Leicestershire And Derbyshire Yeomanry Open Hunters' Chase

Leicester

4:50

Date 2024-03-08

Distance 1m7f201y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,229

Winning Time 4m 19.95s (slow by 28.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Cap Du Mathan (FR) J:Miss Olive Nicholls T:Paul Nicholls	Miss Olive Nicholls / Paul Nicholls	—	11/10F	0
2nd	Firak (FR) J:Mr Sean O'Connor T:Dan Skelton	Mr Sean O'Connor / Dan Skelton	—	3/1	2.75
3rd	The Big Lense (IRE) J:Alex Chadwick T:James Owen	Alex Chadwick / James Owen	—	7/2	36

Non-Runners / Other

PU	Boughtbeforelunch (IRE)	40/1
UR	Cooldine Bog (IRE)	25/1
F	Drakes Well (IRE)	12/1
PU	Tap Tap Boom (GB)	28/1

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Cap Du Mathan b J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	174	t	2P-4PP	128	127	95	55d	—	—	-4	30.1	6/4 40%
Classy chaser; pulled up on last two starts but this is much easier; trip and ground fine.
2	Firak b J:Mr Sean O'Connor(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Sean O'Connor(7) T:Dan Skelton	174	tp	121-4P	118	122	75	20d	—	—	-1	25	11/4 27%
Yet to fire since returning to Dan Skelton, pulling up at Haydock (2m6f) three weeks ago.
4	The Big Lense b J:Mr Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	J:Mr Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	174	tp	-341P1	128	124	100	—	—	—	+21	39.3	7/2 22%
Winner on the Mildmay Course at Aintree (2m4f) last summer, and also in a point latest.
6	Drakes Well b J:Mr Tom Hutsby(7) T:F A Hutsby	J:Mr Tom Hutsby(7) T:F A Hutsby	168	—	3U132/	108	-	-	—	—	—	+20	29.3	17/2 11%
Stratford winner (2m5f, March 2022); runner-up in a point the following month; off since.
3	Tap Tap Boom ro J:Miss Pippa Brown(7) T:J A Swinbank	J:Miss Pippa Brown(7) T:J A Swinbank	174	—	635-7P	113	119	93	—	—	—	+12	17.1	22/1 4%
Formerly with Alastair Ralph; pulled up in a Sheriff Hutton point (3m) in January.
7	Cooldine Bog b J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell	J:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) T:Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell	166	—	3P-P33	107	101	51	21d	—	—	+12	15	40/1 2%
No win since May 2019; third of five at Fakenham (80-1) recently; others stronger.
5	Boughtbeforelunch b J:Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) T:Phillippa Taylor	J:Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) T:Phillippa Taylor	170	p	3/25P-	108	-	-	444d	—	—	+15	17.2	50/1 2%
Lost way in late 2022 and absent since; plenty to find on these unfavourable terms.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Cap Du Mathan	6/4	6/4	11/8	6/4	11/8
Firak	2/1	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2
The Big Lense	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Drakes Well	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Tap Tap Boom	22/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Cooldine Bog	40/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Boughtbeforelunch	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Big Lense

39.3

OR: 19.5 Form: 14.6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Cap Du Mathan

30.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

6/4

3rd

Drakes Well

29.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 12.3 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Firak

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

Boughtbeforelunch

17.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Tap Tap Boom

17.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Cooldine Bog

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cap Du Mathan Top Rated	128	127	95
The Big Lense	128	124	100
Firak	118	122	75
Tap Tap Boom	113	119	93
Drakes Well	108	—	—
Boughtbeforelunch	108	—	—
Cooldine Bog	107	101	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Firak	20d ago	Fit
Cooldine Bog	21d ago	Fit
Cap Du Mathan	55d ago	Fresh
Boughtbeforelunch	444d ago	Long break
The Big Lense	—	—
Drakes Well	—	—
Tap Tap Boom	—	—

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