16:00 Hereford

Saturday 9 March 2019

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

MansionBet Mares' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 6m 32.5s

1^st

Top And Drop

811-7

1/1f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

With leader, led 14th, headed 4 out, soon led again, clear 3 out, eased towards finish

2^nd

4 ½

Northern Beau

611-9

8/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: R P McLernon

Jumped left at times, led, not fluent 6th or when headed 14th, led 4 out, soon headed, no impression on winner from next

3^rd

Oscar World

710-8

12/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Conor Shoemark

Chased leaders, outpaced by front pair 4 out, weakened after 2 out

4^th

2 ¾

Fille Des Champs

811-9

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Behind, headway into modest 4th from 15th, no impression, weakened from 3 out

5^th

1 ¾

Maybe Plenty

1010-12

7/2

T: G R I SmylyJ: James Bowen

Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, outpaced after 14th, well beaten 4 out

6^th

Silent Steps

811-12

13/2

T: N B KingJ: J McGrath

Slowly into stride, always behind

Also Ran

Cloone Lady

711-10

10/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: M Hamill (3)

Prominent until 2nd, soon towards rear, struggling 12th, mistake 14th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after

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Non-Runners

Hepburn¹⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: A Stronge J: Andrew Tinkler

Misty Mai¹⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: D A Rees J: Nick Scholfield

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.30, £3.10EX:£10.10Trifecta:£26.50Tricast:£65.21SF:£10.53Swingers:£6.10, £4.20, £2.60

Forecasts

Top And Drop (1/1), Maybe Plenty (7/2), Silent Steps (13/2), Hepburn (13/2), Northern Beau (8/1), Cloone Lady (10/1), Misty Mai (10/1), Oscar World (12/1), Fille Des Champs (20/1)

TOP AND DROP looks capable of completing a hat-trick in this mares handicap chase. The selection represents a stable with a 24% strike-rate (5/21) in recent weeks and she can see off her rivals here with Northern Beau, the winner of a small field contest last time out capable of claiming second ahead of last years winner Misty Mai who races off a 9lb lower mark this time around.

Top And Drop
Northern Beau
Misty Mai

Previous Winners

2018

Misty Mai

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: S Bowen | T: D A Rees

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,614.002nd: £1,355.003rd: £677.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00