Taunton

Dave Criddle Travel Mares' Handicap Chase (Queen Boudicca Mares' Chase Series Qualifier)

Distance: 2m2f40y

Going: Good

Prize: £5,968

Runners: 6

Winning time: 4m 48.54s (slow by 18.54s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

1 Ostrava Du Berlais

J: Ned Fox(5)

T: Venetia Williams

Age: 6

Weight: 12st 7lbs

OR: 104

SP: 1/4F

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - went second with one circuit to go - led 10th - clear when hit 3 out - kept on - easily(op 2/9 tchd 2/7)

2 9½

2 My Mate Polly

J: Harry Kimber

T: Bill Turner

Age: 4

Weight: 10st 11lbs

OR: 86

SP: 12/1

Raced in second - lost position with one circuit to go - soon hung right and badly hampered rival - went second again before 3 out - no chance with winner when not fluent 3 out - kept on - just held second(tchd 14/1)

3 hd 9¾

6 Miss Fedora

J: Oscar Palmer(7)

T: Seamus Mullins

Age: 5

Weight: 10st 4lbs

OR: 73

SP: 13/2

In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - badly hampered on turn after halfway - not fluent 3 out - disputing second when mistake last - kept on(op 7/1)

4 11 20¾

3 Firefly Lane

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Jimmy Frost

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 9lbs

OR: 78

SP: 9/1

Led - headed 10th - weakened quickly before 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

5 63 83¾

5 Lady Ironside

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Carroll Gray

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 8lbs

OR: 77

SP: 100/1

Didn't jump with fluency - raced in last - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out(tchd 125/1)

Rock On Rita

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 9lbs

OR: 78

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £1.25

Tote place: £1.10 £2.90

Exacta: £4.50

Trifecta: £10.40

CSF: £4.55