Racecards
13:15 Ludlow
Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 169y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,697
- 2nd: £1,701
- 3rd: £850
- 4th: £426
- Form 5636
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Jay Tidball
held up behind leaders, not fluent 5th, switched left after 4 out, progress to lead 3 out, stayed on well flat
- Form 3-1422
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
held up on inside, took keen hold, switched right and headway 2nd, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, 3rd and held last, no extra flat
- Form 4114-P0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Harry Kimber
held up behind leaders, not fluent 3rd, outpaced from next, well behind after 4 out
- Form 22-3P64
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey William Featherstone
took keen hold, prominent, ridden when ran out and crashed through wing 2 out
- Form 0/21-P62
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Ben Ffrench-Davis
led, not fluent 2nd, headed 3 out, every chance last, no impression towards finish
- Form 5-0602
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Charlie Price
held up behind leaders, not fluent 5th, switched left when not fluent 3 out, outpaced when inconvenienced 2 out, no extra last
- Form 005000-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey Isabelle Ryder
soon prominent on outside, outpaced when inconvenienced 2 out, no extra last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Light In The Sky ran Patient Dream to a neck here eight days ago and will be 5lb higher in the weights from next week. But this is no easy task and DUSKY DAYS hinted at a return to form when fourth at Huntingdon three weeks ago in a stronger contest than this. Thankyourluckystar has yet to run a bad race and makes his handicap debut along with Ballabawn while Weaver's Answer was runner-up to a subsequent winner at Ffos Las in December.
Formwatch
Thankyourluckystar 12-1 (11-8) Close up, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 15 1/4l behind Imperial Bede (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Ballabawn (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, pushed along after 2 out, kept on but no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 10, 15l behind Strong Leader (12-0) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Jan.
Scrappy Jack (IRE) 150-1 (11-4) Off tha pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off, 11th of 13, 36 1/4l behind Gingerbred (11-5) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Dusky Days (IRE) 22-1 (11-5) In touch, pushed along 3 out, some headway next, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Artistic Choice (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Light In The Sky (FR) 12-1 (11-2) Chased winner, hit 2 out, 2 lengths down last, soon switched left and rider dropped whip, stayed on, just failed, 2nd of 8, nk behind Patient Dream (11-3) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Weaver's Answer 12-1 (10-8) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 6 1/2l behind Colonial Empire (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Cards Are Dealt (IRE) 200-1 (10-8) Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, soon beaten, 13th of 14, dist behind Pilsdon Pen (10-8) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) sft in Jan.