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13:40 Ludlow

Racing To School Selling Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,599
  • 2nd: £763
  • 3rd: £382
  • 4th: £191
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 13.40s
  • Off Time: 13:40:08
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green, Pink epaulets, armlets and cap
  • Form 7-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

2
Silk - Dark Blue, White Cross of Lorraine and sleeves
4/7
  • Form F32344-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 125

held up behind leaders, not fluent 1st, closed after 6th, led 3 out, hanging right before last, not look keen and bumped into rival flat, headed towards finish, just held

3
Silk - Dark Green and Yellow diamonds, Dark Green sleeves
200/1
  • Form 008
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

jumped right, held up, mistake 3rd, headway before next, lost place 5th, weakened and mistake next, tailed off, pulled up after

4
Silk - Yellow, Black diamond, Black sleeves, Yellow stars

Spade

158
33/1
  • Form F5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

prominent, took keen hold, led after 4th, ridden and headed when not fluent 3 out, weakened next

5
Silk - Emerald green, black hoop, hooped sleeves
9/2
  • Form 22633
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 105

led until after 4th, ridden after 6th, challenged 3 out, bumped flat, led towards finish, just prevailed

6
Silk - Yellow, emerald green star, white sleeves, yellow cap, emerald green star
  • Form 20
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

held up in rear, not fluent, headway approaching 3 out, mistake next, no impression on front pair

7
Silk - Yellow, Black cross belts, Yellow and Black halved sleeves, Black cap
9/1
  • Form 24
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 105

chased leaders, ridden 6th, weakened approaching 3 out

In depth

Verdict

The former Ireland-trained PRIORS GOLD is comfortably the pick on official ratings and on all known form. He's won twice over hurdles and has been in reasonable form on the Polytrack at Wolverhampton this winter so won't fail through lack of fitness and gets the vote. Khazium was beaten almost 20 lengths in a seller here in December and does better on quicker ground while King Of Wing has pulled very hard in his two runs to date and will need to settle better, even in this lowly grade. Loyal Master showed a bit of promise on his debut over timber at Plumpton but ran poorly when fancied for a seller here in December while David Bridgwater tries Nothing To Hide, who hasn't shown much to date, in blinkers for the first time.

Formwatch

Nothing To Hide (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) In rear, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 11th of 14, well behind Mr Watson (11-5) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.

Priors Gold 12-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, ridden in 5th 3 out, under pressure in 4th 2 out, kept on into 3rd last, no impression leaders, no extra run-in, 4th of 6, 9l behind Il Fenomeno (11-1) at Navan 2m nov hdl Grd 3 (1) in Nov '11.

Silver Panther 150-1 (10-7) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, slow next, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Bathcounty (11-0) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.

Spade 25-1 (10-5) In rear, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 11l behind Lillioftheballet (10-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.

Khazium (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Held up behind in touch, headway after 6th, disputed 2nd 3 out, kept on same pace in clear 3rd from next, no impression, 3rd of 7, 20l behind Dalmo (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 3yo sll hdl (4) sft in Dec.

King Of Wing (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, mistake 5th, ridden and struggling 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind King of Dudes (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 4yo mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.

Loyal Master (IRE) 3-1fav (10-12) Chased winner, driven and lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 30l behind Dalmo (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 3yo sll hdl (4) sft in Dec.