Result 14:40 · Cheltenham

EBF/Thoroughbred Breeders Association Mares Novices Handicap Chase ()

ListedHandicap2m 5fGood5yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 23.80s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Midnight Target (GB)	Lee Edwards	John Groucott	—	4.50	—
2	The Bay Birch (IRE)	Stan Sheppard	M Sheppard	1L	3.75	—
3	Pretty Reckless (IRE)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	1½L	19.0	—
4	Tara Mist (GB)	Richard Johnson	Henry Daly	7½L	5.50	—
5	Aunty Ann (IRE)	Jordan Nailor	C E Longsdon	12½L	8.00	—
6	Sheer Poetry (IRE)	James Best	Nigel Hawke	14½L	11.0	—
7	Socksy (IRE)	Paddy Brennan	F O'Brien	17¾L	6.00	—

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Tara Mist (GB)

9yo · 11-10 · OR 127

831P15 J Richard Johnson T Henry Daly —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Mar 18	Haydock Park	2m 6f	Soft	C2	5/10	12¾L	10.0
15 Feb 18	Leicester	2m 6f 110y	Soft	C3	1/4	—	3.75
20 Dec 17	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C1	PU	—	17.0

4 wins from 14 · placed 7

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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Socksy (IRE) t,b

7yo · 11-5 · OR 122

461342 J Paddy Brennan T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Mar 18	Haydock Park	2m 6f	Soft	C2	2/10	9L	7.00
23 Feb 18	Warwick	3m	Good To Soft	C3	4/8	7L	4.00
06 Jan 18	Chepstow	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	3/6	2¼L	6.00

2 wins from 12 · placed 5

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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The Bay Birch (IRE)

7yo · 11-1 · OR 121

357221 J Stan Sheppard T M Sheppard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Apr 18	Exeter	2m 3f	Heavy	C3	1/6	—	4.00
21 Mar 18	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	2/6	1L	3.00
31 Jan 18	Leicester	2m 4f	Soft	C4	2/9	2L	7.00

1 win from 23 · placed 6

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Aunty Ann (IRE)

7yo · 10-9 · OR 119

923313 J Jordan Nailor T C E Longsdon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Nov 17	Ludlow	3m 1f 110y	Good	C3	3/11	15¾L	11.0
25 Oct 17	Worcester	2m 7f	Good	C4	1/9	—	7.00
02 Oct 17	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 5f	Good	C4	3/7	8¼L	7.00

2 wins from 14 · placed 9

6 runs at around this trip without a win

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Midnight Target (GB) h,t

8yo · 10-13 · OR 116

2F2214 J Lee Edwards T John Groucott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Mar 18	Bangor-on-Dee	3m	Soft	C3	4/8	19½L	5.50
08 Feb 18	Huntingdon	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C4	1/7	—	4.00
18 Jan 18	Ludlow	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	2/4	9L	13.0

2 wins from 16 · placed 8

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Sheer Poetry (IRE) t

7yo · 10-12 · OR 115

27313P J James Best T Nigel Hawke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Dec 17	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C3	PU	—	13.0
19 Nov 17	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C3	3/19	8¾L	41.0
17 Oct 17	Worcester	2m 4f	Good	C3	1/8	—	21.0

3 wins from 22 · placed 8

Won 2 of 5 at around this trip

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Pretty Reckless (IRE) p

5yo · 10-3 · OR 106

311390 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Apr 18	Ludlow	2m 5f	Soft	C4	10/13	27L	26.0
18 Feb 18	Market Rasen	2m 2f 110y	Soft	C4	9/11	34¾L	12.0
21 Nov 17	Southwell	2m 4f 110y	Good	C4	3/7	4¼L	3.75

2 wins from 13 · placed 4

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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