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Sky Bet Cheltenham Non-Runner No Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Qualifier)
Fakenham Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £11.60 Place: £3.40 £2.30 £2.80 Exacta: £98.50 Tricast: £780.73 Trifecta: £967.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Mermaids Cave (IRE) 5 M Good
James Owen 150 lbs 10/1 Won Towards rear but in touch with leaders - steady headway after 4 out - disputing third 2 out - ridden when led approaching last - good jump last - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare had benefitted from a return to a sounder racing surface on going officially described as good - good to soft in places)(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
2nd 3 Greyval (FR) 6 M AVG
Fergal O'Brien 158 lbs 7/1 3 In touch with leaders - lost ground before 3rd - reminder after 5th - hit 6th - in rear with one circuit to go - steady headway before 3 out - stayed on home straight - went second inside final 110yds(op 13/2)
3rd 5 Game Colours (IRE) 7 M AVG
Ben Clarke 159 lbs 11/1 .75 Soon pressed leader - led narrowly on turn before last - headed approaching last - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 9/1)
4th 2 Pretending (IRE) 6 M AVG
Lucy Wadham 165 lbs 11/4 5 In touch with leaders - mistake 4 out - headway before 3 out - led but pestered after 3 out - headed on turn before last - weakened gradually approaching last(op 4/1)
5th 10 Addosh (GB) 7 M Poor
James Owen 148 lbs 14/1 6 In rear - not fluent 3rd - some headway before 4 out - lost ground after 2 out - no telling impression(tchd 12/1)
6th 8 Linda Moon (IRE) 5 M AVG
Neil King 155 lbs 14/1 4 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - some headway before 4 out - outpaced and lost ground after 3 out - no telling impression(op 16/1)
7th 7 Laravie (IRE) 6 M AVG
James Owen 156 lbs 20/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - headway after 6th - disputing third 2 out - weakened on turn before last(op 11/1)
8th 4 Star Walking (IRE) 5 M AVG
Harry Fry 160 lbs 5/2F 15 In touch with leaders - lost ground before 3 out - weakening when hit 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined mare post-race and had nothing to report)(op 9/4)
9th 1 Sunday Soldier (IRE) 6 M AVG
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 168 lbs 11/1 18 Led but pestered - mistake 7th - not fluent then pecked on landing 3 out - soon headed - weakened before 2 out (jockey said mare made a bad mistake at 3rd last flight of hurdles and never travelled thereafter)(op 15/2)
99th 6 Lindy Reilly (GB) 7 M AVG
Dan Skelton 154 lbs 20/1 - Towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - dropped to last before 4 out - lost ground and pulled up before 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)