Tuesday March 13 2012
Cheltenham 16:40 - Result
OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 2)
£70000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f, Class 1, 19 ran
Winner £39389
2nd £14840
3rd £7427
4th £3710
5th £1862
6th £931
7th £462
8th £238
Good-Good to Soft in places; Cross Country Good to Firm.
Winning Time: 4m 31.3s
| Pos. | Dist. | Horse | Wt | Jockey | Trainer | Age | SP | ||
| 1 | Quevega (FR) | 11-5 | R Walsh | W P Mullins | 8 | 4/7 f | |||
| mid-division, headway before 2 out, led approaching last, quickened clear final 100 yards opened 8/13 touched 8/13 £800-£1200 (x2) £8000-£13000 (x3) £3077-£5000 £2000-£3250 £800-£1300 (x2) £4000-£7000 £2286-£4000 £2000-£3500 £1200-£2100 £800-£1400 £571-£1000 £400-£700 (x3) £20000-£35000 £6000-£10500 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Kentford Grey Lady | 11-0 | N Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle | 6 | 14/1 | ||
| held up in rear, headway 7th, hit last, kept on flat, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner opened 14/1 touched 14/1 | |||||||||
| 3 | nk | Golden Sunbird (IRE) | 11-3 | R M Power | P Nolan | 8 | 66/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on flat, not pace of winner opened 66/1 touched 66/1 | |||||||||
| 4 | nk | Alasi | 11-5 | D Elsworth | P R Webber | 8 | 20/1 | ||
| mid-division, not fluent 6th, hampered on bend before next,. headway 2 out, chased winner flat, no impression, demoted to 4th close home opened 25/1 touched 25/1 | |||||||||
| 5 | nk | Shop Dj (IRE) | 11-5 | D N Russell | Peter Fahey | 7 | 10/1 | ||
| held up towards rear, headway approaching last, ran on flat, nearest finish opened 10/1 touched 11/1 | |||||||||
| 6 | ½ | Cloudy Spirit | 11-0 | T J Murphy | R Hollinshead | 7 | 33/1 | ||
| held up in rear, hampered on bend before 7th, headway on inside approaching last, kept on flat opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| 7 | ¾ | Ixora (IRE) | 11-0 | T J O'Brien | Jamie Snowden | 6 | 50/1 | ||
| prominent, challenged 2 out, stayed on same pace flat opened 40/1 touched 50/1 | |||||||||
| 8 | hd | Kells Belle (IRE) | 11-5 | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson | 6 | 33/1 | ||
| prominent, challenged 3 out, led after next, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened final 100 yards opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| 9 | s.h | Swincombe Flame | 11-0 | W Kennedy | Nick Williams | 6 | 10/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, no impression opened 12/1 touched 12/1 | |||||||||
| 10 | ½ | Our Girl Salley (IRE) | 11-5 | A E Lynch | Mrs P Dobbs | 7 | 20/1 | ||
| took keen hold, mainly in touch, closed after 5th, challenged 2 out, no extra towards finish opened 20/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||||
| 11 | ½ | What A Charm (IRE) | 11-3 | P Carberry | A L T Moore | 5 | 40/1 | ||
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, not much room when lost place on bend after 6th, again not much room after next, stayed on flat, no impression opened 40/1 touched 40/1 £56000-£1400 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2¾ | Dorabelle (IRE) | 11-0 | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr | 7 | 100/1 | ||
| led 2nd, headed after 2 out, weakened flat opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Tempest River (IRE) | 11-0 | Aidan Coleman | B I Case | 6 | 100/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, lost place 3 out opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 14 | 1¼ | Dare To Doubt | 11-5 | P Townend | W P Mullins | 8 | 40/1 | ||
| held up in rear, some headway when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and no impression opened 40/1 touched 40/1 | |||||||||
| 15 | 2 | Violin Davis (FR) | 11-5 | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls | 6 | 28/1 | ||
| prominent, not fluent 7th, ridden after 2 out, lost place approaching last, weakened flat opened 28/1 touched 28/1 | |||||||||
| 16 | 14 | The Strawberry One | 11-0 | D F O'Regan | D W P Arbuthnot | 7 | 100/1 | ||
| held up, struggling after 3 out opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 17 | 3 | Terre Du Vent (FR) | 11-0 | P J Brennan | T R George | 6 | 20/1 | ||
| held up in rear, took keen hold, mistake 5th, hampered on bend before 7th, no headway opened 20/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||||
| 18 | ¾ | Candelita | 11-0 | M D Grant | J Hughes | 5 | 150/1 | ||
| held up in rear, well beaten 2 out opened 200/1 touched 200/1 | |||||||||
| 19 | 64 | Himayna | 11-0 | Giles Hawkins | F Sheridan | 8 | 200/1 | ||
| raced wide, led until 2nd, prominent, hit 5th, lost place from next, tailed off opened 200/1 touched 200/1 | |||||||||
| Non-Runners | |||||||||
| NR | Belle De Fontenay (FR) | 11-0 | Non Runner | George Baker | 7 | ||||