Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

20:17

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase

Date 2023-05-05

Distance 2m4f127y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £2,823

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Magic Saint Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Paul Nicholls	169	tp	/4210-	134	142	117	22d	—	—	+10	39.9	15/8 35%
The class act in this field, despite Aintree latest; plenty of experience of Cheltenham
1	Fix At All Bay J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Michael Scudamore	J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Michael Scudamore	172	—	35P11-	123	128	108	32d	—	—	+21	40.8	7/2 22%
Out of form in handicaps before he won two hunter chases at Ludlow (2m4f, good to soft)
2	Not That Fuisse Bay J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	172	—	/4127-	130	134	93	22d	—	—	+16	33.5	9/2 18%
Successful in small fields in four of nine hunter chases; respectable at Aintree latest
3	Solomon Grey Grey J:Mr Darren Andrews(5) T:Miss V Collins	J:Mr Darren Andrews(5) T:Miss V Collins	172	t	/1562-	125	127	105	9d	—	—	+17	30.8	11/2 15%
Won this well last year (good) under Darren Andrews; 17l second at Ludlow nine days ago
11	Paloma Blue Brown J:Mr Joshua Newman T:J Newman	J:Mr Joshua Newman T:J Newman	166	p	12111-	141	129	-	—	—	—	+42	49.9	14 7%
Smart in his heyday for Henry de Bromhead and made a highly successful switch to points
10	Oistrakh Le Noir Bay J:Mr Zac Baker T:Ed Partridge	J:Mr Zac Baker T:Ed Partridge	166	—	/FU22-	112	-	-	—	—	—	+19	24.2	22 5%
Won one point in 2021 and another in April 2022, while finishing runner-up twice this year
8	Dickie Diver Bay J:Mr Murray Dodd(7) T:John Whyte	J:Mr Murray Dodd(7) T:John Whyte	166	t	PPP35-	117	97	74	—	—	—	+15	18.1	40 3%
4th in two 3m Grade 1 novice races here; has not achieved much pointing or hunter chasing
12	St Barts Bay J:Mr Edward Rees(7) T:E M Rees	J:Mr Edward Rees(7) T:E M Rees	166	t	8P322-	122	116	-	—	—	—	+26	28.3	50 2%
Lost his form and has gone 0-8 in points since; recent headgear is removed
NR	Ballotin Bay J:Mr Martin McIntyre(3) T:Anthony Ward-Thomas	J:Mr Martin McIntyre(3) T:Anthony Ward-Thomas	166	—	U/2P3-	110	-	-	—	—	—	+12	16	66 2%
Pulled up in a hunter chase in March, with two minor honours in points either side of that
7	Count Simon Bay J:Mr Daniel Kyne(7) T:R W Varnham	J:Mr Daniel Kyne(7) T:R W Varnham	166	—	21711-	110	114	37	—	—	—	+34	36.7	33 3%
Three comfortable point wins this spring but tailed off in a Newbury hunter chase in March
13	What A Moment Bay J:Miss Lucinda Ticehurst(7) T:Miss Lucinda Ticehurst	J:Miss Lucinda Ticehurst(7) T:Miss Lucinda Ticehurst	166	—	/4943-	106	110	-	—	—	—	+15	17.9	33 3%
Drew a blank in four points in 2022; well-beaten 3rd of 4 when back from ten-month absence
9	Funky Sensation Bay J:Mr Jake Bament(7) T:Mrs Helen Bament	J:Mr Jake Bament(7) T:Mrs Helen Bament	166	t	/4461-	85	86	19	—	—	—	+17	19.5	40 3%
Light rules career has yielded modest form at best, including in a hunter chase last month
4	Dogon Bay J:Mr Charlie Marshall(7) T:Simon Cross	J:Mr Charlie Marshall(7) T:Simon Cross	169	p	55PP3-	109	115	104	—	—	—	+15	16.4	66 2%
Big majority of his career is at about 2m and none of his British form looks good enough

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Magic Saint	15/8	7/4	7/4	15/8	7/4
Fix At All	3	4	7/2	7/2	4
Not That Fuisse	4	9/2	4	4	4
Solomon Grey	9/2	6	5	11/2	11/2
Paloma Blue	14	11	10	9	9/1
Oistrakh Le Noir	22	16	16	16	16
Dickie Diver	40	33	33	33	33
St Barts	50	33	33	33	33
Ballotin	66	66	66	66	66
Count Simon	33	28	28	28	28
What A Moment	33	28	25	25	28
Funky Sensation	40	28	28	28	28
Dogon	66	66	66	66	66

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Paloma Blue

49.9

OR: 22.8 Form: 25 Odds: 2.1

2nd

Fix At All

40.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 16.9 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Magic Saint

39.9

OR: 21 Form: 9.5 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Count Simon

36.7

OR: 15 Form: 21 Odds: 0.7

Not That Fuisse

33.5

OR: 20 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Solomon Grey

30.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 8 Odds: 4

11/2

St Barts

28.3

OR: 18 Form: 9.6 Odds: 0.7

Oistrakh Le Noir

24.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 7.3 Odds: 1.4

Funky Sensation

19.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7

Dickie Diver

18.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.7

What A Moment

17.9

OR: 14 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

Dogon

16.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 1.2 Odds: 0.5

Ballotin

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Paloma Blue Top Rated	141	129	—
Magic Saint	134	142	117
Not That Fuisse	130	134	93
Solomon Grey	125	127	105
Fix At All	123	128	108
St Barts	122	116	—
Dickie Diver	117	97	74
Oistrakh Le Noir	112	—	—
Ballotin	110	—	—
Count Simon	110	114	37
Dogon	109	115	104
What A Moment	106	110	—
Funky Sensation	85	86	19

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Solomon Grey	9d ago	Quick return
Magic Saint	22d ago	Fit
Not That Fuisse	22d ago	Fit
Fix At All	32d ago	Fit
Paloma Blue	—	—
Oistrakh Le Noir	—	—
Dickie Diver	—	—
St Barts	—	—
Ballotin	—	—
Count Simon	—	—
What A Moment	—	—
Funky Sensation	—	—
Dogon	—	—