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13:30 Exeter

EBF/TBA Mares' Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 109y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,498
  • 2nd: £1,908
  • 3rd: £954
  • 4th: £477
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 30.60s
  • Off Time: 13:30:34
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds and cap

Tagrita (IRE)

26 t C
Evs
  • Form 6/6117-1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 139

led until 4th, chased leader, led again 7th until next, led again when went right and blundered 4 out, went right again next, driven approaching the last, kept on well

2
Silk - DARK GREEN, YELLOW sash
100/1
  • Form 6-5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

soon detached in last pair, continued tailed off, mistake 6th, left remote 4th 2 out

3
Silk - Red, Dark Blue star and armlets, Yellow cap
100/1
  • Form 4-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

soon detached in last pair, continued tailed off, mistake 4th, left remote 5th 2 out

4
Silk - Red, Light Green star and star on cap
8/1
  • Form 2F333P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led next until 4 out, weakened into 4th when fell heavily 2 out

5
Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves
  • Form 51113-U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

took keen hold and never fluent, tracked leaders, went right 4th, jumped left next, outpaced when blundered 8th, soon recovered and pushed along in 3rd before 4 out, went 2nd 4 out, ridden before 2 out, looked held when mistake last

6
Silk - Royal blue, white stars, red and white hooped sleeves, red cap
20/1
  • Form U-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8

tracked leader, led 4th until headed and dropped to 3rd 7th, pushed along and lost 3rd before next, 3rd again before 2 out, kept on

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Ivor's Queen only won one of her eight starts over hurdles but Sainte Ladylime won three times, though jumped poorly and was struggling when unseating her rider behind TAGRITA at Huntingdon. Paul Nicholls’ mare wasn’t foot-perfect herself but kept finding and was value for more than he winning margin. She can defy a penalty, though Tacenda is an interesting newcomer as she would almost certainly have won a maiden point at Inch in March had she not unseated her rider two out.

Formwatch

Tagrita (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Led until before 3rd, stayed handy, not fluent 4th, reminder 7th, left in lead 4 out, hit next, soon headed, rallied after 2 out, led last, clear flat, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) gs in Nov beating The Organist (11-0) by 5l, 5 ran.

Dancing Conquest 50-1 (10-11) Held up behind, hampered 4th, struggling 3 out, never dangerous, tailed off, 5th of 9, dist behind Aunty Ann (10-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (3) gd in May.

Gowell (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Mid-division, reminder after 6th, lost place next, tailed off from after 3 out, pulled up before last, at Fontwell 2m 3f mdn (5) gd in Apr.

Ivor's Queen (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Raced keenly, held up in 3rd, 10 lengths 2nd 3 out until before 2 out, soon weakened, poor 5th when pulled up before last, at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.

Sainte Ladylime (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Jumped left at times, soon close up, led before 3rd, blundered and unseated rider 4 out, at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) gs in Nov.

Tacenda (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to join winner 4f out, no extra and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind Just A Thought (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (6) sft in Nov.