Racecards
13:05 Huntingdon
Brian Stone 50th Birthday Celebration EBF TBA Mares' Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 189y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £382
- Form 351113-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
jumped left at times, soon close up, led before 3rd, blundered and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 86/6117-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey C O'Farrell
led until before 3rd, stayed handy, not fluent 4th, reminder 7th, left in lead 4 out, hit next, soon headed, rallied after 2 out, led last, clear flat
Tara Flow
274- Form 211216-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
went left and jumped slowly at times, left disputing 3rd from 4 out, soon behind
- Form 11121F-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
chased leaders, closed 7th, left challenging 4 out, led after next, headed and blundered last, beaten flat
- Form 3/1P118-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Maurice Linehan
2nd until 1st, chased leaders, not fluent 4th, outpaced when mistake, hampered and left disputing 3rd 4 out, soon behind
In depth
Verdict
All of these go chasing for the first time and, with the exception of Treaty Girl, share a similar level of form over hurdles. But Paul Nicholls has begun to fire in the winners and TAGRITA (NAP), five times a winner over timber, gets the vote as her dam is related to smart chasers Grey Abbey and The Grey Monk. Sainte Ladylime has won three of her four starts over hurdles while Tara Flow and The Organist are both half-sisters to winning chasers. Despite winning twice over timber, Treaty Girl still has a bit to find on these terms.
Formwatch
Sainte Ladylime (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Led 1st, headed before 4th, 3 lengths 2nd when left in lead and not fluent last, soon headed, one pace final 100 yards, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Katie Too (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 4f lst (1) gd in Apr.
Tagrita (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Led, soon joined, headed before 3 out, soon lost place, 7th of 8, 25 1/4l behind Sunshine Corner (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Tara Flow 7-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 7, 36l behind Jessber's Dream (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f (1) hvy in Feb.
The Organist (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Led until 1st, pressed leader, led before 4th, 3 lengths clear when fell last, at Cheltenham 2m 4f lst (1) gd in Apr.
Treaty Girl (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Prominent, ridden after 2 out, lost place before last, 8th of 13, 23 1/4l behind Briery Belle (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp lst (1) gd in Apr.