Racecards
16:10 Stratford
Follow totepool On Twitter Hunters' Chase (For The John And Nigel Thorne Memorial Cup) (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f
- Going: Good-Good to Soft.
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,872
- 2nd: £580
- 3rd: £290
- 4th: £145
- Form 11-1141
- Age 10
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss C Haydon
- Jockey Miss C Haydon
sometimes jumped right, led until blundered 4 out, chased winner until next, chased leading pair but no chance, ridden after 2 out, weakened into 4th approaching last
- Form 1111/P-1
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
chased leaders, went 2nd 13th, led 4 out, clear soon after 3 out, very easily
- Form 3-26PP5
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer R Potter
- Jockey Mr D Lordan
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, went poor 3rd approaching last
- Form F-63542
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer S Flook
- Jockey Mr P Gerety
held up in touch, headway 4 out, went 2nd and not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and no chance with winner
Catspan (FR)
24- Form 2/4P1-P2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Miss H Lewis
- Jockey Miss Hannah Lewis
chased leader, slight peck 8th, blundered and lost 2nd 13th, weakening when blundered 4 out
- Form P/P06-49
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Mrs C Hitch
- Jockey C Gethings
held up in touch, mistake 3rd, weakened after 11th, tailed off and pulled up before last
- Form 5P-3P52
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A B Leyshon
- Jockey Miss R Leyshon
soon well in rear, not fluent 6th, lost touch 8th, soon tailed off
- Form P263P4
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Lady S Brooke
- Jockey Miss L Brooke
Nonrunner
Verdict
Little Legend has a terrific strike-rate in point-to-points and has won three times under Rules, including at Warwick in January. But he's likely to struggle to give 4lb to PAINT THE CLOUDS, who was very impressive when winning at Newbury last month. He bounded clear up the home straight and looks capable of holding his own in better company than this. Archie Boy looks a light of former days and none of the others have the past form to suggest they can threaten the likely market principals.
Formwatch
Little Legend 1-5 (11-7) (cp) made all; ro wl, won at Horseheath Hunts Club 3m ptp gd in Mar beating See You Jack (11-0) by 3l, 3 ran.
Paint The Clouds 6-4fav (11-12) Prominent, not fluent 1st, led 6th, headed before 9th, led next, jumped left when asserting 3 out, soon well clear, easily, won at Newbury 3m hts chs (6) gd in Mar beating Seigneur Des Bois (11-13) by 19l, 8 ran.
Archie Boy (IRE) 14-1 (12-7) (cp) led to 5 & 8-10; wknd 15, 5th of 10, 37l behind De Forgotten Man (12-0) at VWH 3m ptp gd in Mar.
Bermuda Boy (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Led until 6th, led before 9th, hit 10th, no impression on winner from before 4 out, one pace after, mistake last, 2nd of 7, 16l behind Silver Token (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 5f nov hts chs (6) sft in Mar.
Catspan (FR) 20-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, led 10th, pressed from 5 out, headed last, rallied run-in and every chance, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Vincitore (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hts chs (6) gd in Mar.
Coup Royale (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Always behind, weakened from 5 out, 9th of 11, well behind Vincitore (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hts chs (6) gd in Mar.
Duc De Normandie (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) (cp) (tt) led til hdd 15; wknd app last, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Captain Scarlett (12-7) at Glamorgan 3m ptp gs in Mar.
The General Lee (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Prom til wknd qckly aft 15, 4th of 7, 40l behind Invisible Man (11-0) at Teme Valley 3m ptp gs in Mar.
Fresh Air And Fun (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Mid-division, unseated 11th, in a race won by Warne (12-0) at Aintree 2m 5f hts chs (2) gd, 21 ran.