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14:40 Cheltenham
European Breeders' Fund/Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase Finale (Listed Handicap) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £22,508
- 2nd: £8,480
- 3rd: £4,244
- 4th: £2,120
Top Totti
37- Form 0-21340
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Jake Greenall
chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 3rd, behind from 7th, struggling 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 526241
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey R Mahon
pressed leader until switched outside approaching 5th, tarcked leaders, 3rd and driven 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with easy winner
- Form 913234
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in touch, tracked leading pair 5 out, led approaching 2 out, clear when mistake last, stayed on well, very easily
- Form 3F5-P1U
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Conor Shoemark
not fluent 1st, tracked leaders, led 5th, mistake and pecked 4 out, headed after 3 out, weakening when mistake next, tailed off
- Form 054133
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
tracked leaders, mistake 10th, lost place next, behind 5 out, no chance when went right 3 out, tailed off
- Form 42162U
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Jamie Bargary
held up behind in touch, headway 10th, joined leader next, led after 3 out to before next, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish
Cabaret Girl
24- Form 828P36
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J G O'Neill
- Jockey Thomas Garner
held up in touch, tracked leaders 5 out, not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced, no impression in 4th from next
- Form 3P1543
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
led, mistake 4th, headed next, tracked leader, lost place 11th, behind when mistake 5 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Top Totti has been well beaten in three starts since scoring over 3m at Uttoxeter but didn't stay in the four-miler here at The Festival and should find this easier. However, she probably needs further than this and might struggle to lay up with speedier types on the ground. Lily Waugh has to be respected having come good over 2m4f at Warwick, though her tendency to jump to the right won't help her here. MRS PEACHEY has a lot to find to overturn Warwick running with Anthony Honeyball's mare but would probably have won over 3m at Huntingdon next time had she not tried to take the second-last by the roots and is 15lb better off. Kim Bailey's eight-year-old gets the vote as Our Cat is proving unreliable and Irish import Pumped Up Kicks was well beaten on her UK debut.
Formwatch
Top Totti 40-1 (10-13) Mid-division on outside, lost place 6th, mistake 9th, mistakes when in rear 18th and 19th, tailed off after 3 out (usual 4 out), 11th of 17, well behind Cause Of Causes (11-6) at Cheltenham 4m Listed ch (1) gs in Mar.
Lily Waugh (IRE) 2-1 (11-8) Jumped right, made all, not fluent 2nd, clear after 3 out, easily, won at Warwick 2m 4f mares nov hcp chas 0-125 (3) gd in Mar beating Lily Little Legs (10-0) by 18l, 5 ran.
Pumped Up Kicks (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Always in 4th, outpaced 5 out, soon beaten, modest 4th, last of 4, 46l behind Puffin Billy (11-8) at Ascot 2m 5f nov chs (3) gs in Mar.
Our Cat (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Sometimes jumped righjt, led until 4 out, dropped to 3rd and held when blundered and unseated rider next, in a race won by Barton Heather (10-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f mares nov hcp chas 0-125 (3) hvy in Jan, 7 ran.
Mrs Peachey (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Led, joined before 9th, kicked clear after 10th, ridden and mistake 2 out, kept on and headed last 50 yards, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 4, 2l behind Ballyvoneen (10-9) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Mar.
Buddy Love 7-2 (10-9) Tracked leaders in 5th when blundered and unseated rider 6th, in a race won by Representingceltic (11-10) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar, 9 ran.
Cabaret Girl 10-3 (11-12) Held up in touch in mid-division, headway 4th, every chance when mistake 3 out, jumped left and bumped 2 out, no extra, 6th of 8, 23l behind Wicklewood (11-11) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
Carhue Princess (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear and keen, headway before 5 out, ridden before 3 out, went 3rd before last, no impression, 3rd of 6, 31l behind Just Spot (10-6) at Towcester 2m 3f nov hcap ch (4) gs.