The jumps competition winner Richard Hutchinson shares his strategy for success

The winner of the jumps edition of the Tote Ten To Follow, Richard Hutchinson, was smitten with Love last weekend and he's staying with her at the heart of his team for the Flat competition.

In fact Hutchinson is in love with the whole concept of the Ten To Follow, having scooped a total of £188,113.54 thanks to landing the March monthly prize of £10,000 and 38th place – prizes run all the way down to 100th position.

Hutchinson's key strategies for the Flat are to "start with the Aidan O'Brien team and work back", and to assess whether last season's major race winners will be able to repeat their points haul.

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On that score he has no qualms about siding with Enable on the basis that "even if winning the Arc for the third time is a bridge too far she'll have collected plenty of points by then". He's less certain Stradivarius will dominate the staying division again, reasoning "there's a bit more competition around this time". Nevertheless he is sticking with Bjorn Nielsen's six-year-old.

Having fallen for Love, Hutchinson says: "I was so taken by her. She had to race up the middle of the track, which didn't help, and stayed on strongly. She's a no-brainer as an Oaks pick.

Richard Hutchinson (right) won the Tote Ten To Follow jumps competition and the £177,000 prize

"Japan is likely to win the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot and contest all the top 1m2f races but it's harder to pick between Innisfree and Mogul as Ballydoyle's Derby colt. You have to pick horses who are ready to run and that's Mogul, who goes for next week's King Edward VII Stakes."

Mogul is likely to face 2,000 Guineas winner Kameko at Epsom but that does not worry Hutchinson, who argues they are likely to take different paths thereafter.

Pierre Lapin is his pick to fill the void in the 6f sprint ranks, while he sides with Battaash to maintain his hegemony over the 5f division.

Having played cautiously so far, he throws in Barney Roy as a wildcard who could pick up bonus points in the Queen Anne, on Ascot's opening day, and another in Godolphin blue, Pinatubo.

"Many will have taken him out of their lists too quickly," Hutchinson says, "but you've got to give him another chance."

Richard Hutchinson's Ten To Follow

Barney Roy
Battaash
Enable
Japan
Kameko
Love
Mogul
Pierre Lapin
Pinatubo
Stradivarius

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