Racecards
17:55 Ludlow
Lycetts Insurance Brokers Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,400 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £840
- 3rd: £420
- 4th: £210

- Form 6336/1-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in touch behind leaders, closed 6th, ridden and disputing 3 lenghts down in 3rd when fell 3 out

- Form 28055-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey A P McCoy
always prominent, led 6th, mistake 2 out, ridden flat, stayed on

- Form 788U27/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Lucy Jones
- Jockey R Flint
took keen hold, led not fluent 5th, headed next, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off

- Form 70/3603-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey M J Quinlan
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden approaching 3 out, chased winner from next, no impression

- Form 2F7FU6-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey C Wallis
held up in touch behind leaders, headway after 6th, soon chasing winner, lost 2nd 2 out, one pace last

- Form P/00235-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in rear, jumped slowly 5th, mistake next, lost touch approaching 3 out, left 4th at hurdle

- Form P/955P8-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 67
prominent, ridden after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 40/5F1-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 98
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SOUTER POINT ran his best race for a while when chasing home useful recruit Abergavenny at Hereford last month. The winner has scored under a penalty since so the form looks solid and AP McCoy takes over in the saddle here. Coeur De Fou won at Doncaster in March and wasn't disgraced over a longer trip at Ayr last time while The Quantum Kid got off the mark at Southwell last time and may still be on the upgrade. Flat winner General Elliott may be best of the rest.
Formwatch
Coeur De Fou (FR) 6-1 (11-6) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway 7th, close up 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 15l behind Pokfulham (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Souter Point (USA) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led 3rd, strongly challenged from 2 out, headed last, no extra, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Abergavenny (10-9) at Hereford 2m 1f 4yo mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Cresswell Pride 11-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, weakening when mistake 2 out, 7th of 16, 19l behind I'm In The Pink (11-3) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Apr '10.
James Pollard (IRE) 9-2 (10-6) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, outpaced after 3 out, went 3rd approaching last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Tatispout (11-3) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Apr.
Cityar (FR) 33-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 28l behind Tatispout (11-3) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Apr.
Bay Central (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, took keen hold, last 9th, hit next, beaten 3 out, last of 5, 21l behind Intac (11-12) at Hereford 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Apr.
Kyoto (GER) 25-1 (10-5) Pressed leader, took keen hold on outside, led 3rd, ridden after 2 out, headed last, weakened flat, 8th of 11, 11l behind Danehillsundance (11-6) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Apr.
The Quantum Kid 8-1 (11-3) Made all, ridden and pressed before last, kept on under pressure flat, driven out, won at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar beating The Tiddly Tadpole (10-9) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
General Eliott (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Held up last, headway after 3 out, stayed on to modest 3rd before last, never any chance with leading duo, 3rd of 7, 14l behind Shinrock Hill (11-5) at Lingfield 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan.