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15:35 Hereford

Black Mountain Botanicals Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 147y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,450 added
  • Winner: £3,406
  • 2nd: £1,567
  • 3rd: £784
  • 4th: £392
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 52.23s
  • Off Time: 15:35:55
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Royal blue, white stars, red and white hooped sleeves, red cap
3/1
  • Form 1-76831
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 101

midfield, headway to chase leader 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, held on for 2nd near finish

4
Silk - Red, Dark Green and Red striped sleeves and cap
9/1
  • Form 5-6P843
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 90

prominent, driven before 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on same pace approaching last

5
Silk - Yellow, yellow and light green check sleeves, light green cap
9/1
  • Form 45-0P30
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 90

chased leader 1st, soon led, pressed for lead 6th, 1 length ahead 2 out where travelling well, soon pushed along to assert, 10 lengths clear approaching last, pushed out run-in, easily

6
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
  • Form 2-1744
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 90

midfield in touch, driven before 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off before last

7
Silk - Light blue, royal blue chevrons, white sleeves, light blue cap
11/1
  • Form 0400-08
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 88

prominent, ridden before 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied for 3rd near finish

8
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, Red and Yellow chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star
7/1
  • Form 62P5P4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 81

midfield, briefly pushed along before 5th, pressed leader 6th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

9
Silk - Black, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Red cap
50/1
  • Form 30874P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 80

held up in rear, ridden and struggling before 2 out, soon tailed off

10
Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts, chevrons on sleeves, White cap
4/1
  • Form 55-3782
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 74

led briefly 1st, soon prominent, driven before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last

11
Silk - Dark blue, grey star and star on cap
40/1
  • Form 0-679F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 73

held up in rear, driven and dropped to last before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on same pace run-in

12
Silk - Maroon, Royal Blue chevrons, Royal Blue cap
11/2
  • Form 036-756
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 72

held up in rear, pushed along before 2 out, soon tailed off

2
NR
5/1
  • Form 180-153
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 100

NonRunner

3
NR
16/1
  • Form 55-20PP
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 93

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Nell‘s Bells switches to handicaps having found life tough under a penalty since scoring at Wetherby. Chantilly Haze is 2lb better off than when only beaten half-a-length by I GIORNI (NAP) here last month but the winner had a bit up her sleeve and has more scope. Kalpaga’s third here in February was probably a fluke and Sadie Hill has lost her way while Treyarnon Bay clearly isn’t one of the leading lights at her star-studded yard.

Formwatch

I Giorni (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, challenged after 2 out, led before last, driven flat, held on, won at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar beating Chantilly Haze (10-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.

Lady Pacifico 20-1 (11-3) In touch on outside, closed 2nd, ridden before 2 out, 3rd and no extra flat, 3rd of 10, 8 1/4l behind Cluain Aodha (11-13) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Mar.

Kalpaga (FR) 16-1 (11-6) Prominent, lost ground before 4th, well beaten from 3 out, 10th of 14, 34 3/4l behind Almost Gotaway (12-2) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Feb.

Treyarnon Bay (IRE) 10-3 (11-6) Chased leaders early, soon steadied towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway out wide chasing leaders before 6th, challenging for 2nd when mistake 4 out, mistake and weakened next, 4th of 7, dist behind Blue Beach (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Feb.

Mrs Kinsella (IRE) 80-1 (11-8) Off the pace in mid-division, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 11, 37 3/4l behind Sawpit Sienna (11-0) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.

Sindabella (FR) 5-2 (11-0) Pecked badly 1st and rider lost iron briefly, tracked winner, lost modest 2nd 4 out, weakened into 4th 3 out, 4th of 5, 24 3/4l behind Auditoria (11-10) at Taunton 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Mar.

Bella Ciao 13-2 (11-0) Jumped left, not fluent 1st, closed on outside to chase leaders before next, lost place 4th, well beaten from next, pulled up after 2 out, at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.

Chantilly Haze 4-1 (10-3) Prominent, led after 2 out, headed before last where jinked right, rallied and every chance flat, held close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind I Giorni (12-0) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.

Happy Returns 25-1 (10-9) Midfield, losing touch when mistake and fell 2 out, at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) gd in Mar.

Saddlers Quest 16-1 (10-5) Chased leader, led home turn, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened thereafter, 6th of 16, 23 1/2l behind Karakoram (11-6) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar.

Nell's Bells (IRE) 5-4fav (11-7) In touch in mid-division, went 3rd 5th, outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 9, 15 3/4l behind Oakley Dancer (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Mar.

Sadie Hill (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Raced in last, went distant third from 4 out, soon ridden and made no impression, pulled up before last, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.