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15:35 Chepstow

32Red For Microgaming Games Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,800 added
  • Winner: £3,119
  • 2nd: £916
  • 3rd: £458
  • 4th: £229
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 13.30s
  • Off Time: 15:35:46
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED diabolo, WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN diamonds, WHITE cap, RED diamond
  • Form F33-47
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 109

held up in 4th, driven before 4 out, chased leading pair next, went 2nd and challenged 2 out, ridden to lead flat, edged left and kept on final 100 yards

2
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue hoop, Dark Green sleeves, Light Blue cap

Ruby Glow

100
6/1
  • Form 42/52-2P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 108

led, driven after 4 out, hard pressed 2 out, ridden and headed flat, no extra

3
Silk - Emerald green and yellow check, emerald green sleeves, yellow armlets, quartered cap
7/4
  • Form 63-51F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 108

tracked leader, driven 4 out, one pace when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, on impression in 4th between last 2, weakened last

4
Silk - Light blue, pink striped sleeves
  • Form 4F5-311
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 107

held up in 3rd, lost place when blundered 3 out, soon weakened

5
Silk - Purple, mauve diamond, diamonds on sleeves, purple cap, mauve diamond
14/1
  • Form 4642F5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 96

held up in rear, hit 2nd, ridden to chase leading trio after 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, hit last, kept on same pace, no impression

In depth

Verdict

Lady Charisma overcame a bad last-flight error to score at Towcester in November then fell at Wincanton in January so she'll need to brush up her jumping. Madame De Guise made a reasonable start at Stratford in October after arriving from France and was tackling a longer trip at Warwick the following month. She's likely to be capable of much better but the vote goes to OUR PHYLLI VERA. She didn't enjoy the testing conditions at Plumpton last time so wouldn't want any more rain but she defied a 13lb rise for her earlier victory and is only 4lb higher here. Lindsay's Dream was over eight lengths behind in that latter event and appears unlikely to reverse the form.

Formwatch

Madame De Guise (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 7th of 13, 33l behind Keshi Pearl (10-12) at Warwick 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Ruby Glow 12-1 (11-4) Raced wide, soon in touch, reminder 7th, lost place next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Beyeh (11-4) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gs in Dec, 9 ran.

Lady Charisma 7-2 (11-1) Chased leading pair, went 2nd and hit 3 out, over 2 lengths 2nd and pushed along when fell 2 out, in a race won by Vieux Lion Rouge (11-8) at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (3) sft in Jan, 13 ran.

Our Phylli Vera (IRE) 11-10fav (11-1) In touch, headway to tracked leaders 3 out, every chance next, led last, ridden out, won at Plumpton 2m 2f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft beating Was My Valentine (10-4) by 1l, 7 ran.

Lindsay's Dream 5-1 (10-3) In touch in rear, ridden 6th, lost ground next, not a factor after, 5th of 7, 8l behind Our Phylli Vera (11-1) at Plumpton 2m 2f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.