Racecards
19:20 Cheltenham
Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Hunters' Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,743
- 2nd: £1,161
- 3rd: £580
- 4th: £290
- Form 4534PP-
- Age 13
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Mrs M Miles
- Jockey Miss Hannah Lewis
tracked leaders, driven 14th, ridden next, behind when left remote 4th and last 4 out, tailed off
- Form 421301-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer S Partridge
- Jockey Mr D Edwards
tracked leaders, lost place after 9th, behind when left remote 3rd 4 out, no chance with leaders
- Form 2/22121-
- Age 13
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer H Roberts
- Jockey Miss Sally Randell
tracked leader to 12th, outpaced by clear pair 15th, left remote 2nd 4 out, no chance with winner
- Form P2/4131-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
held up behind in touch, struggling 15th, well behind when fell 4 out
- Form 3/41P43-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer C W Loggin
- Jockey Miss C L Wills
held up behind, outpaced 12th, weakened 15th, tailed off next, soon pulled up
- Form 213/22-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer G J Tarry
- Jockey Mr R G Spencer
led, joined after 12th, headed narrowly but still every chance when fell 4 out
- Form 1/311F1-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
in touch, switched outside before 3rd, went 2nd and challenged after 12th, led narrowly when not fluent and left clear 4 out, unchallenged after
Verdict
Chesnut Annie has shown a lot more than fellow veteran Lady Myfanwy lately and can't be ignored in this. Spotthestripe has finished second at Leicester and Wetherby since the turn of the year while On Holiday won a shade cosily between the flags earlier this month, though the second didn't do much for the form next time. THEATRE QUEEN has a cracking national hunt pedigree and has won three of her last four starts in point-to-points. She makes her debut under Rules today but should take all the beating if handling the bigger fences. Lucette Annie is probably the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Lady Myfanwy 33-1 (11-0) Prominent until 7th, pushed along after next, driven and losing touch after 9th, behind 13th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Current Exchange (11-7) at Leicester 2m 7f hts chs (3) sft in Mar, 7 ran.
Lucette Annie 6-4 (11-7) Trckd ldrs; led aft 4 out; stayed on wl, won at Upcott Cross 4m ptp beating Bellsinni Ron (12-0) by 8l, 6 ran.
Chesnut Annie (IRE) 1-5 (11-12) Led 5-7; led 10; drew clr 14; stayed on wl, won at Monmouthshire 3m ptp sft in Mar beating Knight Blaze (11-10) by dis, 3 ran.
Cheyanwe (IRE) 6-4 (11-12) (bl) cl 2nd til led last; all out, won at East Essex 3m ptp gd in Mar beating Galbally King (12-5) by 1/2l, 3 ran.
Cutlass Silver 5-2 (10-7) In tch til wknd 15; to, 3rd of 4, well behind Major Decision (11-0) at Larkhill 3m ptp.
Spotthestripe 2-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 10th, no impression on winner, not fluent last, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Radharc Na Mara (11-1) at Wetherby 3m 1f mares hunt chs (6) gs in Mar.
Theatre Queen (IRE) 1-6 (11-10) (cp) led 3; drew clr 3 out; v easy, won at North Warwickshire Hunt Club 3m ptp gd beating En Suite (11-7) by 30l, 5 ran.
On Holiday 7-4 (10-7) Held up; hdwy 15; led last; clever, won at Essex 3m ptp gd beating Volcan Surprise (11-0) by 2l, 7 ran.