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14:00 Ludlow

Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 11y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,000 added
  • Winner: £5,809
  • 2nd: £2,673
  • 3rd: £1,336
  • 4th: £669
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 6.03s
  • Off Time: 14:00:20
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap

Fortunes Melody

32 pt D
10/3
  • Form 135322
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 119

tracked leader, every chance 4 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last

2
Silk - Orange, emerald green and white hooped sleeves, white cap
9/4
  • Form 2-46221
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 114

in touch, headway 4 out, every chance at last, ridden to join leader flat, led towards finish, gamely

3
Silk - Black, Red sash, White sleeves and cap
9/2
  • Form 45-74P5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 112

tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and pressed last, joined flat, headed towards finish

4
Silk - Black, black and pink check sleeves and cap
  • Form 2-P3292
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 105

took keen hold in rear, pushed along 3 out, ridden and headway next, kept on one pace

5
Silk - Red, white stars, white and black striped sleeves, black cap, white star
17/2
  • Form 6-33P33
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 104

led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened last

6
Silk - Black, grey epaulets and armlets, maroon cap
125/1
  • Form 4PP57-8
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 69

raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off

In depth

Verdict

LA RENOMMEE has taken well to fences and built on a couple of earlier seconds when landing a handicap over course and distance last month. She beat the re-opposing trio Fortunes Melody, Cotton End and Volkovka on that occasion and is only 2lb higher. Walk In Clover finished second of three runners in a novices' event here last time though the return to softer going is a worry back back in a handicap.

Formwatch

Fortunes Melody 3-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 13th until 4 out, went 2nd again flat, stayed on, not trouble winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind La Renommee (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.

La Renommee (FR) 11-2 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 13th, challenged 4 out, led next, driven out, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Fortunes Melody (12-0) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

Volkovka (FR) 10-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear on inside, blundered badly 12th, headway after next, driven 2 out, lost 4th and no extra flat, 5th of 7, 8 3/4l behind La Renommee (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.

Walk In Clover (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Pulled hard in last, went 2nd 4 out, shaken up before last, no impression flat, 2nd of 3, 4 3/4l behind Effernock Fizz (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 4f (3) gd in Feb.

Cotton End (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Chased leader, led 13th, headed 3 out, lost 2nd flat, one pace, 3rd of 7, 3l behind La Renommee (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.

Ingeborg Zilling (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Rear of mid-division, not much room when mistake 2nd, not fluent 6th, headway 12th, mistake 14th, soon weakened, 8th of 9, dist behind High Counsel (10-6) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in May.