Racecards
14:40 Warwick
Paddy Power 31 Sleeps To Cheltenham Mares' Hurdle (Listed) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £14,238
- 2nd: £5,342
- 3rd: £2,675
- 4th: £1,332
- Form 51-5223
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey R P McLernon
chased leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, led off last bend, mistake 2 out, clear flat, stayed on strongly
Cap Soleil (FR)
296- Form 1212/70-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, weakened from 2 out
- Form 31246-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, well beaten from 3 out
- Form P-33214
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd flat, kept on, unable to challenge
- Form F-UP212
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
prominent, not fluent 7th, 2nd 2 out, stayed on, no impression on winner flat
- Form 15-1615
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
chased leaders, lost place before 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 31-1161
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey L P Aspell
chased leaders on inside, hit 6th, mistake 2 out, kept on same pace last
- Form 112132
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey David Noonan
led, ridden and headed last bend, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Indefatigable hasn't quite been able to build on her Listed success at Cheltenham in April for which she's still carrying a penalty. She couldn't handle soft ground at Sandown last time and finished 11 lengths behind runner-up COPPER GONE WEST (NAP). Coded Message is also held by the latter on their 1-2 at Doncaster in December and Tim Vaughan's mare gets the nod. Ch'ti Diamond scored over timber in France in 2018 but didn't shown much when tackling fences later and has a long absence to overcome. Legends Gold has won four of her last five starts but is taking a step-up in class while Guardia Top's close second at this level at Doncaster came in a juvenile event.
Formwatch
Indefatigable (IRE) 11-10fav (11-2) Close 3rd, went 2nd after 3rd until 5th, chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, soon outpaced, went 3rd run-in, no chance with 1st 2, 3rd of 4, 17 1/2l behind Silver Forever (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f lst (1) sft in Jan.
Cap Soleil (FR) 11-2 (11-9) Mid-division, closed before from 5th, ridden before 2 out, soon beaten, 10th of 16, 23 1/2l behind Sunshade (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp lst (1) gd in Apr.
Ch'ti Diamond (FR) (10-1) 6th of 9, 28 1/2l behind Goliath Du Berlais (10-10) at Auteuil 2m 1f gs in Oct.
Coded Message 8-1 (11-0) Held up, niggled along and headway after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, one pace, 4th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Magic Of Light (11-6) at Ascot 3m (1) hvy in Jan.
Copper Gone West (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Tended to jump right, led and set steady pace, joined between last 2, headed approaching last, readily outpaced run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 6 1/2l behind Silver Forever (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f lst (1) sft in Jan.
Early Morning Rain (FR) 6-4fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened ext, 5th of 10, 22 1/4l behind Desaray Girl (11-0) at Haydock 2m 3f lst (1) hvy in Dec.
Legends Gold (IRE) 7-4fav (12-0) Prominent, not fluent 4th, led after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, edged left after 2 out, hung left flat, ridden out, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Ziggy Rose (10-13) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Guardia Top (FR) 11-4 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed before last, lost 2nd briefly after last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Fantastic Ms Fox (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f lst fll (1) gs in Jan.