of 2 starts in hunters in spring 2023 and prolific again in the pointing field since, including a wide-margin reappearance win at Larkhill in February. Found one too strong again in a hunter at Stratford since but it's surely only a matter of time before he wins one of these.

Form: P/113-12

Non-Runners

Janika¹⁸

Weight: 12-2| Age: 12

T: E Turner J: Non Runner

Latenightfumble⁷⁸⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 10

T: Mrs G Andrews J: Miss Gina Andrews

Forecasts

Viroflay (4/6), Captain Tommy (10/3), Before Midnight (9/2), Latenightfumble (5/1), Fan De Blues (11/1), Sam Barton (66/1), Flagrant Delitiep (100/1)

VIROFLAY is selected to take advantage of the 8 lb he receives from the hat-trick seeking Captain Tommy and land a first hunter success. Latenightfumble hasn't been seen for over 2 years but would rate a danger to all if the betting speaks for her.