Racecards
15:35 Chepstow
32Red For Microgaming Games Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,119
- 2nd: £916
- 3rd: £458
- 4th: £229
- Form F33-47
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey David Bass
held up in 4th, driven before 4 out, chased leading pair next, went 2nd and challenged 2 out, ridden to lead flat, edged left and kept on final 100 yards
Ruby Glow
100- Form 42/52-2P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
led, driven after 4 out, hard pressed 2 out, ridden and headed flat, no extra
- Form 63-51F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leader, driven 4 out, one pace when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, on impression in 4th between last 2, weakened last
- Form 4F5-311
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up in 3rd, lost place when blundered 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 4642F5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Mr H G Miller
held up in rear, hit 2nd, ridden to chase leading trio after 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, hit last, kept on same pace, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Lady Charisma overcame a bad last-flight error to score at Towcester in November then fell at Wincanton in January so she'll need to brush up her jumping. Madame De Guise made a reasonable start at Stratford in October after arriving from France and was tackling a longer trip at Warwick the following month. She's likely to be capable of much better but the vote goes to OUR PHYLLI VERA. She didn't enjoy the testing conditions at Plumpton last time so wouldn't want any more rain but she defied a 13lb rise for her earlier victory and is only 4lb higher here. Lindsay's Dream was over eight lengths behind in that latter event and appears unlikely to reverse the form.
Formwatch
Madame De Guise (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 7th of 13, 33l behind Keshi Pearl (10-12) at Warwick 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Ruby Glow 12-1 (11-4) Raced wide, soon in touch, reminder 7th, lost place next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Beyeh (11-4) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gs in Dec, 9 ran.
Lady Charisma 7-2 (11-1) Chased leading pair, went 2nd and hit 3 out, over 2 lengths 2nd and pushed along when fell 2 out, in a race won by Vieux Lion Rouge (11-8) at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (3) sft in Jan, 13 ran.
Our Phylli Vera (IRE) 11-10fav (11-1) In touch, headway to tracked leaders 3 out, every chance next, led last, ridden out, won at Plumpton 2m 2f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft beating Was My Valentine (10-4) by 1l, 7 ran.
Lindsay's Dream 5-1 (10-3) In touch in rear, ridden 6th, lost ground next, not a factor after, 5th of 7, 8l behind Our Phylli Vera (11-1) at Plumpton 2m 2f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.