Racecards
18:10 Cheltenham
KTDA Open Hunters' Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 56y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,600 added
- Winner: £3,388
- 2nd: £1,694
- 3rd: £847
- 4th: £424
- Form 355/394-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer J H Henderson
- Jockey Mr George Henderson
chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 7th, 2nd before 10th until before 3 out, rallied into 2nd again edged left and kept on run-in, just held
- Form F23211-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Mr Albi Tufnell
jumped right at times, held up and behind, mistake 9th, headway 12th, mistake 4 out, plugged on in 3rd at the last
- Form 45/P831-
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer M Comley
- Jockey Mr James King
led until 16th, chased leader until 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next
- Form P1P3/PP-
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A Burks
- Jockey Mr P Thomas
held up in last pair, blundered and rider lost iron 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2224/51-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss L Mager
- Jockey Mr D Andrews
chased leaders, led and hit 16th, headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened before last
- Form 545/313-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer C Boultbee-brooks
- Jockey Mr Tommie M O'Brien
chased leader until before 10th, chased leaders, jumped slowly went 2nd 3 out, led before went left 2 out, ridden and stayed on run-in
Wick Green
24- Form 111/761-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer P W Mason
- Jockey Mr P Mason
soon in last pair, jumped slowly 13th (water) tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Trainer Lucy Mager partnered Moscow Prices to victory at Cothelstone earlier this month but Darren Andrews has the reins here. Wick Green took advantage of some sloppy jumping by the odds-on Chameron at Exeter and has won five times between the flags and Trio For Rio’s win at Ludlow last month has been franked but the penny has dropped with I’M WISER NOW at Stratford recently and he probably has the most scope of these.
Formwatch
Fixe Le Kap (FR) 12-1 (11-7) (tt) hdwy 7; wknd app 2 out, 4th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Blazing Tom (11-2) at Mollington 3m in Apr.
I'm Wiser Now (IRE) 6-4 (11-12) Prominent, eased back into 3rd after 5 out, ridden after 2 out, headway to chase leaders before last, mistake last, led on run-in, won at Stratford 2m 7f (6) gd in Apr beating Fishy Story (11-3) by 1l, 4 ran.
Knockaderry Flyer (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) (bl) (tt) led to 8 & 11-14; rallied to ld flat; stayed on wl, won at Mollington 3m in Apr beating Waterloo Warrior (12-6) by 6l, 9 ran.
Mister Serious (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Hdwy 8; drpd rr 12; wl bhnd when pu 16, at Edgcote 3m 5f gd in Apr.
Moscow Prices (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Hdwy 13; led 3 out; comf, won at Cothelstone 3m gd in Apr beating Spivey Cove (12-0) by 3l, 16 ran.
Trio For Rio (IRE) (12-7) (cp) trckd ldrs; went 2nd 13; ev ch 2 out; no ex flat, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Ballyboker Breeze (12-0) at Maisemore Park 3m gd in Mar.
Wick Green 11-4 (11-12) Chased leader until after 3rd, went 2nd again next, led 6th, holding 2nd from 4 out, stayed on, won at Exeter 3m (6) gf in Apr beating Chameron (12-0) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.