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17:30 Perth

Persimmon Homes Lady Riders' Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 20.80s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green sleeves, Light Green cap
20/1
  • Form 9PFPP/4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 90

mid-division, ridden and weakened from 2 out

2
Silk - Maroon, Dark Green sash and cap
50/1
  • Form F70F6-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leaders and hit 1st, ridden and weakened after 2 out

3
Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop
20/1
  • Form 745-34P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 81

behind, ridden after 2 out and staying on when rider lost irons at last, kept on

4
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue braces, Black sleeves, Black and Yellow striped cap
  • Form 01P-3F2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 80

made all, ridden approaching last, kept on

5
Silk - GREY, red seams, grey cap, red diamonds
  • Form 000-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 78

towards rear, lost touch approaching 3 out and soon tailed off

6
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE epaulets, sleeves and cap
4/1
  • Form 53U4-01
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 80

tracked leaders, rider lost irons 1st, ridden and weakened after 2 out

7
Silk - Yellow, Purple hoop, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap

Macreater

19 p D
13/2
  • Form 9682-41
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 76

tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out and soon weakened

8
Silk - Grey, Purple chevrons, purple and grey hooped cap

Casterflo

5 D
12/1
  • Form P0P-971
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 69

mid-division, ridden and headway after 2 out to chase leaders, kept on one pace

10
Silk - Black, Orange hooped sleeves, Black cap, Orange spots
6/4
  • Form 789-22
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 76

mid-division, ridden and headway approaching last, no extra flat

11
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green star, Mauve cap
25/1
  • Form 5U44-85
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 75

always behind

9
NR
  • Form 35-9040
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 78

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

With Nina Carberry on top, Marathea will be a popular choice in the finale, and the Venetia Williams-trained mare gets the vote over Macreater, Faraway Echo and Casterflo. Marathea won a claimer on the Flat in France last August and has yet to open her account in five outings over hurdles for her current yard. However she has been going the right way lately, finishing second at Fakenham and Towcester, and with the age allowance here to help, and of course Paul's sister, she can last home over this trip which is about as far as she would want really. Macreater beat her by a length at Towcester but today's terms puts the ball firmly in the selection's court. Faraway Echo will be a danger if there is even more rain as she won well enough in testing going at Cartmel, but Casterflo's win at Hexham was gained on fast ground. In receipt of weight from all her main rivals, Marathea has to be strongly fancied and is the pick.