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15:35 Hereford
Black Mountain Botanicals Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 147y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,450 added
- Winner: £3,406
- 2nd: £1,567
- 3rd: £784
- 4th: £392
- Form 1-76831
- Age 6
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey D F O'Regan
midfield, headway to chase leader 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, held on for 2nd near finish
- Form 5-6P843
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D Weston
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
prominent, driven before 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on same pace approaching last
Kalpaga (FR)
44- Form 45-0P30
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
chased leader 1st, soon led, pressed for lead 6th, 1 length ahead 2 out where travelling well, soon pushed along to assert, 10 lengths clear approaching last, pushed out run-in, easily
- Form 2-1744
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
midfield in touch, driven before 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off before last
- Form 0400-08
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R Potter
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
prominent, ridden before 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied for 3rd near finish
- Form 62P5P4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Tom Buckley
midfield, briefly pushed along before 5th, pressed leader 6th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
Bella Ciao
13- Form 30874P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up in rear, ridden and struggling before 2 out, soon tailed off
- Form 55-3782
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P C Dando
- Jockey Conor Ring
led briefly 1st, soon prominent, driven before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last
- Form 0-679F
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey James Best
held up in rear, driven and dropped to last before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on same pace run-in
- Form 036-756
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey Ben Jones
held up in rear, pushed along before 2 out, soon tailed off
- Form 180-153
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 55-20PP
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Nell‘s Bells switches to handicaps having found life tough under a penalty since scoring at Wetherby. Chantilly Haze is 2lb better off than when only beaten half-a-length by I GIORNI (NAP) here last month but the winner had a bit up her sleeve and has more scope. Kalpaga’s third here in February was probably a fluke and Sadie Hill has lost her way while Treyarnon Bay clearly isn’t one of the leading lights at her star-studded yard.
Formwatch
I Giorni (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, challenged after 2 out, led before last, driven flat, held on, won at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar beating Chantilly Haze (10-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Lady Pacifico 20-1 (11-3) In touch on outside, closed 2nd, ridden before 2 out, 3rd and no extra flat, 3rd of 10, 8 1/4l behind Cluain Aodha (11-13) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Kalpaga (FR) 16-1 (11-6) Prominent, lost ground before 4th, well beaten from 3 out, 10th of 14, 34 3/4l behind Almost Gotaway (12-2) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Treyarnon Bay (IRE) 10-3 (11-6) Chased leaders early, soon steadied towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway out wide chasing leaders before 6th, challenging for 2nd when mistake 4 out, mistake and weakened next, 4th of 7, dist behind Blue Beach (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Mrs Kinsella (IRE) 80-1 (11-8) Off the pace in mid-division, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 11, 37 3/4l behind Sawpit Sienna (11-0) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Sindabella (FR) 5-2 (11-0) Pecked badly 1st and rider lost iron briefly, tracked winner, lost modest 2nd 4 out, weakened into 4th 3 out, 4th of 5, 24 3/4l behind Auditoria (11-10) at Taunton 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Bella Ciao 13-2 (11-0) Jumped left, not fluent 1st, closed on outside to chase leaders before next, lost place 4th, well beaten from next, pulled up after 2 out, at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Chantilly Haze 4-1 (10-3) Prominent, led after 2 out, headed before last where jinked right, rallied and every chance flat, held close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind I Giorni (12-0) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Happy Returns 25-1 (10-9) Midfield, losing touch when mistake and fell 2 out, at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Saddlers Quest 16-1 (10-5) Chased leader, led home turn, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened thereafter, 6th of 16, 23 1/2l behind Karakoram (11-6) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Nell's Bells (IRE) 5-4fav (11-7) In touch in mid-division, went 3rd 5th, outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 9, 15 3/4l behind Oakley Dancer (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Mar.
Sadie Hill (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Raced in last, went distant third from 4 out, soon ridden and made no impression, pulled up before last, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.