16:50 Cheltenham

Friday 5 May 2023

All16:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:4520:17

John Wyke Aka Mr Guinness Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 62y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:53  |   Winning time: 4m 10.44s
1st
Horse silk
6
5/6f
T: B GibbsJ: Mr Bradley Gibbs (3)
Jumped right, led 1st, jumped badly right 5th and 8th, not fluent 2 out, soon pushed along, ran on well from last tchd 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
16/5
T: D KempJ: Mr D Peters (3)
Midfield, went third approaching 9th, pushed along to go second 3 out, ridden to challenge after last, kept on well op 10/3 tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
9
1
5/1
T: Miss H BrookshawJ: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)
Towards rear, jumped right and mistake 5th, headway into midfield next, chased leaders 10th, pushed along before 2 out, kept on one pace from last op 9/2 tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
5
9
10/1
T: T EllisJ: Miss Ellie Callwood (7)
Midfield, took closer order before 6th, went second after 7th, lost second 3 out, no extra from next op 18/1
5th
Horse silk
6 ½
3
812-1
18/1
T: Miss Kelly MorganJ: Miss M Micklewright (7)
Towards rear, ridden before 3 out, made no impression op 16/1 tchd 20/1
6th
Horse silk
24
4
40/1
T: Mrs I MckieJ: Mr Nick Orpwood (3)
Chased leaders, jumped left 1st, lost place 4th, dropped to rear 10th, ridden before 3 out, soon struggling op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
711-12
125/1
T: G HiscockJ: Mr George Hiscock (7)
Mid-division, headway 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 100/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
66/1
T: Mrs J MansellJ: Miss Ella Herbison (7)
Held up in rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon beaten, pulled up approaching next op 22/1
PU
Horse silk
8
100/1
T: Rob CundyJ: Mr Charles Buckle (7)
Led, headed 1st, lost second after 4th, jumped right next, lost place 7th, soon dropped to rear, pulled up before 4 out op 66/1 tchd 125/1
PU
Horse silk
10
22/1
T: David O'BrienJ: Mr David O'Brien (7)
Prominent, went second after 4th, jumped right and not fluent 5th, lost second after 7th, dropped to midfield 9th, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £1.70EX:£4.50Trifecta:£12.60SF:£4.01Swingers:£1.40, £1.90, £2.50

Forecasts

Fier Jaguen (5/6), Caryto Des Brosses (16/5), Envious Editor (5/1), Precious Bounty (10/1), Santon (18/1), Rewritetherules (22/1), Takethepunishment (40/1), Fils Spirituel (66/1), Josh The Plod (100/1), Famoso (125/1)

Verdict

A chance is taken on last year's runner-up ENVIOUS EDITOR bouncing back to form. Fier Jaguen is a possible big threat but his tendency to jump to his right is a concern. Caryto des Brosses also has leading form claims but mainly at 3m+ so it remains to be seen whether he's fully effective over this much shorter distance.

  1. ENVIOUS EDITOR (IRE)
  2. FIER JAGUEN (FR)
  3. CARYTO DES BROSSES (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Envoye Special
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
7/4

Prize Money

1st: £2,823.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00

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