Pointing Pointers Open Hunters' Chase.
Catterick · Wednesday, 4 Mar · 20:10
· 3m 1f 54y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:10
Off time
7
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
GABORIOT (FR
🥈 Second
ZHIGULI (IRE
🥉 Third
LUNAR CONTACT (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.80
4/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
51
50/1
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 | — |
Gaboriot (G)
FAV
[PT1]
Not far off his best when resuming with a good second in Grand Sefton at Aintree in November. Disappointed in Becher there following month but excellent chance to resume winning ways back in a hunter.
|
Mr Huw Edwards | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 10 | 78.9 kg |
1.80
4/5
|
| — | 2 | — |
Conquredalofeurope (G)
[B]
Finished last in recent point outing and has plenty to find on Rules form.
|
Mr F Foster | F Foster | 11 | 77.1 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Fix At All (G)
[P]
Fairly useful chaser at his best but hasn't shown much in 4 starts for this yard, including in hunters.
|
Mr T Walsh | Callum Bickers-price | 10 | 77.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 4th | 4 | — |
Isocrate (G)
[P]
Proved inconsistent in the summer and sold from Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill £10,000 in October. Maiden pointer, unplaced last time (Feb 22).
|
Mr William Brown | W J Brown | 8 | 77.1 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Lunar Contact (G)
[PT]
Had rather lost his way for Tom Ellis after completing hat-trick in the autumn of last season but got back on track making his first start in a hunter when second at Hexham in April. Respected on that form but he was unplaced in a point la…
|
Miss R L M Duffy | S Corbett | 8 | 77.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Brandy Mcqueen (G)
Hard to catch right for Gary Rutherford but successful on second of 2 starts in points (Feb 8). Makes first start in a hunter.
|
Miss Lucy Brown | Miss L Brown | 9 | 75.3 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Zhiguli (G)
Three-time winner over fences who has also been twice successful between the flags. Posted solid third on return in that sphere in January and will be dangerous if able to build on that here.
|
Mr Thomas Easterby | Mrs C Coward | 11 | 75.3 kg |
8
7/1
|
Betting forecast: Gaboriot (4/5), Brandy Mcqueen (4/1), Lunar Contact (6/1), Zhiguli (7/1), Isocrate (11/1), Fix At All (33/1), Conquredalofeurope (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3080.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1540.0 GBP |
| P3 | 770.0 GBP |
| P4 | 385.0 GBP |