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13:00 Huntingdon

E.B.F./Tattersalls (Ireland) Mares' Novices' Chase (Qual) (Class D)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 22.70s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Clouding Over

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Bonnet's Pieces

    20/1

      1
      Silk - Yellow and White stripes, Yellow sleeves, White cap

      Sunny South East (IRE)

      10
      8/1
      • Form 767431
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-9

      led, headed 8th, mistake 9th and 11th, weakened 4 out

      2
      Silk - Orange, Purple star, Orange sleeves, Purple stars, Orange cap, Purple star

      Bonnet's Pieces

      19
      20/1
      • Form F448-36
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-3

      held up, chased leader 6th, led 8th, pecked and headed 2 out, soon beaten

      3
      Silk - Black and Grey diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap

      Caballe (USA)

      9 C
      33/1
      • Form 4194-FP
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 83

      chased leader, jumped slow 4th, ridden, weakened 12th

      4
      Silk - Black and Scarlet (quartered), Black sleeves, Scarlet cap with Black hoop

      Clouding Over

      13
      2/1
      • Form 12P2-44
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 104

      held up, chased leader 10th, led 2 out, ridden, ran on

      5
      Silk - Brown, Orange sleeves, quartered cap

      Perle de Puce (FR)

      616
      5/6
      • Form 011FP0/
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-3

      chased leader, blundered, unseated rider 5th

      In depth

      Verdict

      Perle de Puce stands out here, with Clouding Over rated as her main danger. A Grade 2 novice hurdle winner in December 2003, Perle de Puce stands out here on raw ability and, if she is anywhere neat fit after a lay-off since Aintree in April 2004, she would be hard to beat. An 87-rated hurdles winner, Clouding Over caught the eye of the stewards and earned her rider a seven-day ban last time. However, the promise she showed there makes her a leading player today. Caballe is the sole course winner in the line-up and the stable's horses are going well but this 77-rated hurdles winner has not been setting the world alight of late, while Sunny South East was rather a fortunate winner at Folkestone last time and now looks vulnerable, and Bonnet's Pieces hurdling form is run-of-the-mill. All of which returns us to Perle de Puce, who gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      Sunny South East (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) In touch, headway 14th, chased leader before 2 out, 10 lengths 2nd when left in lead last, won at Folkestone 3m 1f mrs beg chs (E) gd in Nov beating Glenogue (11-0) by 3l, 10 ran.

      Bonnet's Pieces 100-1 (10-8) Close up, mistake 2nd, chased leader 4th, hit 7th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind Billyvoddan (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs (C) gd in Nov.

      Caballe (USA) 16-1 (11-6) Towards rear, blundered badly 4th and pulled up at the 5th in race won by Jolly Boy (10-1) at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (F) gd in Nov, 15 ran.

      Clouding Over 14-1 (11-12) Towards rear, ridden 3 out, stayed on approaching last, never on terms, 4th of 9, 13l behind Lanaken (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf in Nov.

      Perle de Puce (FR) 33-1 (11-1) Led to 2nd, remained close-up, weakening when mistake 3 out, 11th of 13, 35l behind Garde Champetre (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hdl Grd 2 (A) gd in Apr '04.