Race cards · Fri 18 Mar
Friday 18 March · Cheltenham, England
16:50 Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares' Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 2m 4f 127y
- Going
- Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 120000
- Runners
- 8
Race preview
Willie Mullins won the inaugural running of this race with Colreevy and has obvious chances of a repeat with last year's runner-up Elimay. Cheekpieces and a change of tactics saw her make all at Naas for an easy odds-on success last month, but she may struggle to turn around January form with MOUNT IDA. The 2021 Kim Muir winner is unbeaten this season, saw off her rival by half a length in that Fairyhouse contest, and is 3lb better off at the weights. Zambella is a value alternative and was 15 lengths in front of Elimay at Aintree in December. That form clearly gives her every chance and she may be the biggest danger to the front two.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elimay | 121-321 | Mark Walsh | W P Mullins | 11 2 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Pink Legend | 1-1P61U | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams | 11 2 | 33-1 | |
| 3 | Scarlet And Dove | 152-23P | B J Cooper | J P O'Brien | 11 5 | 28-1 | |
| 4 | Zambella | 2-41121 | D A Jacob | N & W Twiston-Davies | 11 2 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Concertista | 1123-11 | Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 11 5 | 2-1 | |
| 6 | Vienna Court | 43-3112 | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies | 11 2 | 14-1 | |
| 7 | Mount Ida | 1213-11 | D N Russell | G Elliott | 11 2 | 5-2 | |
| - | Maid O'malley | 22-2211 | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd | 11 2 | 100-1 |