keen hold mid-division, headway over 9f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on
held up in rear, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
behind, ridden and some headway over 3f out, never dangerous
mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed over 4f out, weakened quickly
prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 7f out, weakened 6f out
behind, headway over 5f out, led over 1f out, pushed out
The Ludlow 5:15 may boast a field of 15 but in reality this bumper is little more than a match between Gigs Bounty and Conroy. The latter has the assistance of Tony McCoy which will point punters towards his chance. His two runs to date have been in good company, at Newbury and Warwick, and this opposition, Gigs Bounty apart is not as daunting. A P has ridden the horse on both previous occasions, and will no doubt have a plan up his sleeve to ensure that Frank Jordan's charge gets the better of his main rival. Gigs Bounty went into a few notebooks when fourth to Rome at Hereford, making steady headway in the closing stages. Mark Pitman's five-year-old shaped like a sure-fire future winner on that occasion, handling the fast ground well, and with Timmy Murphy in the plate, should prove hard to beat. Richard Johnson partners Croc En Bouche so will have every assistance in the saddle, but a place is the best he can hope for.
