14:45 Cheltenham

Thursday 17 April 2025

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Catesby Estates Mares' Challenger Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 0.01s

1^st

Greyval

610-12

13/2

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Mid-division, headway on outside from 2 out, switched left and led last, driven flat, held on well tchd 7/1

2^nd

Bethpage

710-8

13/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Ben Jones

Held up in rear, headway and switched left before last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, held close home op 7/1 tchd 6/1

3^rd

4 ¾

Pretending

610-11

13/2

T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon

Raced keenly, tracked leaders, challenged before 2 out, led before last, soon headed, lost 2nd flat, one pace op 15/2

4^th

Shantwopointfive

710-11

10/3f

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, slightly outpaced after 2 out, rallied before last, one pace flat op 7/2

5^th

Jena D'oudairies

610-6

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led 1st, soon headed, chased leaders, not fluent 2 out, outpaced and beaten before last, plugged on flat op 8/1

6^th

Ile De Jersey

710-13

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division on inside, outpaced before 2 out, kept on flat, no impression tchd 18/1

7^th

1 ¼

Molto Bene

610-6

14/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin

Led until 1st, prominent, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat

8^th

Midnight Ginger

910-5

16/1

T: Andrew MartinJ: Jay Tidball (5)

Mid-division, closed 2nd, outpaced before last, weakened flat op 20/1

9^th

Could Be Trouble

1010-6

33/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Led after 1st, headed before 2 out, beaten after, weakened flat op 28/1

10^th

Sunset Hill

610-10

14/1

T: S CorbettJ: Nathan Moscrop

Mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, no impression op 16/1

11^th

Pawapuri

611-2

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, never on terms, weakened flat op 6/1

12^th

1 ½

Of Course You Can

710-2

18/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Dylan Johnston (3)

Held up in mid-division, headway before 2 out, lost place before last tchd 16/1

13^th

Mermaids Cave

610-9

11/1

T: James OwenJ: Ben Bromley (5)

Held up towards rear, ridden after 2 out, no headway op 14/1

14^th

All The Glory

812-0

40/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Lewis Saunders (7)

Always towards rear op 33/1

15^th

Gilbertina

810-3

33/1

T: N KentJ: C J Todd

Mid-division, outpaced after 2 out, weakened before last

Also Ran

Masked Dance

710-7

33/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Charlie Deutsch

Towards rear on outside, struggling 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out

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Non-Runners

Springs A Girl³²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: M Keighley J: Daire James McConville

Batwomen⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: Harriet Tucker

Epinephrine⁴⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Sunday Soldier⁴⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: R P McLernon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.10, £2.00, £2.30, £1.60EX:£56.60Trifecta:£373.20Tricast:£301.74SF:£51.55Swingers:£10.40, £9.60, £9.30

Forecasts

Shantwopointfive (10/3), Greyval (13/2), Bethpage (13/2), Pretending (13/2), Pawapuri (7/1), Batwomen (10/1), Mermaids Cave (11/1), Molto Bene (14/1), Sunset Hill (14/1), Jena D'oudairies (16/1), Ile De Jersey (16/1), Midnight Ginger (16/1), Of Course You Can (18/1), Springs A Girl (20/1), Sunday Soldier (20/1), Epinephrine (25/1), Could Be Trouble (33/1), Gilbertina (33/1), Masked Dance (33/1), All The Glory (40/1)

This is wide open but PAWAPURI made an encouraging start for Dan Skelton when fourth at Chepstow and can build on it here to resume winning ways. Mermaids Cave returns from a break but is not taken lightly in her bid for a sixth success of the campaign, while the progressive Shantwopointfive is also well in the mix. Sunday Soldier, Batwomen and Greyval also need factoring into this highly competitive handicap.

PAWAPURI
MERMAIDS CAVE (IRE)
SHANTWOPOINTFIVE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Pretending

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 5

J: Bryony Frost | T: L Wadham

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00

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