15:40 Cheltenham

Tuesday 16 March 2021

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 56.51s

1^st

Black Tears

711-5

11/1

T: Mrs D FosterJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, not much room and switched left after 2 out, reached at last and went 2nd, driven and stayed on well flat, led last strides tchd 12/1

2^nd

Concertista

711-5

10/11f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in mid-division, headway after 7th, mistake and went 2nd 2 out, led before not fluent last, driven flat, headed last strides op 5/6

3^rd

2 ¾

Roksana

911-5

3/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leaders, not fluent 4th or 6th, went 2nd 7th, led before 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, 3rd and unable to quicken flat, kept on

4^th

1 ¾

Indefatigable

811-5

33/1

T: P R WebberJ: Rex Dingle

Chased leaders, slow 7th, improved to hold every chance 2 out, 4th and held last, kept on op 25/1

5^th

My Sister Sarah

711-5

40/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper

Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, stumbled slightly after 7th, closed on outside after 3 out, 5th and not pace of leaders when switched left before last, well held flat tchd 33/1

6^th

3 ¼

Floressa

611-5

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led until 1st, led next, headed before 5th, lost 2nd 7th, losing place when short of room after 2 out, well beaten after

7^th

6 ½

Minella Melody

711-5

12/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, outpaced after next, soon weakened

8^th

Great White Shark

711-5

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Raced keenly, led 1st, headed next, with leader, led before 5th, hit next, headed approaching 3 out, weakened after next tchd 18/1

9^th

Dame De Compagnie

811-5

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in mid-division on inside, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 3 out, well beaten from 2 out op 10/1

10^th

5 ½

Whitehotchillifili

711-5

200/1

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, outpaced after 7th, jumped left and behind 3 out

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Non-Runners

Dolcita²⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.80Pl:£2.60, £1.02, £1.30EX:£21.70Trifecta:£69.10Tricast:£39.99SF:£21.34Swingers:£2.70, £3.30, £1.40

Forecasts

Concertista (10/11), Roksana (3/1), Black Tears (11/1), Minella Melody (12/1), Dame De Compagnie (12/1), Great White Shark (20/1), Indefatigable (33/1), Floressa (33/1), Dolcita (33/1), My Sister Sarah (40/1), Whitehotchillifili (200/1)

Last year's Dawn Run winner CONCERTISTA has progressed again this term and can notch a second Festival success and provide her trainer with a tenth win in this race. Roksana, who took this in 2019, has been better than ever around 3m this term and can give the favourite most to think about, ahead of Dame de Compagnie, who is open to further improvement back hurdling.

CONCERTISTA (FR)
ROKSANA (IRE)
DAME DE COMPAGNIE (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Honeysuckle

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: H De Bromhead

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £50,643.002nd: £19,080.003rd: £9,549.004th: £4,770.005th: £2,394.006th: £1,197.007th: £594.008th: £306.00