14.15 Ludlow Soft
Luke Watson Memorial “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)
- Prize money: £5854.44
- 2m 5f 55y
- Class 4
- 11 runners
- Win time: 5m 21s
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
2/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.40
- Place: £1.40
Form:
Last run: 32 days
W: 12st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 |
31st Mar 2022 Good To Soft 2m 5f 56y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Well beaten in the Imperial Cup at Sandown 19 days ago but this lightly raced 6yo was progressive previously and is back in much calmer waters today; could get back on track with a big performance. |
4/1 |
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12th 15 |
12th Mar 2022 Soft 2m 3f 173y Class 1 |
10st 8lb |
1-6 over hurdles, the win coming at Ludlow (2m5f, soft) in January; finished behind Dubrovnik Harry when third at Leicester last time and probably does not have that rival's potential; one of three runners for Dan Skelton. |
33/1 |
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3rd 2 |
2nd Feb 2022 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Steadily progressive over hurdles, gaining deserved first success at Ludlow (2m5f, soft) three weeks ago, just getting better of good tussle; should run his usual solid race but Dubrovnik Harry probably has more potential. |
4/1 |
8/1
- Place: £1.40
Form:
Last run: 76 days
W: 12st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
11th May 2022 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
0-13 over hurdles but was close second in handicap here (2m4f, good) last autumn and again went down fighting in Ludlow maiden (2m5f, soft) in January; makes chasing debut after four-month break but has possibilties if he jumps well. |
5/1 |
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2nd 10 |
10th Jan 2022 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
12st 8lb
|
0-14 and was inconsistent last year, finishing tailed off at Chepstow last time out in October; however, he's finished second on four of his last seven starts and shouldn't be far away if back to his best. |
8/1 |
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6th 2 |
26th Oct 2021 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
0-11 over hurdles but ran big race in defeat when clear second at Worcester (2m4f, good to soft) this month, after a break, and today's longer trip won't be a problem; might be the answer. |
6/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: C
Last run: 66 days
W: 12st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
23rd Feb 2022 Soft 2m 7f 174y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Bumper winner here last May (for Mel Rowley); better of two hurdling efforts when third over 2m5f at this course six weeks ago, sticking to his task well; repeat of that gives him leading claims. |
2/1 |
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3rd 9 |
10th Jan 2022 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
12st 8lb
|
No impact when seventh of 11 on hurdle/stable debut at Warwick (2m3f, good) in November but it wasn't a bad run and he retains potential, having won his sole bumper (2m, good to soft); could take a step forward today. |
8/1 |
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7th 11 |
5th Nov 2021 Good 2m 3f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Ludlow bumper winner in May (for Mel Rowley, favourite) despite showing inexperience; sold for £75,000 soon after; another interesting recruit to hurdling and capable of being involved. |
6/1 |
16/1
Form:
Last run: 58 days
W: 12st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
5th Apr 2022 Good To Firm 2m 5f 137y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
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5th 3 |
23rd Feb 2022 Soft 2m 7f 174y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Best effort over hurdles when fourth here last month (6l behind Pulling Stumps); fell latest, also here (brought down Harde Fashion); improvement needed if he's to register a first success. |
5/1 |
|
6 |
9th Feb 2022 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Finished 33-1 fourth in similar event over C&D (soft) last month, improving on his hurdles debut effort; placed in point/bumper earlier on; could go well again but Lassue looks the yard's main hope. |
8/1 |
7/1
Form:
Last run: 34 days
W: 12st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
9th Apr 2022 Good 2m 7f 7y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
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5th 5 |
10th Jan 2022 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
12st 8lb
|
Jumping can lack fluency and he was tailed off on last month's handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m7f, soft); something to prove on soft ground but he may have needed that run and he's a strong contender if recapturing the form shown when second in two novice hurdles over C&D (good to soft) last May. |
7/1 |
|
6th 3 |
7th Dec 2021 Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Absent since finishing second twice over hurdles at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) in May, improving on his bumper efforts; still unexposed and could do well in handicaps; interesting on return to action. |
9/2 |
11/4
Form:
Last run: 51 days
W: 12st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
11th May 2022 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
0-6 over hurdles; looked set to finish second in Class 5 handicap at Taunton (3m, good) last month but swerved left and unseated rider just after last flight; has a bit to find on the figures here. |
