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14:10 Wetherby
bet365 Mares' Hurdle (Listed) (Class 1)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £11,390
- 2nd: £4,274
- 3rd: £2,140
- 4th: £1,066
- Form 011149-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Joe Colliver
close up, led chasing group 4th, ridden and lost ground quickly before 3 out, tailed off 2 out
- Form 1240-24
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace from before last
- Form 0/6-1131
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 133
held up in rear, smooth headway before 3 out, led travelling strongly before 2 out, ridden and jumped right last, kept on strongly flat, held on well
- Form 511-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
- Form 2P/2120-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Brendan Powell
jumped right throughout, led, pulled 6l clear 4th, reduced advantage 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened
- Form 4151/4-2
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J McGrath
midfield, headway to press leader travelling strongly 2 out, driven before last, kept on strongly flat, just denied
- Form 9/31316-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 131
towards rear, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, no extra
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
VERDANA BLUE will be a short price in this and is impossible to oppose. She ran two cracking races on the Flat over the summer and can probably be forgiven her defeat by Silver Streak at Kempton earlier this month given the winner is a proven Grade 1 hurdler. Mrs Hyde is a fast-improving mare but steps out of novice company for the first time. Midnights' Gift didn’t stay 2m4f at Market Rasen and is another with place claims but Whitehotchillifili should chase home the selection if she reproduces her sixth in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham in March.
Formwatch
Desaray Girl (FR) 100-1 (11-5) Went left 1st, held up in last pair, driven before 3 out, lost touch before next, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Honeysuckle (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.
Midnights' Gift 9-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, mistake 2 out, ridden before last, no extra on run-in, 4th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Flashing Glance (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Mrs Hyde (IRE) 15-2 (10-7) Close up, tracked leaders 2 out, headway to join leader last, ridden to lead run in, ran on(new track record), won at Kempton 2m lst (1) gd in Oct beating Fidelio Vallis (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Born In Borris (IRE) 9-4 (11-4) Tracked leader, led approaching 3 out, joined next, ridden and headed approaching last, 3rd and outpaced run-in, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Wild Romance (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) gd in Oct.
Rosie And Millie (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last, 16th of 22, dist behind Concertista (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) sft in Mar.
Verdana Blue (IRE) 1-2fav (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on to go 2nd towards finish, no threat to winner, 2nd of 6, 6 1/2l behind Silver Streak (11-4) at Kempton 2m lst (1) gd in Oct.
Whitehotchillifili (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway on outside 2 out, edged right flat, stayed on same pace, 6th of 22, 17l behind Concertista (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) sft in Mar.