Racecards
20:30 Towcester
Gg.com Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form P3727-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Walford
held up, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, kept on flat
- Form 928190-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey M Goldstein
mid-division, hit 2nd, ridden 3 out, weakened last
Breema Donna
82- Form 0F9F30-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Mr J Stevenson
when mistake and unseated rider 4th
Sylphide
37- Form 265P28-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer H J Manners
- Jockey J A Jenkins
behind from 4th
Red Dahlia
13- Form 50575-1
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on
- Form 89335-9
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey P C O'Neill
held up, headway 4th, hit next, weakened 3 out
- Form 8FUF5-U
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey J P Byrne
always behind, mistake 3 out, soon pulled up
It's Just Sally
139- Form 3655/0-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey James Davies
pulled hard always towards rear
- Form 7F81-35
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey D Laverty
led, headed after 1st, stayed prominent, mistake 3rd, ridden and not fluent 3 out, kept on one pace from next
- Form 89682-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer K A Morgan
- Jockey S Walsh
in touch, led 2 out, soon edged right, hung left and not fluent last, driven and edged right again flat, stayed on
- Form 789-2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A O'keeffe
mid-division, mistake 5th, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance when hampered and not fluent last, stayed on
Grace Dieu
28- Form 00P09-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey J Kington
held up and pulled hard, headway to lead after 1st, soon clear, ridden when headed and mistake 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 413331-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Marathea can turn the tables on Red Dahlia, with White Dove and Macreater expected to give her most to do. Marathea was beaten narrowly by Red Dahlia when the pair met at Fakenham recently, but it looked as though Liam Treadwell had gone too soon on Venetia Williams's mare, and she was collared on the run-in. The winner was produced at the last to steal it at the Norfolk track, but Towcester is a different kettle of fish, and with a slight turnaround in the weights, Marathea makes more appeal, especially if Alan O'Keefe can just save something for the stiff run-in. White Dove was helped by the soft ground when scraping home at Hereford in January, but has not been out since, while Macreater is still a maiden who has been campaigned mainly in selling company. So, everything looks just right for Marathea in the finale.