Cheltenham Preview On 9th March Mares' Handicap Hurdle 2m 5f
- (4yo+, 2m 5f, Class 4, 12 runners)
- Winner £2,738 2nd £798 3rd £399
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 5m 30.50s
- Off time: 17:15:15
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 Schism | Jonjo O'Neill | 4 | 11-5 b1 | A P McCoy | 9/2 | |
| SP 9/2 Chased leaders, hit 4th, led 9th, narrowly headed after 3 out, in front again before next, hit 2 out, driven out fom last opened 10/3 | |||||||
| 2nd | 4½ | 11 Marie Deja La (FR) | C Gordon | 6 | 10-12 b1 | Brendan Powell (5) | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Chased leaders, led narrowly on inside after 3 out, ridden and headed before next, held before last, no extra flat, kept on for 2nd opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | 5 | 7 Matrow's Lady (IRE) | N P Mulholland | 5 | 11-7 t | D C Costello | 4/1f |
| SP 4/1f Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st and 6th, steady headway approaching 9th, chased leaders 3 out, not fluent 2 out, closed on 2nd approaching last, weakened falt opened 5/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 5 | 10 Fifi L'amour (IRE) | Mrs L C Jewell | 6 | 11-5 | J E Moore | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Held up towards rear, headway approaching 8th, chased leaders next, ridden in 4th and no impression before 2 out opened 12/1 | |||||||
| 5th | s.h | 6 Madame Jasmine | Miss S Smith | 7 | 11-8 | Tom Cannon (5) | 9/2 |
| SP 9/2 Held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, ridden and outpaced soon after 3 out, stayed on again approaching last, went modest 5th and closed on 4th close home opened 11/2 | |||||||
| 6th | 6 | 14 Romney Marsh | R Curtis | 11 | 10-8 | Hadden Frost | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 7th | nk | 5 Twin Bud | Miss A M Newton-Smith | 7 | 11-8 | Matthew Batchelor | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Chased leaders, ridden before 9th, weakened 3 out opened 10/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 14 | 3 Free Falling | Miss S West | 6 | 11-11 | M Goldstein (3) | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Disputed lead, mistake 9th, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden and weakened soon after, tailed off opened 9/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 29 | 13 Hill Forts Gloria (IRE) | J W Mullins | 7 | 10-12 t | W P Kavanagh (3) | 8/1 |
| SP 8/1 Disputed lead, led 5th, went right next, headed 9th, chased leaders until weakened before 3 out, tailed off opened 10/1 touched 15/2 | |||||||
| 10th | 3½ | 2 Court Gamble (IRE) | N P Mulholland | 8 | 11-11 t1 | T Scudamore | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Always in rear, tailed off when blundered 3 out | |||||||
| 11th | 18 | 1 Honeycreeper | Mrs P Robeson | 5 | 11-12 | J A McCarthy | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Disputed lead, not fluent 5th, mistake and weakened 8th, tailed off opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 12th | 13 | 8 Clyffe Top | J G Portman | 5 | 11-6 t1 | Charlie Huxley (3) | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Always in rear, struggling under pressure after 5th, tailed off | |||||||
| NR | 4 Arctic Actress | N J Henderson | 5 | 11-10 | Jeremiah McGrath (5) | ||
| NR | 12 Western Kate (IRE) | J L Flint | 5 | 10-12 | R Flint | ||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £4.10 Tote Place £1.90 £3.70 £1.80 Straight Forecast £49.23 Exacta £56.70 Swingers 1&2 £11.50, 2&3 £12.40, 1&3 £4.80
Placepot £65.80, Pool: £98567.06, 1092.04 winning tickets
Quadpot £10.00, Pool: £10689.82, 789.88 winning tickets