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14:30 Ludlow
George Rickards 30th Birthday Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 174y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £14,000 added
- Winner: £7,243
- 2nd: £3,337
- 3rd: £1,668
- 4th: £835
- Form 1442-14
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up in rear, slightly hampered 7th, closed after 4 out, close up 3 out, not fluent 2 out, 3rd and no impression on winner last
- Form 111P03
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
led until after 1st, prominent, slightly hampered 7th, close up when mistake 3 out, no impression on winner last
- Form 3F-42F2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jamie Brace
raced keenly, held up in rear, headway 5th, led next, fell 7th
- Form 5-43F13
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Lee Edwards
prominent, badly hampered 7th and lost place, closed 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, plugged on, no impression
- Form 7-F1213
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey B Roberts
led after 1st until 6th, hampered and left in lead next, in command when dived at last, edged right flat, stayed on well
- Form 135751
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up on inside, not fluent 6th, slightly hampered next, closed after 4 out, weakened before next
- Form 31-054P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Harry Bannister
NonRunner
- Form 41-6235
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Stop Talking sprang a surprise at Doncaster last month but finished tailed off behind Could Be Trouble and Sacre Coeur at Bangor in the autumn. Whatsdastory won over fences two runs ago but hasn’t run over hurdles in more than two years. Wynn House goes well here and has had a break since competing in better company at the end of last year but she may struggle to give 8lb to GLIMPSE OF GALA, who may have been given too much to do here last time having won earlier at Warwick.
Formwatch
Wynn House 7-2 (10-6) Soon in rear, pushed along after 3 out, stayed on well from before last, never on terms, 4th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Martello Sky (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Could Be Trouble (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Tracked winner, every chance 3 out, ridden and held before the last, lost 2nd run-in, plugged on in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Bellatrixsa (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Sacre Coeur (FR) 9-1 (12-3) Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, went 2nd soon after, over 1 length down last, stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Electric Annie (11-1) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Whatsdastory (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Held up behind front group, not fluent 4th, hit 6th, ridden and not fluent 3 out, well held when mistake 2 out, 3rd of 4, 18l behind Eleanor Bob (11-7) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Glimpse Of Gala 7-1 (11-8) Held up behind leaders, pushed along to close after 4 out, disputing 3rd and held from 3 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 8 1/4l behind So Said I (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Stop Talking (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, not fluent 7th, headway before 3 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on well, led towards finish, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Feb beating Moonamacaroona (10-13) by 1l, 9 ran.
Bourbon Beauty 9-2 (11-11) In rear, never going pace, not fluent 2nd, reminders after 4th, lost touch and pulled up after 10th, at Taunton 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Go Chique (FR) 18-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, beaten after 2 out, plugged on, 5th of 14, 30 3/4l behind Gazette Bourgeoise (11-8) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.