15:20 Wincanton

Thursday 4 February 2021

All12:3013:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:50

Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 6  |   3m 1f 30y  |   Heavy  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:20  |   Winning time: 7m 4.9s
1st
Horse silk
15
1211-2
6/5f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd after 13th, led before 3 out, stayed on well, holding 2nd towards finish op 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
½
13
11/4
T: W BiddickJ: Lorcan Williams (3)
Held up towards rear, headway 12th, went 2nd from 2 out, stayed on but held towards finish
3rd
Horse silk
12
1
3/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (7)
Mid-division, hit 1st, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, not fluent 2 out, 3rd and held before last tchd 10/3
4th
Horse silk
23
6
16/1
T: B GibbsJ: Ben Jones (3)
Tracked leaders, closed 11th, led 12th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
11
28/1
T: T EllisJ: Kielan Woods
Prominent, led before 2nd, headed next, stayed handy, led before 7th, headed 12th, weakened after 4 out
6th
Horse silk
1
17
66/1
T: J MasonJ: Alexander Thorne (5)
Chased leaders, lost some places after 6th, modest 6th before 3 out, mistake 2 out

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
811-10
28/1
T: S PennyJ: Stan Sheppard
Raced keenly, led 3rd, headed before 7th, mistake 8th, ridden and lost place before 11th, pulled up before 13th
PU
Horse silk
3
1211-10
20/1
T: T EllisJ: Bridget Andrews
Held up towards rear, closed from 10th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 18/1
PU
Horse silk
5
40/1
T: K L SmithJ: Ryan Mania
Chased leaders, lost place before 10th, well beaten before 4 out, soon pulled up tchd 33/1
PU
Horse silk
8
150/1
T: H ToryJ: Paul O'Brien (3)
Mid-division, slow 2nd, slow 5th, behind 9th, pulled up after 11th op 100/1
PU
Horse silk
9
125/1
T: J AcknerJ: Matt Griffiths
Towards rear, not fluent 1st, pushed along and struggling after 7th, pulled up before 11th op 150/1 tchd 100/1 and tchd 200/1
PU
Horse silk
10
125/1
T: A B LeyshonJ: Charlie Price (5)
Mid-division, ridden after 5th, in rear when blundered 8th, pulled up before 10th op 100/1
PU
Horse silk
12
150/1
T: M ComleyJ: David Bass
Mid-division on inside, not fluent 1st, struggling 10th, pulled up after 11th
PU
Horse silk
14
125/1
T: C BuddJ: James Best
In rear, slow 2nd, behind before 11th, pulled up before next op 100/1 tchd 200/1
PU
Horse silk
16
200/1
T: J AcknerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)
Led until before 2nd, stayed handy, slow 9th, mistake 13th, soon weakened, well beaten before 4 out, soon pulled up op 150/1 tchd 300/1
PU
Horse silk
18
150/1
T: H BrownJ: Harry Kimber (7)
Reluctant to race, behind, mistake 2nd, pulled up after 13th tchd 300/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Back Bar1
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 9
T: A Hill  J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR
7
Horse silk
Envoye Special54
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 7
T: C R Barber  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £1.40EX:£7.40Trifecta:£15.50SF:£4.67Swingers:£1.50, £1.60, £1.90

Forecasts

Sametegal (6/5), Porlock Bay (11/4), Captain Cattistock (3/1), Back Bar (12/1), Captain McGinley (16/1), Deans Road (20/1), Envoye Special (20/1), King Of The Clothe (28/1), Coningsby (28/1), Black Valentine (40/1), Teeton Surprise (66/1), Jimmy Tew (125/1), Kelvingrove (125/1), Rien Du Tout (125/1), Imogens Thunder (150/1), Knockaderry Flyer (150/1), Lizzie Langton (150/1), Stevan Steel (200/1)

Verdict

Veteran SAMETEGAL has been holding his form well in stronger company so is taken to gain a deserved victory on his first go in a hunter. Useful ex-French chaser Porlock Bay advertised his well-being with a recent impressive points win so shouldn't be underestimated while Captain Cattistock isn't ruled out easily either now in tandem with the in-form Fergal O'Brien team.

  1. SAMETEGAL (FR)
  2. PORLOCK BAY (FR)
  3. CAPTAIN CATTISTOCK

Previous Winners

2020
Virak
Weight: 12-6  |Age: 11
5/4

Prize Money

1st: £1,949.002nd: £572.003rd: £286.004th: £143.00

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