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17:45 Ludlow

Red Cross Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 19.00s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Orange and Black (quartered), hooped sleeves
14/1
  • Form 02/PPP-F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12

led, ridden and headed approaching 7th, soon weakened

2
Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Royal Blue star
  • Form 5/6P655-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11

tracked leaders, reminders 3rd, ridden and lost place after 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 8th

3
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon hoop, hooped sleeves, Maroon cap
  • Form 0/F0404-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up, headway 8th, led and mistake 3 out, jumped left 2 out and last, driven out

4
Silk - MAROON, YELLOW diamond, YELLOW cap
14/1
  • Form 000FP-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13

in touch, headway 7th, ridden after next, soon weakened

5
Silk - Maroon, White diamond, hooped sleeves, White cap

Impero

17 v
9/4
  • Form 04020-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10

tracked leaders, led approaching 7th, ridden and headed when mistake 3 out, weakened last

6
Silk - Maroon, White chevrons, White sleeves, Maroon armlets and cap
8/1
  • Form 000P00-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7

held up, headway 7th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, one pace

7
Silk - DARK BLUE, RED cap, GREEN spots

Woman

8
10/1
  • Form PFU6P-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7

prominent, jumped slowly 2nd, lost place after 6th, soon behind

In depth

Verdict

Impero can land a weak contest at the expense of Our Imperial Bay and Winged Lady. Impero has yet to win a race of any nature but the opposition is so poor here that he looks the pick. Second at Market Rasen in November over a similar trip to this, Bill Clay's six-year-old has had just two outings this season, the latest being over two miles at Towcester 17 days ago. He should appreciate the step back up in trip, and can account for Our Imperial Bay who has an absence to overcome, but who shaped fairly well last term. Winged Lady has shown a glimmer of hope and has Sam Thomas to help, but even so is hard to fancy, and Impero will never have a better opportunity to open his account.