Racecards
19:05 Cheltenham
Land Rover Gentleman's Championship (A Hunters' Chase ) (Class H) The Final Of The 2004 Land Rover Men's Open Point-to-point Championship (Class H)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 1132P/1-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-4
- Trainer B Perkins
- Jockey Mr A Wadlow
tracked leader, losing place when mistake 12, pulled up before 15, dismounted
- Form 124114-
- Age 13
- Weight 12-4
- Trainer Mrs Rosemary Gasson
- Jockey Mr Andrew Martin
in rear, ridden and outpaced 15th, kept on for poor 3rd
- Form 2P/22D4-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-4
- Trainer R Barber
- Jockey Mr N Williams
mid-division, headway 12th, ridden 16th, narrow lead 3 out, kept on well
- Form 6/45412-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-4
- Trainer G Hanmer
- Jockey Mr G Hanmer
led, headed briefly 11th, headed when blundered badly 13th, weakened 17th, pulled up before last
- Form 1/12321-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey Mr P G Hall
in touch, led briefly 11th, led again 13th, headed and ridden 18th, left in lead 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out
Nautical Lad
10- Form 1/11111-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer J Docker
- Jockey Mr J Docker
always in rear, weakened 14th, pulled up before 17th
- Form P5P222-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs V Park
- Jockey Mr T Park
in touch, tailed off 9th, pulled up before 13th
- Form 523141-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs K Lawther
- Jockey Mr B King
mid-division, closer order 10th, led 5 out, clear and in command when mistake and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 121122-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs W Wild
- Jockey Mr G Brewer
mid-division, headway to track leaders 12th, ridden 17th, chased winner after 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Little Farmer, Soundtrack, Nautical Lad and Tanager look the principals in another tight affair and the tentative vote goes to Nautical Lad. The selection has been in fine form between the flags of late and he won well last time out when defeating Franco. If he is as effective over these regulation fences he will be hard to beat under conditions that suit. Little Farmer rates the main danger he won well last time out when defeating Splash And Dash but he lacks the scope of the selection and for that reason he is opposed. Soundtrack is another that could go well but he was well behind Coole Venture at Sandown last time and will need to improve on that effort to score. Of the remainder Tanager and Victoria's Boy have place claims on their best form but they are very onepaced and for the winner we return to Nautical Lad.