16:45 Leicester

Tuesday 25 February 2025

All14:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:45

Cottesmore Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 6m 29.06s

1^st

Bennys King

1412-4

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin (3)

Soon raced in second, narrowly led 4th, went four lengths clear with one other rival before 5th, asserted and went further clear 8th, reduced lead 3 out, asserted again after 2 out, ran on strongly after last, unchallenged run-in, comfortably tchd 11/2

2^nd

8 ½

Autonomous Cloud

912-4

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Mr H D O'Dwyer (7)

Prominent, raced in third behind clear leaders before 5th, steady headway from 8th, went second 4 out, briefly disputed 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, no impression from last, kept on run-in, weakened and just held on to second towards finish (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe) tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2

3^rd

Bothwell Bridge

1011-12

18/1

T: Miss Kelly MorganJ: Miss Ellie Callwood (7)

Held up last, headway from 4 out, went third 3 out, outpaced by leading pair before 2 out, rallied after last, kept on run-in, closed on runner-up but no extra towards finish op 28/1 tchd 33/1

4^th

D'jango

1212-4

33/1

T: Miss V CollinsJ: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)

Prominent early, settled towards rear after 3rd, outpaced from before 4 out, tailed off from 3 out op 40/1

Also Ran

Gracchus De Balme

912-4

5/4f

T: J J O'SheaJ: Mr Huw Edwards (5)

Soon raced in share of third behind clear leaders, outpaced and dropped towards rear 8th, hung-right handed and struggling when pulled up before 4 out tchd 11/10 and tchd 11/8

Rebel Dawn Rising

1112-4

11/1

T: D KempJ: Mr D Peters (3)

Prominent early, settled to race in midfield after 3rd, closed on leaders after 4 out, pushed along 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 11/2

Lord Du Mesnil

1211-12

5/1

T: R HobsonJ: Mr D Maxwell

Soon led, narrowly headed 4th, went four lengths clear with leader before 5th, outpaced after 7th, struggling from 4 out, tailed off from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1

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Non-Runners

Givega¹²

Weight: 12-1| Age: 9

T: L Morgan J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.80, £2.40EX:£24.70Trifecta:£141.60SF:£25.52Swingers:£3.10, £9.70, £7.80

Forecasts

Gracchus De Balme (5/4), Givega (11/4), Autonomous Cloud (4/1), Bennys King (5/1), Lord Du Mesnil (5/1), Rebel Dawn Rising (11/1), Bothwell Bridge (18/1), D'jango (33/1)

GRACCHUS DE BALME rates the pick of the weights on the back of his good recent Haydock second so edges the vote from C&D scorer Givega who looks to have more to offer in this sphere and rates a big threat. Last year's victor Bennys King can also have a say in this competitive hunter chase.