16:50 Cheltenham

Friday 18 March 2022

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares' Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 14.62s

1^st

Elimay

811-2

9/4

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Prominent early, chased leaders, lost place after 3rd, closed back up next, ridden after 3 out, not much room and switched right before 2 out, went 2nd and jumped right last, led flat, stayed on gamely

2^nd

Pink Legend

811-2

33/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Mid-division on outside, slow and lost place 10th, headway before 3 out, every chance flat, stayed on, held towards finish

3^rd

nse

Scarlet And Dove

811-5

28/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: B J Cooper

Chased leaders, led 2 out, ridden and pressed last, headed flat, stayed on, held towards finish op 33/1

4^th

Zambella

711-2

10/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Led until not fluent 1st, led 3rd, headed 3 out, still close up last, 4th and no extra final 75 yards op 11/1

5^th

Concertista

811-5

2/1f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in rear, mistake 11th, blundered 3 out, effort when not much room after final bend, not fluent 2 out, no impression, well held 5th last op 9/4 tchd 5/2

6^th

3 ¼

Vienna Court

711-2

14/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, outpaced and beaten final bend, slightly hampered and well beaten 2 out

7^th

Mount Ida

811-2

5/2

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Jumped right and not fluent in rear, hit 4 out, well beaten next op 9/4

Also Ran

Maid O'Malley

911-2

100/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Jumped right at times, led 1st until 3rd, not fluent 8th or 12th, led 3 out, just headed when fell 2 out op 125/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.40, £2.90, £4.90EX:£77.10Trifecta:£654.40Tricast:£1,657.29SF:£57.93Swingers:£12.40, £11.40, £18.50

Forecasts

Concertista (2/1), Elimay (9/4), Mount Ida (5/2), Zambella (10/1), Vienna Court (14/1), Scarlet And Dove (28/1), Pink Legend (33/1), Maid O'Malley (100/1)

ELIMAY had to settle for second behind a very classy stablemate in the inaugural running of this but can go one better now. Mount Ida beat the selection at Fairyhouse in January but there is a worry she'll jump out to her right back on a left-handed track. She got away with it in the Kim Muir last year but may not do so against an opponent of Elimay's calibre. Concertista is best of the rest.

ELIMAY (FR)
MOUNT IDA (IRE)
CONCERTISTA (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Colreevy

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £67,524.002nd: £25,440.003rd: £12,732.004th: £6,360.005th: £3,192.006th: £1,596.007th: £792.008th: £408.00