Racecards
17:05 Towcester
totepool Cheltenham Festival Betting At totesport.com Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £1,500 added
- Winner: £937
- 2nd: £291
- 3rd: £145
- 4th: £73
- Form 5P-P114
- Age 10
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Mr R Stearn
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 5th, lost place from 10th, slightly hampered 11th, one pace from 3 out, never dangerous
- Form 3P-216P
- Age 11
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led from 3rd, headed 7th, pushed along approaching 10th, weakened from 12th
- Form 1U21-2F
- Age 10
- Weight 12-2
- Trainer G Bailey
- Jockey Mr Jonathan Bailey
held up in touch, mistake 9th, ridden and one pace from 4 out
Brightwell
11- Form U311/U4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss P Lownds
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up in touch, disputed lead from 9th, fell 11th
- Form 8P3P-5P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer David Lewis
- Jockey Mr G Barfoot-Saunt
with leader and keen, lost place approaching 6th, soon towards rear, behind from 8th, tailed off 10th
- Form 121-P22
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss J Pidgeon
- Jockey Mr T Ellis
led to 3rd, led 7th, joined and pecked 9th, headed 13th, chased winner, no impression from after 3 out
Double Mead
12- Form 137-221
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Mrs K Smith-Maxwell
- Jockey Mrs Alex Dunn
in rear, headway before 10th, hampered 11th, led 13th, clear before 2 out, eased flat
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Leicester winner DOUBLE MEAD has the best form of these and arrives on the back of a recent win in a point-to-point. She can take advantage of today's favourable terms and looks likely to start at a short-price. Blaze Ahead was pulled-up on his recent reappearance but won one of these events at the end of last season, while Pass The Parsel had unseated his rider on his debut over regulation fences but scored over 2m6f here last April. He could go well if fully recovered from his recent fall in a point-to-point, and Ballygalley Bob is not without a chance having been in good form between the flags recently.
Formwatch
BallyGalley Bob (IRE) 9-4 (12-7) Prom til wknd 14, 4th of 7, 19l behind Shillingstone (12-7) at Horseheath 3m ptp gs in Feb.
Blaze Ahead (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Led until 4th, soon pushed along, not fluent 7th, lost place when mistake 10th, lost touch approaching 12th, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by The General Lee (11-3) at Ludlow 3m hts chs (6) gd, 8 ran.
Pass The Parsel (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Led to 8; fell 15, in a race won by Billyvoddan (11-0) at Thorpe Lodge 3m ptp gs in Feb, 8 ran.
Brightwell 7-2 (12-0) Lost plce 12; late hdwy, 4th of 10, 22l behind Comealong Cornwall (11-7) at Tweseldown 3m ptp gd.
Mr Parson (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Led til hdd app 6; to & pu 15, in a race won by Cavite Zeta (11-7) at Whitwick Manor 3m ptp gs in Feb, 15 ran.
Orient Legend 6-4 (12-0) (cp) led to 2 & 12-15; one-pcd nxt, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Comealong Cornwall (11-7) at Godstone 3m ptp sft in Feb.
Double Mead 5-4 (11-0) Led app 12; sn clr; unchall, won at Didmarton 3m ptp gd beating Master Wolfe (11-0) by 20l, 10 ran.