Butty Bach Open Hunters' Chase

March 03 / 16.00 Ludlow

16.00 Ludlow Soft

Butty Bach Open Hunters’ Chase

Prize money: £3387.78
2m 7f 171y
Class 4
6 runners
Win time: 6m 59s

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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hunter Chase

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

1st

Gesskille

J: Mr Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall

5/1 (Won)

Win: £2.63

Form: 2-134P BF

Last run: 192 days

W: 12st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict

6yo who was formerly trained in France where he won two hurdles and one chase, and stayed 2m6f (unraced over further); returns from an absence to make his British debut and the betting could be informative.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 3	13th Apr 2022 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 5	19:40 Kempton Gesskille 12st 2lb J: Miss Gina Andrews T: Oliver Greenall	Chase and dual hurdle winner when trained in France, and beat useful rival to make winning British debut in Ludlow hunter chase (3m, soft) six weeks ago; unraced on ground quicker than soft but ought to cope with today's drop back in trip; leading contender.	5/4
1st 1	3rd Mar 2022 Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 4	16:00 Ludlow Gesskille 12st 6lb J: Mr Toby Wynne T: Oliver Greenall	6yo who was formerly trained in France where he won two hurdles and one chase, and stayed 2m6f (unraced over further); returns from an absence to make his British debut and the betting could be informative.	5/1

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1st

13th Apr 2022

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

12st 2lb

Chase and dual hurdle winner when trained in France, and beat useful rival to make winning British debut in Ludlow hunter chase (3m, soft) six weeks ago; unraced on ground quicker than soft but ought to cope with today's drop back in trip; leading contender.

5/4

1st

3rd Mar 2022

Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

12st 6lb

5/1

2nd

Give Me A Copper

J: Mr William Biddick

T: C R Barber

2/1

Form: /2PP-3 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 12lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict

12yo who was pulled up last term on final two runs for Paul Nicholls and was a long way below his best when third of five in a hunter chase at Warwick in January; however, that run gives him something to build on and he's a strong candidate if able to tap back into some of his old ability.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 2	18th May 2022 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 5	14:20 Warwick Give Me A Copper 11st 12lb J: Mr Tommie M O’Brien T: C R Barber	Thorough stayer; pick of four hunter chase efforts this year when second at Newbury two starts ago; heavy fall at Cheltenham 19 days ago (in cheekpieces, retained); every chance if none the worse for that.	5/4
7	29th Apr 2022 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4	19:35 Cheltenham Give Me A Copper 11st 10lb J: Mr William Biddick T: C R Barber
2nd 7	1st Apr 2022 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 6	13:20 Newbury Give Me A Copper 11st 12lb J: Mr William Biddick T: C R Barber

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2nd

18th May 2022

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 5

14:20 Warwick

Give Me A Copper

11st 12lb

J: Mr Tommie M O’Brien

T: C R Barber

Thorough stayer; pick of four hunter chase efforts this year when second at Newbury two starts ago; heavy fall at Cheltenham 19 days ago (in cheekpieces, retained); every chance if none the worse for that.

5/4

29th Apr 2022

Good

4m 0f 97y

Class 4

19:35 Cheltenham

Give Me A Copper

11st 10lb

J: Mr William Biddick

T: C R Barber

2nd

1st Apr 2022

Good To Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 6

13:20 Newbury

Give Me A Copper

11st 12lb

J: Mr William Biddick

T: C R Barber

Taaffes Castle

J: Mr Scott Malson

T: Wyn Morris

100/1

Form: 83/3F-

Last run: 314 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict

Won a point on his debut in 2018 but his rules form has been very modest and he's up against it on this first run since last April.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5	22nd Apr 2022 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5	19:20 Chepstow Taaffes Castle 11st 12lb J: Mr Scott Malson T: Wyn Morris	Placed off lowly marks under rules when with Christian Williams but has achieved very little in points/hunter chases for current trainer since last spring and looks up against it here.	66/1
6	3rd Mar 2022 Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 4	16:00 Ludlow Taaffes Castle 11st 12lb J: Mr Scott Malson T: Wyn Morris	Won a point on his debut in 2018 but his rules form has been very modest and he's up against it on this first run since last April.	100/1

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22nd Apr 2022

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

11st 12lb

Placed off lowly marks under rules when with Christian Williams but has achieved very little in points/hunter chases for current trainer since last spring and looks up against it here.

66/1

3rd Mar 2022

Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

11st 12lb

Won a point on his debut in 2018 but his rules form has been very modest and he's up against it on this first run since last April.

100/1