12:40 Ludlow
Good To SoftTanners Claret Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £7921.5
- 2m 7f 171y
- Class 3
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.50
- Place: £2.10
Form: 3P-4P4 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 108
All chase wins have been here and it was unlike him to run so moderately on his final visit last month, since when he's finished a remote fourth at Hereford; course record commands respects but he has questions to answer right now and being out of the weights is not ideal.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 |
23rd May 2024 Good 3m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
prominent, struggling 13th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out |
13/2 |
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5 |
24th Apr 2024 Good 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Gained all four chase wins here, most recently when digging deep to capitalise on some help from the handicapper over today's trip (soft) in December; made jumping errors and was pulled up here in January but today's ground will suit and he remains on a good mark. |
7/1 |
9/2
- Place: £1.40
Form: 321-10 CD
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 138
Dropped away after forcing the pace at Cheltenham a month ago when perhaps in need of the run; struck form in the spring, winning over C&D (good to soft) and following up at Kempton (good); 8lb higher than latterly but only a 7yo with just 11 runs behind him; considered.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 7 |
27th Jan 2024 Good 2m 7f 214y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Has won a couple of Class 3 chases, three-milers at Ludlow (good to soft) and Kempton (good); has shown that he can live with current mark but the depth of today's race demands a career best from him. |
22/1 |
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3rd 3 |
13th Jan 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Well suited by sharp/flat tracks, as his C&D win (on good ground) last May confirms; Cheltenham wasn't his thing in November and he duly bounced back at Ludlow (3m, soft; close second) last month; solid claims in another favourable scenario. |
9/2 |
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2nd 2 |
20th Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Dropped away after forcing the pace at Cheltenham a month ago when perhaps in need of the run; struck form in the spring, winning over C&D (good to soft) and following up at Kempton (good); 8lb higher than latterly but only a 7yo with just 11 runs behind him; considered. |
9/2 |
2/1
- Place: £1.40
Form: 23-211 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 122
Perhaps took some time to acclimatise after arriving from France but he's looked good the last twice, especially last time at Doncaster when easing clear over 3m on good ground; that came at a cost (now 9lb higher) but he's a strong traveller who jumps well and remains open to further progress.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 1 |
29th May 2024 Good 3m 1f 107y Class 5 |
12st 8lb |
Useful handicap/hunter chaser; runner-up in this race a year ago and a four-time winner since, most recently at Cheltenham (4m, soft) this month; won't mind if the ground stays good here and ought to be a tough nut to crack. |
5/4 |
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1st 2 |
3rd May 2024 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
12st 4lb |
Productive 2023-24 in handicap and hunter chases (3m-3m1f; good-soft), but longstanding plan to land the Aintree Foxhunters' was scuppered at the Canal Turn; spared a hard race, at least, and the presence of Raz De Maree and Ucello II in the pedigree offers some hope for marathon trips. |
7/2 |
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9 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Ex-French 8yo; suffered some reality checks last term when well held in races won by today's rivals Bennys King and Time Leader but something has clicked this season in winning three of his last four starts, in two 3m handicaps and a hunter chase (beat Windsor Avenue by 6l); this race has been on the agenda for a good while but it demands a career best from him. |
11/1 |
12/1
Form: 1PP-20 C
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 132
It was a welcome return to form with a second at Wincanton (3m2f, soft) and he didn't look up for the unique challenge of Cheltenham's cross-country course last month when he was on the retreat a long way out; won off this mark earlier in the year (3m, good) and entitled to be in the mix.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1st 3 |
4th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
held up in last, not fluent 6th, steady headway from 11th, disputing second from 15th, pressed leader 3 out, led after last, stayed on |
4/1 |
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4th 2 |
20th Sep 2024 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
held up in rear, headway into midfield 7th, prominent 10th |
20/1 |
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5th 4 |
25th Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
disputed lead |
20/1 |
11/2
Form: 27P-U5 C
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 123
Local yard won this two years ago; has to bounce back from a laboured run at Warwick (though Saturday's Cheltenham winner Cepage was only just ahead of him) but he's usually consistent once finding some form and he's run well here in the past; return to less-taxing conditions should also help; respected.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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7th 6 |
24th Sep 2024 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 3 |
10st 10lb |
Out of form during light campaign last season and absent since pulled up in February; given a good chance by the handicapper in the meantime but his current ability is tricky to gauge; might be ideally suited by good ground but copes well with soft. |
10/1 |
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2 |
6th Feb 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 191y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
in touch with leaders |
12/1 |
6/1
Form: -41092 C
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 123
Looks a difficult horse to catch right but finished second at Catterick over a trip short of his best (2m3f) and drying ground is welcomed; couldn't rule out.
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No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
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Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 2 |
17th Jul 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Fakenham scorer off 8lb higher just over a year ago (2m5f, good) but with one exception miles below that level since; appreciable rain would diminish his appeal yet further. |
16/1 |
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4th 2 |
24th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 194y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Inconsistent and generally regressive 10yo; has claims if judged on his second at Catterick (2m3f, good to soft) in November but two lesser efforts followed that; returns from 108-day break today. |
6/1 |
8/1
Form: 4-114P C
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 128
Won over further here in May (good to soft) and followed up 146 days later at Newton Abbot (3m2f, soft); now has to bounce back from two blips and, even if he can, his current mark looks challenging.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8 |
19th Apr 2024 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
His form can be up and down but he's won his last two, from the rear at Sandown (2m4f, good to soft) last month and from the front at Market Rasen (2m3f, good to soft) last week; won on soft last October; did it easily last time and he's 4lb ahead of the handicapper under a 5lb penalty; key player. |
7/2 |
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1st 5 |
10th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 34y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
disputed lead, left in lead 2nd, clear before 8th, increased tempo and went well clear before 3 out, hit 2 out, shaken up approaching last, eased inside final 110yds |
7/2 |
7/1
Form: 314P-P CD
Last run: 42 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 139
Usually front runs; perhaps needed his comeback race and he made a bad mistake when pulled up here on final run of last season; it was only four starts ago he was a game winner of this 12 months ago off the same mark and he then ran well in a strong handicap at Kempton; could easily be in the shake up.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1 |
22nd Apr 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
took keen hold, prominent, jumped slightly left 1st, challenging 5 out, weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out |
14/1 |
|
0 1 |
20th Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Usually front runs; perhaps needed his comeback race and he made a bad mistake when pulled up here on final run of last season; it was only four starts ago he was a game winner of this 12 months ago off the same mark and he then ran well in a strong handicap at Kempton; could easily be in the shake up. |
7/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £277.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £274.70 |
| Tricast | £619.70 |
| Trifecta | £1062.00 |
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