Telepathique to take Mares’ Chase test

Lucy Wadham believes Telepathique has found another gear chasing as she goes from strength to strength over fences.

The lightly-raced seven-year-old was successful in one of her three bumper starts and also struck over hurdles, but after nearly a year off the track, she really found her calling switched to fences.

She galloped home 11 lengths clear on her debut over the larger obstacles over two miles and five furlongs at Fakenham and a drop back in trip to two miles did not faze her as ran out a winner by four and a quarter lengths at Warwick.

Another triumph at Fakenham in January made it three wins in four fences outings before she secured her biggest win to date in the Listed Lady Protectress Mares’ Chase at Huntingdon.

All roads lead to the Cheltenham Festival now and the Grade Two Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase.
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Wadham said: “The Mares’ Chase is the big target.

“She’s had a fantastic season and she has just improved from run to run. Her jumping is so quick now and sharp. I know she jumped a bit left at Huntingdon but it was the first time she has gone right-handed, so that tells us we want to go to Cheltenham really.

“The thing is she has just come in under the radar because she hasn’t run because been a bit delicate to train at home.

“She sneaked in off 103 at the beginning of the season and she’s only had two runs over hurdles.

“The handicapper didn’t have a real knowledge of how she was and now she’s improved hugely for a fence and she’ll go straight to Cheltenham now.”