Racecards
18:00 Cheltenham
Faucets Perrin And Rowe Classical Bathroom Fittings Champion Hunters' Chase (Class H) (Class H)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form P12164-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-3
- Trainer Mrs H Bartlett
- Jockey Mr M G Miller
held up in touch tracking leaders, went 2nd 15th, outpaced and mistake 18th, rallied next, ran on from 2 out, every chance, rallied flat, always held
Horus (IRE)
48- Form 141/11P-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-3
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Mr L Jefford
led 2nd, bad mistake 13th, clear 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on well flat
- Form 16/5311-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-3
- Trainer Dominic Harvey
- Jockey Mr Dominic Harvey
soon chasing winner, mistake 11th, weakened after 14th, one-paced from next
- Form 1431C2-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Rosemary Gasson
- Jockey Mr Andrew Martin
raced towards rear, lost place from 14th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1P2F12-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Edward Crow
- Jockey Mr A H Crow
led 1st, soon headed, chased winner to 3rd, settled in touch, late headway to go 3rd 3 out, one-paced next
- Form P4P04F-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Miss Katie Thory
- Jockey Mr M Lurcock
soon well behind, tailed off from 8th
- Form 2322U1-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Miss L Alner
- Jockey Mr R Young
held up, ate headway from 5 out, mistake 3 out, weakened next, finished tired
In depth
Verdict
David Pipe's Hours is likely to be a popular choice for this. Impressive on his rules debut at Wincanton, the son of Teenoso was strongly fancied for the Christie's Foxhunter Chase Chase at the Festival meeting here in March before being pulled up after making mistakes. Granted a clear round the seven-year-old should regain the winning thread. The main dangers include Fair Wind, who finished sixth in the Foxhunters and Dominic Harvey's Taunton winner Mr Magnetic but if the favourite is back to his best he should take all the beating.