Remembering Margaret Roberts Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Of Course You Can (GB) | 7 M | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 148 lbs | 4/1 | Won | In rear - pushed along 4 out - ridden before 2 out - switched right and headway before last where 3 lengths fourth - kept on to lead final 110yds (trainer said - regarding the apparent improved form shown - that the mare was more relaxed in the preliminaries on this occasion and appreciated a strongly run race - as well as being suited by a return to a right-handed track)(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Diplomatie (FR) | 6 M | AVG |
Miss Victoria Malzard
(5)lbs
|
Harry Derham | 156 lbs | 15/2 | .5 | Held up in rear - headway 3 out - 2 lengths third last - kept on and pressed winner towards finish - just held(tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1) | |
| 3rd | 2 | Porter In The Park (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 166 lbs | 5/2F | 2.75 | Pressed leader - disputed lead 3rd - led clearly before 3 out - joined 2 out - headed last - briefly led again run-in - no extra and lost two places final 110yds(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Versace Twentyone (IRE) | 6 M | AVG |
Jamie Brace
(5)lbs
|
Sheila Lewis | 147 lbs | 100/30 | 2.75 | In rear - awkward jump 1st - headway 7th - went second before 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - led clearly and jumped right last - headed and weakened run-in(op 3/1 tchd 11/4) | |
| 5th | 3 | La Marquise (FR) | 4 F | Good |
Joe Anderson
(3)lbs
|
Jamie Snowden | 160 lbs | 7/2 | 15 | Pressed leaders - not fluent 5th - lost position 7th - rallied 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 10/3 tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1) | |
| 6th | 1 | D Day Arvalenreeva (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | Dominic Ffrench Davis | 169 lbs | 18/1 | 3.25 | Pressed leaders - weakened approaching last where not fluent(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Happy d'Ex (FR) | 8 M | AVG | Sheila Lewis | 148 lbs | 50/1 | - | Led - joined 3rd - lost position and weakened quickly before 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 80/1) |
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