Racecards
16:20 Doncaster
888Sport Take 'Em On British EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 88y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,574
- 2nd: £1,049
- 3rd: £525
- 4th: £262
- Form 154235
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
led, jumped right 4 out, headed 2 out, beaten from last
- Form 9-12
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 124
chased leader, pushed along before 3 out, led and not fluent 2 out, edged right approaching last, stayed on flat
Big Fiddle
23- Form 068
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
always last, lost touch 4 out, jumped right and mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
THE WHITE MOUSE (NAP) showed that her defeat of a subsequent winner at Lingfield in November was no fluke by finishing second under a penalty at Leicester when the first two pulled well clear. She has more scope than Oscar Rose, who has won just one of her 14 starts over hurdles but has been mixing it in better company on occasions. Big Fiddle will pick up some prize money for completing.
Formwatch
Oscar Rose (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, headway on outside 7th, challenged 4 out, soon outpaced, well beaten next, drifted right after last, 5th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Bonza Girl (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
The White Mouse (IRE) 6-4fav (11-6) Tracked leaders on inside, chased winner before 3 out, outpaced next, ridden and kept on flat, no impression, 2nd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Dame du Soir (11-0) at Leicester 2m (3) gd in Jan.
Big Fiddle 33-1 (10-11) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 7th, headway 4 out, weakened before next, 8th of 14, dist behind Morning Vicar (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Feb.