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16:15 Haydock Park

Walrus Hunters' Chase (Class H)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 52.90s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine
  • Form 0P-1123
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-5

in touch, mistake 10th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

2
Silk - Gold, Maroon hoops, Gold sleeves
11/2
  • Form 1U6-433
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-5

held up, headway 8th, outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching last, one pace flat

3
Silk - Beige, Red seams, Emerald Green sleeves, Red seams, Red cap
  • Form 11431-P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-5

held up, headway 5th, mistake 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Dark Green chevrons, Royal Blue sleeves, Black cap
33/1
  • Form P41/12P-
  • Age 14
  • Weight 12-5

behind from 7th

5
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star
  • Form 6/641P2-
  • Age 13
  • Weight 12-5

prominent, hard ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

6
Silk - ORANGE and YELLOW diamonds, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap, ORANGE diamond
  • Form 2P/2131-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-5

led, ridden 3 out, headed approaching last, led again flat, headed and no extra towards finish

7
Silk - White, Dark Blue chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, White cap
33/1
  • Form PPP413-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-2

behind, hampered 2nd, blundered next, ridden when fell 12th

8
Silk - Black, large White spots, Black sleeves, White spots, Black cap, White star

High Mood

447
25/1
  • Form 21644/4-
  • Age 13
  • Weight 11-12

tracked leaders, lost place when hampered 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

9
Silk - Black and Emerald Green (halved), halved sleeves, quartered cap
10/1
  • Form PPP-442
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-12

behind, steady headway 10th, ridden to lead approaching last, headed flat, rallied to lead again towards finsih

10
Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, striped sleeves, Red cap
100/1
  • Form 00000/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7

in touch when fell 2nd

11
Silk - Purple, Maroon stripe
  • Form U3-1463
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7

mid-division, headway when blundered and unseated rider 8th

In depth

Verdict

A decent hunter chase featuring the first and third home in last season's Christie's Foxhunter Chase with preference over this shorter trip for the Paul Nicholls-trained Torduff Express who finished a length adrift of Last Option at Cheltenham. The selection subsequently went on to win the Martell Fox Hunters' Chase over the National fences at Aintree and, over a similar trip, he may have too much speed for his Festival conqueror. Fiona Needham's mount has failed to reproduce his best form this season although the 11-year-old is probably being aimed at Cheltenham again. Mr Dow Jones, three times a winner in hunter chase company last term, and the 13-year-old Step On Eyre are others to consider along with Epsilo De La Ronce and Master Wood but, if fit enough for his reappearance, this really should go to Polly Gundry's mount.