09 Jan 2013 14:30 Ludlow
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
European Breeders' Fund/Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Valmari (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 2-912FF / 10 | Flat (238), Jump (14) | Benjamin Poste | T Symonds Leonard Jay Ltd | 2/1 | |
| chased leader and keen, blundered and rider lost iron briefly 6th, hit 10th, led 12th, pressed fom next, ridden and stumbled 2 out, stayed on well from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 5 L | Tara Rose (GB) (mare, brown, 10 12) | 1492-25 / 9 | Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Jimmy & Susie Wenman | 7/2 | |
| held up in touch, headway on inside to chase leading duo approaching 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden between last 2, keepuing on same pace when hit last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1½ L | Kaituna (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 0/5PF-15 / 7 | Jump (29) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood P Deal & N Chamberlain | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, poor 6th and plenty to do 4 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | NK | Queens Bay (GB) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 4620-P3 / 10 | Jump (41) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard The Dickinsons,… | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, badly outpaced and lost place 11th, stayed on again before last, went 4th flat, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 6 L | Miss Kalifa (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 248-033 / 6 | Flat (1201), Jump (26) | J E Moore | P & M Bowen Mr Roy Swinburne | 40/1 | |
| led until 12th, chased winner, every chance 4 out and next, soon driven, dropped to 3rd before 2 out, no chance with leading duo when mistake last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 1 L | Queen Of Mantua (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 12) | 823-145 / 7 | Jump (62) | T Molloy | F O'Brien Mr R J Rexton | 16/1 | |
| behind, headway to modest 5th before 4 out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 14 L | A Little Swifter (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 11 4) | 175-691 / 7 | Jump (38) | Alex Merriam | N B King Dr Clive Layton… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 3rd 11th, mistake and lost 3rd 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Gouranga (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 12) | 7P-004P / 10 | Flat (139), Jump (10) | Matthew Batchelor | A W Carroll G1 Racing Club… | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Petrarchick (USA) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 959-514 / 6 | Jump (58) | James Banks | Mrs E Bishop Mr Peter Horrocks | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Combustible Lady (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 12) | 7/23114- / 9 | Jump (415) | A Thornton | J W Mullins Mr Seamus Mullins | ||
