Cheltenham
16:50
Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares' Chase) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.40 £1.30 £4.70 Exacta: £10.90 Tricast: £126.66 Trifecta: £174
Non-Runners: Brides Hill (unsuitable ground), Carole's Pass (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Limerick Lace (IRE) 8 M AVG Gavin Cromwell 156 lbs 3/1 Won In touch with leaders - went third 11th - went second and going easily 4 out - led before 2 out - soon shaken up - 3 lengths ahead when not fluent last - soon ridden and flashed tail - faced challenge inside final 110yds - kept on well(tchd 10/3)
2nd 1 Dinoblue (FR) 8 M Good W P Mullins 161 lbs 15/8F .75 Towards rear - steady headway from 11th - went second and not fluent 2 out - 3 lengths down last - ridden and switched left run-in - challenging inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 6/4)
3rd 9 Marsh Wren (GB) 8 M Elite Stuart Edmunds 156 lbs 28/1 5.5 Disputed lead - raced in second from 4th - led 12th - headed before 2 out - outpaced after 2 out - no match for first two - just held third(tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1)
4th 2 Allegorie De Vassy (FR) 7 M Good W P Mullins 159 lbs 5/2 0.3 In rear - headway 4 out - went fourth before 2 out - soon no impression(op 3/1)
5th 6 Instit (FR) 6 M Poor W P Mullins 156 lbs 18/1 10 Disputed lead - led from 4th - headed 12th - weakened 2 out(op 33/1)
6th 11 Riviere d'Etel (FR) 8 M AVG Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 7/1 5 Jumped right on occasions - towards rear - headway 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 11/2 and 17/2)
7th 3 Harmonya Maker (FR) 6 M Good Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 40/1 3 Towards rear - headway and midfield after 7th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 50/1)
8th 7 Kestrel Valley (GB) 10 M AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 156 lbs 100/1 14 Pressed leaders on outer - prominent from 4th - not fluent 10th - weakened before 3 out(op 80/1 tchd 50/1)
9th 10 Pink Legend (GB) 10 M AVG Venetia Williams 156 lbs 33/1 .5 Midfield - lost position and dropped to last 13th - soon struggling(op 28/1 tchd 22/1 and 40/1)