Pointing Pointers Dick Saunders Novices' Hunters' Chase

Leicester

16:19

Date 2025-02-13

Distance 2m6f151y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £2,980

Winning Time 6m 19.87s (slow by 39.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Givega (FR) Mr James King · Luca Morgan	7/2	Won
2nd	Walk Away (IRE) Mr O McGill · R Pallas	7/1	17
3rd	Pyleigh Court (GB) Miss Ella Herbison · R C Pudd	18/1	1
4th	Jeux d'Eau (FR) Mr Huw Edwards · Miss Laura Richardson	15/8F	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Fine Dining (IRE) Mr Tom Hutsby · F A Hutsby	40/1
P.U.	Il Padrino (IRE) Mr Zac Baker · Mrs Louise Bevin	300/1
P.U.	Mr Glass (IRE) Mr William Biddick · Will Biddick	7/2
P.U.	Paul Marvel (FR) Mr Joe Wright · J J O'Shea	15/2
P.U.	Ragnar Lodbrok (IRE) Mr Tommie M O'Brien · Mrs J Owen	50/1
P.U.	Red Delta (GB) Mr John Dawson · Fiona Needham	12/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Jeux d'Eau Chestnut J:Mr Huw Edwards(5) T:Miss Laura Richardson	J:Mr Huw Edwards(5) T:Miss Laura Richardson	168	—	11-513	-	122	83	24d	—	—	-19	8.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
5-8 in points and was creditable third in a good race at Warwick last month; shortlisted
1	Mr Glass Bay J:Mr William Biddick T:Will Biddick	J:Mr William Biddick T:Will Biddick	172	t	2/11-1	125	125	41	14d	—	—	+16	37.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
3-3 for Will Biddick including an easy win on heavy at Wincanton last month; big player
5	Paul Marvel Grey J:Mr Joe Wright(3) T:J J O'Shea	J:Mr Joe Wright(3) T:J J O'Shea	168	—	27-122	131	124	77	—	—	—	+10	24.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Fairly useful for W Mullins and he won a point in November; respected back under rules
2	Givega Bay J:Mr James King T:L Morgan	J:Mr James King T:L Morgan	168	—	1P/4-1	125	124	-	—	—	—	+21	31.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
3-5 over hurdles and he's 2-2 in points; respected on hunter chase debut
8	Red Delta Chestnut J:Mr John Dawson T:Fiona Needham	J:Mr John Dawson T:Fiona Needham	168	—	113-23	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Dual point winner but this looks a tough assignment on his rules debut; down the list
9	Walk Away Bay J:Mr O McGill T:R Pallas	J:Mr O McGill T:R Pallas	168	t	U6P5-P	117	104	-	—	—	—	+9	19.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Useful in his prime but he's failed to complete in three of last five starts; passed over
6	Pyleigh Court Bay J:Miss Ella Herbison(7) T:R C Pudd	J:Miss Ella Herbison(7) T:R C Pudd	168	—	121/3-	-	-	-	650d	—	—	0	4.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Still has low mileage but this looks tough after a long absence and others are preferred
10	Fine Dining Bay J:Mr Tom Hutsby(7) T:F A Hutsby	J:Mr Tom Hutsby(7) T:F A Hutsby	161	—	P/7P3-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
0-5 in points and can only be watched now switched to rules after a long absence
7	Ragnar Lodbrok Bay J:Mr Tommie M O'Brien T:Mrs J Owen	J:Mr Tommie M O'Brien T:Mrs J Owen	168	b	13-13P	115	-	-	—	—	—	+15	16.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ten-time point winner but he was pulled up last time and is 1-18 under rules
3	Il Padrino Bay J:Mr Zac Baker T:Mrs Louise Bevin	J:Mr Zac Baker T:Mrs Louise Bevin	168	—	F5-53P	-	-	-	262d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Sole point win was in 2022; pulled up in hunter chase latest; opposable on return

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Jeux d'Eau	2/1	2/1	2/1
Mr Glass	7/2	11/4	11/4
Paul Marvel	5/1	5/1	5/1
Givega	7/1	7/1	7/1
Red Delta	9/1	9/1	9/1
Walk Away	7/1	8/1	7/1
Pyleigh Court	16/1	20/1	20/1
Fine Dining	50/1	40/1	50/1
Ragnar Lodbrok	66/1	66/1	66/1
Il Padrino	300/1	250/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mr Glass

37.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 6.7

7/2

2nd

Givega

31.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Paul Marvel

24.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Walk Away

19.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Ragnar Lodbrok

16.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Jeux d'Eau

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Pyleigh Court

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Red Delta

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Fine Dining

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Il Padrino

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Paul Marvel	131	124	77
Mr Glass	125	125	41
Givega	125	124	—
Walk Away	117	104	—
Ragnar Lodbrok	115	—	—
Jeux d'Eau	—	122	83
Red Delta	—	—	—
Pyleigh Court	—	—	—
Fine Dining	—	—	—
Il Padrino	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mr Glass	14d ago	Fit
Jeux d'Eau	24d ago	Fit
Il Padrino	262d ago	Long break
Pyleigh Court	650d ago	Long break
Paul Marvel	—	—
Givega	—	—
Red Delta	—	—
Walk Away	—	—
Fine Dining	—	—
Ragnar Lodbrok	—	—