David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle (grade 2) 2m 4f
- (4yo+, 2m 4f, Class 1, 17 runners)
- Winner £50,697
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places, Cross Country Good,Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 45.20s
- Off time: 16:40:24
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 Quevega (FR) | W P Mullins | 6 | 11-5 | R Walsh | 6/4f | |
| SP 6/4f Mid-division, headway after 7th, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, quickened clear flat, ran on strongly opened 13/8 touched 11/8 £20000-£10000 £10000-£5000 £2000-£1000(x5) £7000-£4000 £13000-£800 £1250-£500(x3) | |||||||
| 2nd | 4½ | 11 Carole's Legacy | N J Henderson | 6 | 11-0 | A Tinkler | 20/1 |
| SP 20/1 In touch in main group, challenged 7th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, not pace of winner | |||||||
| 3rd | 1¼ | 3 Voler La Vedette (IRE) | C A Murphy | 6 | 11-5 | B J Geraghty | 9/4 |
| SP 9/4 Mid-division, headway after 7th, challenged 2 out, not quicken and switched right before last, kept on same pace opened 5/2 £5500-£2000(x2) £2750-£1000(x3) £10000-£4000 | |||||||
| 4th | 3½ | 8 Amber Brook (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 9 | 11-0 | P J Brennan | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 In touch in main group, hit 6th, challenged after 3 out until approaching last, no extra flat | |||||||
| 5th | ½ | 12 Easter Legend | Miss E C Lavelle | 6 | 11-0 | Aidan Coleman | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, close up when mistake 2 out, soon not quicken, stayed on same pace opened 14/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 10 | 9 Arctic Magic (IRE) | W S Kittow | 10 | 11-0 | T J O'Brien | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Held up towards rear, struggling approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on passed beaten horses closing stages, never dangerous opened 50/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 1½ | 10 Aura About You (IRE) | P Nolan | 7 | 11-0 | A P Cawley | 28/1 |
| SP 28/1 In touch in main group, mistake 4th, not fluent 7th or 3 out, weakened after 2 out | |||||||
| 8th | 3 | 7 Alasi | P R Webber | 6 | 11-0 | W Kennedy | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up in rear, ridden after 7th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out | |||||||
| 9th | s.h | 6 No One Tells Me | Mrs J Harrington | 5 | 11-3 p | R M Power | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Disputed 2nd behind clear leader, mistake 7th, soon led, headed after 3 out, weakened after next £20000-£1000 | |||||||
| 10th | 3½ | 5 Argento Luna | O Sherwood | 7 | 11-3 | S P Jones | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, well beaten approaching 3 out | |||||||
| 11th | 1½ | 17 Sway (FR) | Jonjo O'Neill | 4 | 10-11 | A P McCoy | 9/1 |
| SP 9/1 Held up in rear, blundered 1st, headway approaching 3 out, pushed along and weakened before next opened 10/1 £30000-£3000 | |||||||
| 12th | 17 | 15 Pepite De Soleil (FR) | P F Nicholls | 5 | 11-0 | R Thornton | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway on outside after 7th, jumped right 3 out, weakened and went right next, blundered last opened 28/1 | |||||||
| 13th | 9 | 4 Zarinava (IRE) | Mrs J Harrington | 6 | 11-5 | Paul Moloney | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Held up towards rear, well beaten approaching 3 out opened 20/1 | |||||||
| 14th | 2 | 16 Princess Rainbow (FR) | Jennie Candlish | 5 | 11-0 | A O'keeffe | 200/1 |
| SP 200/1 Mistakes, always behind | |||||||
| 15th | 28 | 14 Just Beware | Miss Z C Davison | 8 | 11-0 p | Gemma Gracey-davison | 200/1 |
| SP 200/1 Mid-division, mistake 5th, hit next, soon ridden, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||
| 16th | dist | 13 Here Comes Sally (IRE) | P M Pierce | 10 | 11-0 | S W Flanagan | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Disputed 2nd behind clear leader until 7th, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||
| PU | 2 Stravinsky Dance | N J Henderson | 5 | 11-5 b1 | Mr S Waley-Cohen | 50/1 | |
| SP 50/1 Led, soon clear, headed and weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 40/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £2.60 Tote Place £1.20 £4.70 £1.30 Straight Forecast £38.26 Exacta £38.10 Trifecta £98.80 Swingers 1&2 £10.20, 2&3 £9.50, 1&3 £2.00
Jackpot £109,908.17 carried forward to Cheltenham, 17th Mar
Placepot £98.40, Pool: £895596.75, 6642.06 winning tickets
Quadpot £29.10, Pool: £30280.54, 769.9 winning tickets
Analysis
The first favourite of the day went in as Ruby Walsh booted QUEVEGA up the Cheltenham hill in this mares' race for the second year running. She hadn't been seen since last May but punters put their faith in the ability of Willie Mullins and the result never looked in doubt. She travelled really well, much like the best horse in the race and when Ruby made his move ahead of the final flight nothing was going to catch her. Stravinsky Dance almost pulled Sam Waley-Cohen's arms out in first-time blinkers and she was 20 lengths clear at one stage, but came back to the pack in the last half mile. Voler La Vedette had every chance but she just didn't have the class of the winner and was beaten for second in the end by Carole's Legacy who stayed on well in the closing stages without threatening Quevaga.