13:50 Worcester
Thursday 12 October 2017
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British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' Novices' Chase (NHMOPS Bonus Race)
- 5YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 4f | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 40.44s
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Showed some fair form in France over hurdles and showed up well on her first try over hurdles in GB at Cheltenham. Looks the sort to improve this year and should take to fences given her hurdles form.
Very interesting recruit to fences having already won in point-to-points and went 3/3 on her first starts over hurdles. Struggled when upped in grade after those early successes but can't be ruled out here starting out over fences.
One of eight chasing debutantes in this showed some smart form in bumpers before taking three novice hurdles, completing a simple task last time out. Now back from a break like many here and worth a market check from a powerful yard.
Won a couple of times over 2m in hurdling events (took a while to get off the mark) but has made the frame in Grade 2 mares' hurdle at the Festival twice. Always appears to run into some good sorts and does so again here.
The only one of these with chasing "experience" (fell at the first) and her form over hurdles after that was rather in-and-out. Still a doubt as to whether that first try over fences will have left its mark.
Not quite up to the level of some of these over hurdles despite winning in good style in a decent handicap at Ludlow in April. Faces a fairly stiff task on her introduction over hurdles if hurdles ratings are any guide.
Yet to win over hurdles in 16 starts and now switched to fences and that looks like a last resort. Will surely find life too tough in this company and would be better off in handicaps.
A move into handicaps saw some much improved performances from this one over hurdles as can often happen with this yard. Eventually weighted out of handicaps and now goes chasing but will find easier openings than this.
Non-Runners
7
Sparkling River204
Weight: 10-12| Age: 7
T: Henry Oliver J: Maurice Linehan
NR
Forecasts
Dusky Legend (13/8), Coillte Lass (4/1), Casablanca Mix (5/1), Copper Kay (5/1), Morello Royale (9/1), Sparkling River (16/1), Rene's Girl (20/1), Timeforwest (20/1), Tara's Rainbow (200/1)
A very good mares’ event but although there is plenty of hurdles form to go on we are a little in the dark over fences with Morello Royale the only one having had a go in this sphere before and that resulted in a fall at the first. Copper Kay is one who looks as though fences will see her to good effect along with Coillte Lass while Casablanca Mix can’t be left out of the equation. DUSKY LEGEND has often found one too good but her two placed efforts in the Dawn Run at the Festival show how useful she is and a repetition of one of those runs would see her go close here. Rene’s Girl is another who would be worth a market check in an event that is sure to produce future pointers and winners.
- Dusky Legend
- Copper Kay
- Coillte Lass
Prize Money
1st: £4,431.002nd: £1,309.003rd: £654.004th: £328.005th: £164.00
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