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14:45 Exeter
Brewin Dolphin Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 111y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 113-U2F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Henry Morshead
occasionally jumped left, tracked leader, led 5th, narrowly headed 3 out, still well there when stumbled on landing and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 56-3221
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leading pair, went 2nd and went right 5th, led narrowly 2 out, ridden before last, hung right and idled run-in, headed and out-battled towards finish
- Form 312411
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Max Kendrick
chased leaders, led narrowly and went left 3 out, went left again and narrowly headed 2 out, chased leader, ridden and went left last, battled on gamely to lead again towards finish
Tara Mist
30- Form 41/344-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up in last trio, headway approaching 3 out, weakening when blundered and left modest 4th 2 out
- Form 15212
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, well held in 4th when left in modest 3rd 2 out
- Form 1-125P3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
raced wide, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders approaching 4th, pushed along after 6th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 511
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
pulled hard, held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, travelling ok in 4th place when fell 3 out
- Form 123134
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led, headed and bumped 5th, weakened after next, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Sainte Ladylime has failed to complete in two of three starts over fences but she wasn’t beaten far in a Listed race on her last run over hurdles and her stable is back in form. Not much separated Tara Mist, Toberdowney and Aunty Ann over a longer trip at Ludlow last month and the trio are also closely matched here. The four-year-old Giveaway Glance has won her last two and she won on heavy going on the Flat so should handle the easier surface. SHAAMA GRISE was beaten a length by Bobble Boru at Chepstow on her UK debut and is 7lb worse off but that run was needed. David Pipe’s mare was always travelling best on a return visit to that track when fitted with a hood and is capable of better still. Graceful Legend has won twice at Doncaster recently but her latest victory has not worked out and she’s gone up a further 5lb since.
Formwatch
Sainte Ladylime (FR) 5-4 (10-12) Led, jumped right in places, mistake 3 out, soon hard pressed, headed after 2 out, rallying and every chance when fell last, at Bangor 2m 4f (4) sft in Feb.
Shaama Grise (FR) 5-4fav (11-6) Chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, clear next, easily, won at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Culture De Sivola (11-9) by 7l, 8 ran.
Graceful Legend 15-8fav (11-12) Tracked leader, challenging when not fluent 4 out, led after 3 out, headed next, led again flat, stayed on, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Cajun Fiddle (12-0) by hd, 4 ran.
Tara Mist 3-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, not fluent 3rd, good headway on inside tracking leaders approaching 3 out, 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on gamely and ridden clear run-in, won at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Toberdowney (11-10) by 2l, 7 ran.
Toberdowney (IRE) 11-4fav (11-10) Tracked leading trio, 2nd and every chance when mistake 3 out, lost 2nd next, ridden and one pace in 3rd before the last, went 2nd post, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Tara Mist (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Aunty Ann (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Led and set steady pace, quickened before 3 out, joined and went left 3 out, went left next, headed when mistake last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Tara Mist (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Giveaway Glance 2-13fav (11-3) Tracked leaders, mistake 3 out, challenged after next, led narrowly before last, ridden out flat, won at Catterick 2m fll (4) gd in Jan beating Becky The Thatcher (11-3) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Bobble Boru (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) With leader, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, one pace from 2 out, weakened run-in, 4th of 6, 20 1/4l behind Poppy Kay (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.