Full Result 3.35 Hereford | 15 February 2023

Cazoo Mares' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m5f163yds) 2m5½f Good 11 hurdles

1st £4,330.42 2nd £1,992.60 3rd £996.30 4th £498.56 5th £248.46

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Maid Of The Night (IRE) 5/4F Tom O'Brien Henry Daly	Tom O'Brien Henry Daly	6	103	73	50	77	–
b m Shirocco (GER) - Molly Maid (IRE) (Oscar)
Disputed lead at steady pace, mistake 7th, pressed leader after 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and faced strong challenge when good jump last, edged left but kept on run-in (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that mare was up in trip from 2m to 2m 5 1/2f on this occasion and it was her first run in a handicap which, in his opinion, was a weaker race) (op 6/4 tchd 13/8)

2 1½	1. Masked Matgil (FR) 2/1 Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	5	120 t	98	74	101	–
b m Masked Marvel - Matgil (FR) (Grape Tree Road)
Travelled strongly, prominent, not fluent 1st, not fluent when pressed leader 2 out, ridden and challenging when bad mistake last, held but kept on run-in (op 7/4)

3 11 [12½]	5. Hedychium (IRE) 20/1 Micheal Nolan Seamus Mullins	Micheal Nolan Seamus Mullins	5	109	79	44	72	–
b m Battle Of Marengo (IRE) - Crystal Belle (IRE) (Ivan Denisovich)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, headway and prominent before 2nd, mistake 5th, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, ridden and lost ground after 2 out, held but rallied and kept on approaching last (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

4 2 [14½]	3. Lady Pacifico 9/1 Page Fuller David Weston	Page Fuller David Weston	5	1110 v¹	94	58	82	–
b m Sir Percy - Silken Ocean (Dynaformer)
Took keen hold, disputed lead at steady pace, mistake 3 out, soon led narrowly and increased tempo, headed 2 out, pushed along and weakened approaching last (op 12/1)

5 shd [14½]	4. Kentford Swansong 12/1 Daniel Sansom ³ Seamus Mullins	Daniel Sansom ³ Seamus Mullins	6	1010	83	47	71	–
b m Sulamani (IRE) - Kentford Grebe (Teenoso)
Raced freely, held up in rear, in touch with leaders 5th, prominent before 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out (op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

6 11 [25½]	2. Makety 6/1 Jonathan Burke Oliver Sherwood	Jonathan Burke Oliver Sherwood	9	1113	97	50	77	–
ch m Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Mi Money (Alflora)
Disputed lead, lost position but prominent after 1st, pushed along and lost ground after 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

PU	7. Alfa Dawn (IRE) 50/1 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	7	102 1 v	72	–	–	–
b m No Nay Never (USA) - Aitch (IRE) (Alhaarth)
In touch with leaders, dropped to last 5th, jumped slightly left 6th, soon raced wide, detached when hit 7th, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 33/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:35:26 Winning time: 5m 29.30s (slow by 22.30s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Barlow, Brindley, Kent & Palmer (Maid Of The Night) 1st breeder: Mrs Elizabeth Grant
2nd owner: Miss Jane Allison (Masked Matgil)
3rd owner: S Mullins Racing Club (Hedychium)
Tote win: £2.25 PL: £1.30 £1.50 Ex: £4.40 CSF: £4.54 Trifecta: £37.20

3:35 Hereford 15 Feb 2023

Cazoo Mares' Handicap Hurdle