Full Result 1.50 Ascot | 18 January 2014

OLBG.com Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The Warfield Mares' Hurdle Race) (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m7f118yds) 2m7½f Heavy 11 hurdles

1st £22,780 2nd £8,548 3rd £4,280 4th £2,132 5th £1,072 6th £536

OLBG.com Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The Warfield Mares' Hurdle Race) (Grade 2), 2m7½f - Heavy, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Highland Retreat 5/1 Noel Fehily Harry Fry	Noel Fehily Harry Fry	7	115	133	112	147	–
b m Exit To Nowhere (USA) - St Kilda (Past Glories)
Jumped well, pressed leader, led 7th, going best 3 out, ridden 2 out, joined last, edged right flat but stayed on gamely (op 6/1)

2 2	1. Carole's Spirit 3/1 Leighton Aspell Robert Walford	Leighton Aspell Robert Walford	6	115	137	110	146	–
b m Hernando (FR) - Carole's Crusader (Faustus)
In touch, pushed along to chase leading pair 10th, closed to take 2nd 2 out, soon challenging, upsides when jumped right last, no extra final 100yds, eased near finish (tchd 11/4)

3 3 [5]	5. Mickie 11/8F Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	6	110	145	103	137	–
gr m Kayf Tara - Island Mist (Jupiter Island)
Close up, pressed winner from 9th, outjumped next 2 and driven, lost 2nd 2 out, one pace after (tchd 6/4 and 13/8 in a place)

4 3¾ [8¾]	6. Prima Porta 12/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	8	110	136	100	133	–
b m American Post - Porta Marzia (CHI) (Roy)
Held up, pushed along to chase leading pair 10th, tried to close before 2 out, faded before last (op 8/1)

5 23 [31¾]	4. Utopie Des Bordes (FR) 5/1 David Bass Nicky Henderson	David Bass Nicky Henderson	6	115	140	84	120	–
b m Antarctique (IRE) - Miss Berry (FR) (Cadoudal)
Led at modest pace to 7th, pushed along from next, dropped to 5th and struggling 10th, well beaten after (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

6 12 [43¾]	3. Tweedledrum 50/1 Ben Poste Tom Symonds	Ben Poste Tom Symonds	7	115 p	125	73	106	–
b m Beat Hollow - Tweed Mill (Selkirk)
Pressed leaders, lost place once pace lifted from 8th, not fluent next and soon last, tailed off