David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle 2m 4f
- (4yo+, 2m 4f, Class 1, 21 runners)
- Winner £56,330
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 55.00s
- Off time: 16:41:40
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 Quevega (FR) | W P Mullins | 5 | 11-3 | R Walsh | 2/1f | |
| SP 2/1f Mid-division, smooth headway approaching 3 out, led after 2 out, quicken before last, soon clear, ran on strongly opened 9/4 touched 15/8 £12500-£5000(x2) £10000-£4000(x2) £2500-£1000 £22500-£10000 £13500-£6000 £9000-£4000(x4) £4500-£2000(x5) £3375-£1500 £2250-£1000(x4) £2025-£900 £1800-£800(x2) £10000-£5000 £8000-£4000 £6000-£3000(x2) £4000-£2000(x2) £2400-£1200 £2000-£1000(x2) | |||||||
| 2nd | 14 | 6 United (GER) | Mrs L Wadham | 8 | 11-5 | D Elsworth | 10/3 |
| SP 10/3 Prominent, led 2 out, soon headed, outpaced by winner before last, soon no chance, just held on for 2nd opened 4/1 £9000-£2000 £4500-£1000(x3) £3150-£700 £8000-£2000(x3) £6000-£1500 £4000-£1000(x3) £3500-£1000(x4) £2800-£800 £1750-£500 £2000-£600 | |||||||
| 3rd | s.h | 10 Aura About You (IRE) | P Nolan | 6 | 11-0 | A P Cawley | 28/1 |
| SP 28/1 In touch, mistake 2nd, every chance 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, edged right flat, stayed on, just failed to get 2nd opened 33/1 £10000-£250 | |||||||
| 4th | ¾ | 17 Over Sixty | A King | 6 | 11-0 | R Thornton | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on flat opened 33/1 | |||||||
| 5th | hd | 14 Gaspara (FR) | D Pipe | 6 | 11-0 v | T Scudamore | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Led, not fluent 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, edged right flat, kept on same pace £5000-£250 | |||||||
| 6th | 6 | 15 How's Business | C J Mann | 5 | 11-0 | N Fehily | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up towards rear, ridden after 7th, progress from 2 out, never in contention | |||||||
| 7th | 2 | 1 Chomba Womba (IRE) | N J Henderson | 8 | 11-5 | B J Geraghty | 6/1 |
| SP 6/1 Mid-division, mistakes 5th and 6th, not fluent next, headway approaching 3 out, soon tracking leaders, weakened and eased before last opened 13/2 £10000-£1300 £10500-£1500 £13000-£2000 £6500-£1000 | |||||||
| 8th | ¾ | 19 Sweetheart | Jamie Poulton | 5 | 11-0 | Matthew Batchelor | 28/1 |
| SP 28/1 Towards rear, mistake 6th, driven and behind next, kept on from last, never dangerous opened 25/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 1¼ | 16 Issaquah (IRE) | J M Jefferson | 7 | 11-0 | P Kinsella | 66/1 |
| SP 66/1 Mid-division, headway 7th, well there 2 out, weakened before last opened 50/1 | |||||||
| 10th | ¾ | 2 Give It Time | Mrs J Harrington | 6 | 11-5 | A D Leigh | 20/1 |
| SP 20/1 Mid-division, headway approaching 6th, not much room after 3 out, weakened under pressure from 2 out opened 16/1 £40000-£2000 | |||||||
| 11th | ¾ | 11 Carole's Legacy | N J Henderson | 5 | 11-0 | A P McCoy | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Took keen hold, held up towards rear, struggling after 7th, never on terms | |||||||
| 12th | 9 | 9 Amber Brook (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 8 | 11-0 | P J Brennan | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Held up in rear, reminders after 3 out, never in contention | |||||||
| 13th | 1¼ | 3 Megans Joy (IRE) | C A Murphy | 7 | 11-5 | M M O'Connor | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Tracked leader until approaching 2 out where mistake, weakened soon after | |||||||
| 14th | 1¾ | 20 Wychwoods Legend | M Keighley | 6 | 11-0 t | W Marston | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 In touch, not fluent 4th, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||
| 15th | 2¾ | 4 Oscar Rebel (IRE) | W J Burke | 7 | 11-5 | P Carberry | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Held up, always towards rear opened 11/1 £28000-£2000 £7000-£500 | |||||||
| 16th | 17 | 18 Shenanigan | W K Goldsworthy | 8 | 11-0 | B Wharfe | 150/1 |
| SP 150/1 In rear when jumped slowly 1st, soon pushed along, always behind, tailed off 6th opened 100/1 | |||||||
| 17th | 13 | 13 Gallileo Figaro (USA) | N B King | 6 | 11-0 t | Alex Merriam | 150/1 |
| SP 150/1 Mid-division, weakened after 6th, tailed off next opened 100/1 | |||||||
| PU | 12 Dansimar | Miss V Williams | 5 | 11-0 | Aidan Coleman | 16/1 | |
| SP 16/1 Prominent, hit 5th, mistake 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last £8000-£500 | |||||||
| PU | 7 Helens Vision | Tim Vaughan | 6 | 11-3 t | S E Durack | 50/1 | |
| SP 50/1 Mid-division, not fluent 5th, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up after last opened 40/1 | |||||||
| PU | 5 Pagan Starprincess | G M Moore | 5 | 11-5 | F Keniry | 50/1 | |
| SP 50/1 Towards rear, ridden 6th, well behind next, tailed off when pulled up before last | |||||||
| PU | 21 Purely By Chance | J Pearce | 4 | 10-5 | W Hutchinson | 200/1 | |
| SP 200/1 Always in rear, well behind 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £3.00 Tote Place £1.70 £1.90 £6.30 Straight Forecast £7.39 Exacta £7.80 Trifecta £388.10 Swingers 1&2 £1.50, 2&3 £12.90, 1&3 £33.70
Jackpot £36,528.20 carried forward to Cheltenham, 11th Mar, 0.5 winning tickets
Placepot £122.50, Pool: £967922.25, 5766.52 winning tickets
Quadpot £4.40, Pool: £42321.22, 7033.06 winning tickets
Analysis
Possibly the easiest winner we will see all week as QUEVEGA justified trainer Willie Mullins' pre-race comments that she was his banker of the meeting. Gaspara was another David Pipe inmate to set a sterling gallop with United hunting her up from halfway. But as they turned into the straight, the winner was simply cantering and Ruby Walsh merely had to shake the reins to send her hurtling clear jumping the last. United ran on bravely for second with outsider Aura About You, a danger before Quevega appeared on the scene, a gallant third.