Racecards
14:20 Leicester
Charnwood Forest Mares' Chase (Listed) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 151y
- Going: Good (Soft on the flat crossings)
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £17,085
- 2nd: £6,411
- 3rd: £3,210
- 4th: £1,599
- Form 77-12F4
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey N D Fehily
jumped left, made all, clear 4th, not fluent 13th, reduced lead when not fluent 4 out, went away again from 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 322F-35
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, went 2nd from last, stayed on same pace, no impression on winner
- Form 48-1414
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up in mid-division, pushed along 12th, outpaced 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, 4th last, no impression
- Form 32-4210
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
chased winner until mistake and unseated rider 10th
- Form 518-251
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
mid-division, headway 11th, one pace and beaten 4 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 24263U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
always behind, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 6117-11
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders on inside, left 2nd 10th, no impression on winner 2 out, 3rd and no extra flat
- Form 121F-23
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey B J Geraghty
not fluent towards rear, mistakes 5th and 7th, well beaten from 12th
In depth
Verdict
Tagrita beat The Organist five lengths on her chasing bow and followed up at Exeter. She is proving better over fences than over hurdles but was rated far inferior to Desert Queen over the smaller obstacles. The latter can take chances at her fences but has the right man on board in Noel Fehily. However, she looks to have a lot on her plate conceding 10lb to LA VATICANE (NAP) as she was possibly a shade fortune to beat the Pipe mare on level terms at Huntingdon back in November and hasn’t shown the same form since. Cresswell Breeze looks held on the form book but Kilronan High’s latest run can be ignored as it came over hurdles and she is the likely pace-setter.
Formwatch
Desert Queen 4-1 (11-0) Raced freely, led and soon clear, hit 3rd and 6th, reduced lead 3 out, headed next, chased leader until before the last, weakened into 4th when hit last, 4th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Lifeboat Mona (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f lst (1) sft in Jan.
Cresswell Breeze 17-2 (11-0) Close up, ridden 4 out, soon struggling, weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, 14 1/4l behind Desert Queen (11-0) at Market Rasen 3m lst (1) gd in Nov.
Kassis 11-2 (11-1) Raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 3 out, one pace when edged left approaching 2 out, 4th and one pace when hung left under pressure before last, kept on pressing for 3rd, 4th of 5, 4 1/4l behind Graceful Legend (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Kilronan High (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Mid-division, pushed along after 4th, outpaced before 2 out, soon well held, 10th of 13, dist behind Briery Queen (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
La Vaticane (FR) 9-2 (12-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 14th, closed approaching 2 out, shaken up to lead run-in, pushed out and kept on well, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Dec beating Wings Attract (11-4) by 4l, 8 ran.
Magic Money 20-1 (10-12) In rear, lost touch 8th, stumbled 9th, unseated rider 12th, at Doncaster 2m 5f lst (1) gd in Dec.
Tagrita (IRE) Evensfav (11-6) Led until 4th, chased leader, led again 7th until next, led again when went right and blundered 4 out, went right again next, driven approaching the last, kept on well, won at Exeter 2m 1f (3) sft in Dec beating Sainte Ladylime (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
The Organist (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) In rear, jumped right at times, well behind 10th, 4th before 11th, 3rd after 4 out, no impression, 3rd of 6, dist behind Briery Belle (11-0) at Warwick 2m 4f lst (1) sft in Dec.