It Pays To Buy Irish Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Wincanton

16:03

Date 2026-01-29

Distance 3m1f30y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,229

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 3.5°C

Wind 9mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 6m 59.25s (slow by 44.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pyleigh Court (GB) Miss Ella Herbison · R C Pudd	11/2	Won
2nd	Thunder Rock (IRE) Mr James King · Olly Murphy	4/1	.75
3rd	Illico De Cotte (FR) Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow · Will Biddick	6/4F	2.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Go Sacre Go (FR) Mr Paddy Barlow · Robert Walford	12/1
P.U.	Minella Jab (IRE) Mr Jake Bament · Miss M Lawrence	25/1
P.U.	Mr Glass (IRE) Mr Lucas Murphy · Paul Nicholls	11/4

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Illico De Cotte Chestnut J:Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow(7) T:Will Biddick	J:Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow(7) T:Will Biddick	170	t	26P-22	122	129	102	—	—	—	-3	27.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Ex-Skelton handicapper; beaten in two points for current yard and he'll need more here
3	Mr Glass Bay J:Mr Lucas Murphy(7) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Mr Lucas Murphy(7) T:Paul Nicholls	170	t	11/1P-	122	127	43	350d	—	—	-1	26.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Back with Paul Nicholls; won this last year for Will Biddick; able fresh and goes on heavy
1	Thunder Rock Bay J:Mr James King T:Olly Murphy	J:Mr James King T:Olly Murphy	174	—	4447-P	137	135	-	62d	—	—	+8	27.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Useful chaser at his peak; has lost his way over hurdles; makes hunter chase debut
4	Pyleigh Court Bay J:Miss Ella Herbison(7) T:R C Pudd	J:Miss Ella Herbison(7) T:R C Pudd	168	—	3/31P-	117	112	83	301d	—	—	+10	22.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Effective on heavy ground but looks vulnerable here, especially over this far
5	Go Sacre Go Bay J:Mr Paddy Barlow(3) T:Robert Walford	J:Mr Paddy Barlow(3) T:Robert Walford	166	—	1/2P-1	113	115	42	—	—	—	+26	32.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
A repeat of last year's run in this race (runner-up) should see him competitive
6	Minella Jab Bay J:Mr Jake Bament(7) T:Miss M Lawrence	J:Mr Jake Bament(7) T:Miss M Lawrence	166	—	/4P-F1	105	108	-	—	—	—	+12	14.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
3-9 in points but 0-3 in hunter chases and has his work cut out in this company

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Illico De Cotte	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1
Mr Glass	2/1	9/4	9/4	2/1	85/40
Thunder Rock	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	3/1
Pyleigh Court	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2	11/2
Go Sacre Go	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	16/1
Minella Jab	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Go Sacre Go

32.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 15 Odds: 1.9

16/1

2nd

Thunder Rock

27.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Illico De Cotte

27.4

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

2/1

Mr Glass

26.4

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Pyleigh Court

22.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.5

13/2

Minella Jab

14.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Thunder Rock	137	135	—
Illico De Cotte	122	129	102
Mr Glass	122	127	43
Pyleigh Court	117	112	83
Go Sacre Go	113	115	42
Minella Jab	105	108	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thunder Rock	62d ago	Fresh
Pyleigh Court	301d ago	Long break
Mr Glass	350d ago	Long break
Illico De Cotte	—	—
Go Sacre Go	—	—
Minella Jab	—	—