Pointing Pointers Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy).
Wincanton · Wednesday, 25 Feb · 20:20
· 2m 4f 35y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:20
Off time
6
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
THUNDER ROCK (IRE
🥈 Second
MR GLASS (IRE
🥉 Third
FAN DE BLUES (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.40
2/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
29
28/1
05 · —
29
28/1
06 · —
81
80/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Beat Box (G)
[P]
Massive success story for Dan Skelton minus headgear in 2024/25, winning 6 of 8 starts over fences at up to 17.2f. Efforts in points of late for this yard not particularly inspiring, though. Cheekpieces on.
|
Mr Martin McIntyre | A Ward-Thomas | 10 | 78.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Thunder Rock (G)
FAV
Very smart chaser at his peak. Still with his leading yard and well below that level over hurdles in more recent times. Very easy to back but stuck to his task when runner-up on hunter debut over 25f here 4 weeks ago. Looks the one to beat.
|
Mr James King | O Murphy | 10 | 78.9 kg |
1.40
2/5
|
| 2nd | 3 | — |
Gateau De Miel (G)
[T]
Runner-up in a hunter for this yard in May and won a regulation handicap chase for Barry Brennan a month later. Excuses for starts under Rules since but he lacks a recent run.
|
Mr Thomas Stanley | Myles Osborne | 10 | 77.1 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Mr Glass (G)
[P1T]
Under the care of Will Biddick when winning a 25f course hunter in January 2025. Might have found the run coming too soon when pulled up at Leicester a fortnight later but was disappointing in repeat bid here back with Paul Nicholls last m…
|
Miss Olive Nicholls | P F Nicholls | 10 | 77.1 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Fan De Blues (G)
[T]
Smart handicap chaser for Willie Mullins in 2022/23. Showed he retains a fair level of ability for new stable, placed again at Taunton having undergone a breathing operation last month.
|
Mr Daniel Williams | Miss Henton | 11 | 75.3 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Gig In The Park (G)
[T1]
Off the mark at the eighth time of asking in points in April 2025. Off since and others look more solid.
|
Mr Peter Summers | L Hurley | 10 | 75.3 kg |
81
80/1
|
Betting forecast: Thunder Rock (2/5), Mr Glass (9/2), Fan De Blues (5/1), Gateau De Miel (28/1), Beat Box (28/1), Gig In The Park (80/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3229.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1615.0 GBP |
| P3 | 807.0 GBP |
| P4 | 404.0 GBP |
| P5 | 202.0 GBP |