6/1 |
|
2 |
7th Apr 2022 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
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5th 8 |
13th Mar 2022 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Stablemate of Hyland who had a wind operation after a low-key stable/British debut in December 2020; has worn a hood when underperforming in two runs this winter; interesting to see it left off for his handicap debut given he can pull hard; may do better at some stage. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form:
Last run: 396 days
W: 12st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
20th Apr 2022 Good To Soft 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Seems to be improving with experience, and was only beaten about 15l when third of four at Ludlow (2m5f, good) last month; upped in trip again for today's handicap debut and should have more to offer. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th Mar 2022 Good 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Soundly beaten on both hurdling starts, more recently when last of four finishers at Doncaster (2m3f, soft) this month; needs today's faster ground to show him in a much better light. |
16/1 |
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4th 4 |
5th Mar 2022 Soft 2m 3f 88y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Hasn't shown a great deal in two starts, the latest his hurdling debut in January, after more than a year off. |
33/1 |
100/1
Form:
Last run: 25 days
W: 12st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
8th May 2022 Good 2m 7f 174y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
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8th 7 |
10th Jan 2022 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
12st 8lb
|
Signs of ability in bumper but tailed off on first two hurdle starts and is hard to fancy. |
100/1 |
|
8th 7 |
16th Dec 2021 Heavy 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Best effort in bumpers when fourth at Newton Abbot (heavy); weak in the market (40-1) and showed little promise on hurdling debut over C&D four weeks ago; others preferred. |
40/1 |
33/1
Form:
Last run: 54 days
W: 12st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
10th Feb 2022 Soft 2m 5f 192y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Glimmer of hope in his 2m4f maiden fourth here last November (soft), but failed to step up on that effort next time (beaten 70l); may be one for better ground and handicaps before long but not persuasive this time; wears a first-time tongue-tie. |
66/1 |
|
9th 2 |
10th Jan 2022 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
12st 8lb
|
Mid-race unseat in sole point in 2019 and well-beaten fourth on rules debut at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft; 28-1) 54 days ago; major improvement needed. |
33/1 |
|
4th 1 |
17th Nov 2021 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
14,000euro 3yo; 2nd foal; half-brother to 2m-2m4f hurdle winner The Vollan; dam no sign of ability 2m/2m6f hurdles, half-sister to useful bumper/2m hurdle winner The Big Bite out of half-sister to bumper/smart 2m2f-3m hurdle/high-class chase winner Cooldine; unseated rider in sole Irish point in March 2019, but local trainer does well here and he's worth a market check. |
25/1 |
14/1
Form:
Last run: 26 days
W: 12st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
11th Mar 2022 Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Excelled himself when 100-1 fourth in Leicester maiden (1m7f, soft) in December but was unable to land a significant blow when well-beaten fourth there (2m4f, soft) on last month's handicap debut; now drops back in trip with cheekpieces added. |
33/1 |
|
4th 8 |
2nd Feb 2022 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Clearly best effort over hurdles when fourth in maiden here (1m7f, soft) in December, but he was 100-1 that day and has to prove it was no fluke; pulled up last time; needs to bounce back on today's handicap debut. |
25/1 |
|
3 |
10th Jan 2022 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
12st 8lb
|
Belied his 100-1 odds when staying on for fourth at Leicester (1m7f, soft) last month on his third hurdle start; has to prove that was no one-off but he's an interesting contender now up in trip, with stamina on the dam's side of his pedigree. |
14/1 |
10/1
Form:
Last run: 27 days
W: 12st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
10th Mar 2022 Good To Soft 2m 3f 166y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Made a promising start over hurdles when second of 12 in a Catterick novices' hurdle (2m3f, good to soft) in December; hung right-handed when pulled up at Ludlow (2m5f, soft) since then; could be involved if able to bounce back from that. |
13/2 |
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12 |
2nd Feb 2022 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Encouraging second on debut at Catterick in December (2m3f, good to soft; albeit no match for the winner) and soft ground may not have suited at Ludlow last time; however, he needs to build on his initial form if he's to make an impact today and others have more pressing claims. |
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11 |
10th Jan 2022 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
12st 8lb
|
Soundly beaten in second on last month's debut at Catterick (2m3f, good to soft; 10-1) but the winner is going places and he shaped as though he'd be suited by today's extra yardage; could have a part to play. |
10/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £123.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £84.50 |
| Trifecta | £628.00 |