Houghton Mares' Chase (Listed)

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 5m 13.67s

1^st

Benie Des Dieux

611-0

1/1f

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Made all, clear run-in, very easily op 4/7 tchd 4/6

2^nd

Tacenda

511-0

4/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 10th, kept on and no chance with winner op 11/2

3^rd

2 ½

Verona Opera

611-0

12/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin (3)

In touch, headway 5 out, kept on same pace in 3rd

4^th

Caraline

611-0

12/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Henry Brooke

In rear, headway 10th, weakened before 2 out

Also Ran

Lastbutnotleast

711-0

3/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

With winner, quickly pulled up before 10th tchd 5/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.10, £1.50EX:£3.40Trifecta:£19.80SF:£3.70

Forecasts

Benie Des Dieux (1/1), Lastbutnotleast (3/1), Tacenda (4/1), Verona Opera (12/1), Caraline (12/1)

BENIE DES DIEUX looked the next top mare for the prolific Mullins-Ricci combination when winning by 30L on Boxing Day. She jumped her rivals senseless at Limerick and will take an awful lot of beating here in what could be a very exciting campaign. The biggest danger is probably classy hurdler Lastbutnotleast. Donald McCain's mare could herself be a very smart chaser and the bigger obstacles shouldn't hold any terrors as a point-to-point winner in the past. Best of the rest could prove to be the lightly raced Tacenda.

Benie Des Dieux
Lastbutnotleast
Tacenda

Prize Money

1st: £17,085.002nd: £6,411.003rd: £3,210.004th: £1,599.005th: £804.006th: £402.00