14:40 Cheltenham

Thursday 18 April 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Catesby Estates Mares' Challenger Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 2.32s

1^st

Pretending

510-12

5/2f

T: L WadhamJ: Bryony Frost

Made all, clear before the last, driven and stayed on well, unchallenged op 10/3

2^nd

Lavida Adiva

511-1

11/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Mid-division, good headway tracking leaders before 3 out, stayed on run-in, went modest 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 12/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

Endless Escape

811-8

20/1

T: Ben ClarkeJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked leaders, went 2nd turning in, switched left before last, stayed on same pace and no impression run-in, lost 2nd towards finish op 16/1

4^th

Notnowlinda

711-3

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin (7)

Towards rear, jumped slowly 2nd, pushed along and struggling turning in, headway on inside before the last, urged along and plugged on into modest 4th run-in op 14/1

5^th

Golden Glance

511-2

16/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Raced keenly in mid-division, pushed along turning in, ridden and kept on run-in, never going pace to get involved op 18/1

6^th

Georgi Girl

512-0

22/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones

Towards rear on inside, never threatened

7^th

Mary

510-10

28/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd

Off the pace and always towards rear op 33/1

8^th

1 ¼

Realisation

610-13

10/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin

Tracked leaders, pushed along and losing place when mistake 3 out, towards rear and no chance after op 11/1 tchd 12/1

9^th

3 ¾

Cottie

910-11

11/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway out wide tracking leaders before2 out, weakened quickly turning in op 9/2 tchd 6/1

10^th

Gilbertina

710-11

22/1

T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond

Chased winner until 2nd, chased leaders, pushed along on inside turning in, soon weakened op 18/1

11^th

Great Snow

710-10

12/1

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division out wide 3 out, weakened soon after op 11/1

12^th

5 ½

Just Go For It

1110-8

40/1

T: M HuntJ: Sean Houlihan

Tracked leaders, pushed along home turn, soon weakened tchd 33/1

13^th

On My Command

811-6

18/1

T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen

Tracked winner 2nd, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in,ridden and weakened quickly, soon towards rear op 16/1

Also Ran

Royale Dance

711-1

33/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: Dylan Johnston (5)

Held up towards rear, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 6th tchd 40/1

Lone Star

710-13

12/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson (3)

Mid-division, fell 6th

N/A

Shelikesthelights

610-11

10/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Well in rear, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before the last op 7/1

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Non-Runners

Fautinette²²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.40, £2.60, £4.70, £2.40EX:£36.00Trifecta:£542.80Tricast:£487.55SF:£29.38Swingers:£8.00, £15.40, £37.40

Forecasts

Pretending (5/2), Cottie (11/2), Notnowlinda (10/1), Realisation (10/1), Shelikesthelights (10/1), Lavida Adiva (11/1), Great Snow (12/1), Lone Star (12/1), Golden Glance (16/1), On My Command (18/1), Endless Escape (20/1), Fautinette (20/1), Georgi Girl (22/1), Gilbertina (22/1), Mary (28/1), Royale Dance (33/1), Just Go For It (40/1)

COTTIE has dropped to a dangerous mark judged on the pick of her Irish form and is worth chancing to stage a revival for a stable which very much targets these valuable handicap hurdles. Realisation and Shelikesthelights are unexposed opponents who could have more to offer, while Lone Star is back to the mark she defied when winning a nice prize at Musselburgh last spring.

COTTIE (IRE)
REALISATION (FR)
SHELIKESTHELIGHTS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Malaita

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 7

J: Alex Edwards | T: Mrs M Rowley

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00