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16:15 Southwell
Royal Ascot Tips On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 88y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,450 added
- Winner: £3,406
- 2nd: £1,567
- 3rd: £784
- 4th: £392
- Form 33335-8
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Harry Bannister
led and soon clear, reduced lead before 5th, headed 4 out, lost 2nd next, chased leaders, weakened home turn
- Form 40/3U5-2
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey H Cobden
chased leaders, went 2nd going well 2 out, led last, quickened clear run-in
- Form 2425-41
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
chased leaders out wide, not fluent 3rd, ridden turning in, 4th and no impression before 2 out
- Form 76570-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
chased clear leader, closer before 5th, led 4 out, clear before 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner
- Form 0837-52
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R Potter
- Jockey Finn Lambert
held up in last trio, struggling in rear 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next
Shee's A Stella
186- Form 5/060P9-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Ellis Collier
off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling before 7th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next
- Form 0874P9-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Harry Atkins
held up and off the pace towards rear,m headway chasing leaders 7th, went 2nd 3 out until next, no extra in 3rd
- Form 643657-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Philip Armson
held up, good headway on heels of leaders 7th, 5th and held when when fell heavily 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
MALINA OCARINA returned to winning ways over track and trip when dropped back down to this grade and can go in again. Faerie Cutlass won at Worcester recently but Mrs Kinsell was less than a length behind and that pair are hard to separate while Midnight Gold missed out by only a neck at Fontwell and can also figure.
Formwatch
Maria Magdalena (IRE) 10-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, slow and lost place 1st, pushed along in rear 3 out, well beaten before 2 out, 8th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Proper Twelve (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in May.
Midnight Gold (IRE) 10-3 (11-1) Held up in last pair, smooth headway out wide tracking leaders before 3 out, 3rd before next, stayed on run-in, went 2nd towards finish, always held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Pure Theatre (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Malina Ocarina 10-3 (11-2) Mid-division, in touch with a circuit to go, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating Champagne Town (11-12) by 5l, 10 ran.
Faerie Cutlass 16-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, ridden in 5th before 2 out, went 3rd and not fluent last, stayed on gamely and switched right 110 yards out on run-in, led towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating Mrs Kinsella (11-4) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Mrs Kinsella (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) In rear, headway into mid-division before 4 out, prominent home turn, eased into lead approaching 3 out, pushed along before last, kept on, headed closing stages, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Faerie Cutlass (11-5) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Shee's A Stella 250-1 (10-7) Prominent in chasing group, weakened before 4 out, 9th of 14, dist behind Rubaud (11-7) at Taunton 2m (4) gd in Dec.
Bella Ciao 50-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling before 2 out, soon tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Kalpaga (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Blitz Spirit (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Disputed lead, clearly headed from 3 out, pushed along and weakened rapidly home turn, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Almost Gotaway (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.