Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Open Hunters' Chase

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Assassins Lullaby¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Jack Stenhouse⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ackner| D

18/1

€3,000 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 19f) Pepporoni Pete. Dual winning pointer, runner-up last time (Mar 15). Worth a market check on Rules bow.

King's Quay^t³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Chloe Emsley⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hampton| OR: 105| CD

15/2

Dual point winner who made a winning debut under Rules in 9-runner hunter chase at this C&D almost 2 years ago. Well held in point back from long absence in February. Market should reveal expectations.

Form: 151/34-3

Snap Fish^t1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Robbie David⁽³⁾| T: H Ryall| D

9/4

€26,000 3-y-o, £15,000 5-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 29f) Musical Slave out of 2½m-2¾m hurdle winner (stayed 3¼m) Inghwung. Dual winning pointer, last of 4 finishers last time (Mar 9).

Switch Hitter^p1¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Olive Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: S Loxton| OR: 125| D

2/3

Disappointed in a hunter when last seen under Rules in May for Paul Nicholls but has won 4 of 6 starts in points, including last 3 (latest Mar 23). Big chance in this company.

Form: 544111

Windance^t²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Joshua Newman| T: M Sweetland| OR: 112

11/1

Twice a winner over fences for Anthony Honeyball but fell 6th in hunter chase at Taunton before last of 3 finishers completed start in points (Mar 9). Needs to get back on track.

Form: 43-3PF3

Non-Runners

Sam Barton¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: E M Rees J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Switch Hitter (5/4), Snap Fish (11/4), King's Quay (9/2), Windance (11/2), Assassins Lullaby (14/1), Sam Barton (50/1)

It wasn't too long ago when SWITCH HITTER was running to a useful level and he looks the one to beat having won his last 3 starts in points. King's Quay won a C&D hunter on his Rules debut almost 2 years ago and that form has worked out well so he may emerge as the main threat on the back of a spin in a point in February.