Result 16:10 · Cheltenham

Close Brothers Mares Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares Hurdle)

Grade 12m 4fSoft4yo+ · 9 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 08.73s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Honeysuckle (GB)	Rachael Blackmore	Henry De Bromhead	—	3.25	—
2	Benie Des Dieux (FR)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	½L	1.67	—
3	Elfile (FR)	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins	7L	17.0	—
4	Roksana (IRE)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	11¾L	13.0	—
5	Stormy Ireland (FR)	Robbie Power	W P Mullins	21¼L	8.00	—
6	Cap Soleil (FR)	Paddy Brennan	F O'Brien	21½L	67.0	—
7	Lady Buttons (GB)	Thomas Dowson	Philip Kirby	30L	21.0	—
8	Popong (IRE)	Aidan Coleman	Henry De Bromhead	35L	67.0	—
9	Desaray Girl (FR)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Philip Kirby	78L	101.0	—

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Benie Des Dieux (FR)

9yo · 11-5 · OR 162

111F11 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Jan 20	Gowran Park	3m	Soft To Heavy	—	1/6	—	2.00
04 May 19	Punchestown	2m 4f	Good To Yielding	—	1/5	—	1.40
12 Mar 19	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	F	—	1.91

7 wins from 8 · placed 7

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Cap Soleil (FR)

7yo · 11-5 · OR 130

121270 J Paddy Brennan T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Apr 19	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	10/16	23¾L	6.50
12 Mar 19	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	7/14	21¾L	21.0
15 Mar 18	Cheltenham	2m 1f	Soft	C1	2/14	18L	11.0

5 wins from 9 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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Desaray Girl (FR)

5yo · 11-5 · OR 133

30011 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Philip Kirby —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Dec 19	Haydock Park	2m 3f	Heavy	C1	1/10	—	26.0
15 Nov 19	Newcastle	2m 4f 110y	Heavy	C5	1/10	—	21.0
17 Oct 19	Carlisle	2m 1f	Soft	C5	12/15	27L	51.0

2 wins from 5 · placed 3

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Elfile (FR)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 151

621121 J Danny Mullins T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Feb 20	Punchestown	2m 4f	Heavy	—	1/5	—	2.50
29 Dec 19	Leopardstown	2m 4f 110y	Yielding	—	2/8	5½L	5.50
28 Nov 19	Thurles	2m	Soft	—	1/6	—	1.40

4 wins from 7 · placed 6

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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Honeysuckle (GB)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 158

111111 J Rachael Blackmore T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Feb 20	Leopardstown	2m	Yielding	—	1/9	—	1.73
01 Dec 19	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Yielding To Soft	—	1/6	—	1.90
12 Nov 19	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Heavy	—	1/5	—	1.30

7 wins from 7 · placed 7

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Lady Buttons (GB) p

10yo · 11-5 · OR 150

421411 J Thomas Dowson T Philip Kirby —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Jan 20	Doncaster	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	1/6	—	2.50
29 Dec 19	Doncaster	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	1/7	—	3.75
30 Nov 19	Newcastle	2m	Heavy	C1	4/5	6L	8.00

12 wins from 26 · placed 15

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Popong (IRE)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 134

121532 J Aidan Coleman T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Nov 19	Punchestown	2m 110y	Soft	—	2/9	½L	8.00
06 Oct 19	Tipperary	2m	Good To Yielding	—	3/7	7½L	6.50
01 Aug 19	Galway	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	5/6	7¾L	7.00

2 wins from 6 · placed 5

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Roksana (IRE)

8yo · 11-5 · OR 152

312252 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Jan 20	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	2/6	2¼L	4.50
23 Nov 19	Ascot	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C1	5/6	16½L	3.50
09 Nov 19	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C2	2/5	nk	2.10

4 wins from 12 · placed 10

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Stormy Ireland (FR)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 153

222111 J Robbie Power T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Jan 20	Naas	2m	Yielding To Soft	—	1/7	—	1.30
29 Dec 19	Leopardstown	2m 4f 110y	Yielding	—	1/8	—	1.90
17 Nov 19	Punchestown	2m 2f	Soft	—	1/5	—	1.33

6 wins from 12 · placed 10

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

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