Racecards
15:10 Ludlow
Fingers And Forks Catering Mares Only Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Form 203P81
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey P Merrigan
always in rear
- Form 577121
- Age 4
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Mr D R Cook
held up, headway after 4 out, led, hit 2 out, driven out
- Form 120-706
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey D Elsworth
tracked leaders, with leaders after 3rd, ridden, outpaced 3 out, kept on
- Form 9-305
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A J Wilson
- Jockey D C Costello
held up, ridden, weakened 4 out
Tiegs (IRE)
53- Form 4U2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 96
in touch, keen, led 5th, ridden 3 out, jumped right, headed 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 00-0879
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer P J Rothwell
- Jockey Shane Jackson
mid-division, hit 2nd, reminders 3rd, weakened 4 out
- Form 708
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer G Cromwell
- Jockey Paul Moloney
always in rear, mistake 1st, tailed off 6th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 46751P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Gemma Gracey-Davison
held up, ridden, stayed on from 4 out, no chance with winner
- Form 57-P654
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs P Robeson
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, outpaced next, stayed on again towards finish
Hearty Dove
15- Form 973-R
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A E Price
- Jockey M Bradburne
tracked leader, keen, ridden, weakened after 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Brousse En Feux, Lady Roania and Tiegs catch the eye here, with Brousse En Feux taken to defy a seven pound penalty for a recent success. Lord Roania won comfortably here off a ten pound lower mark over a mile further last time, and may find they go a bit quick for her. Tiegs is a dual Flat scorer and has only raced three times over hurdles but ran her best race to date when second last time. She can hit the frame again. Brousse En Feux has won two of his last three starts and his form has been franked several times. A seven pound penalty is unlikely to stop Brousse En Feux scoring again.
Formwatch
Lady Roania (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 4 out, led 2 out, comfortably, won at Ludlow 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov beating Double Magnum (10-10) by 3l, 16 ran.
Brousse En Feux (FR) 3-1fav (11-5) Mid-division, headway 5th, led approaching 2 out, pushed out, won at Hereford 2m 1f amt nov hcp hdl (5) gs beating Mika's Fable (11-5) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
Spinning Coin 20-1 (10-9) Chased leader until weakened after 2 out, 6th of 7, 39l behind Sovietica (11-5) at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs hcp hdl (3) sft in Nov.
Ruby Valentine (FR) 11-1 (10-11) Towards rear, some headway 4th, outpaced 3 out, 5th of 10, 23l behind Thehonourablelady (11-2) at Doncaster 2m mrs hcp hdl (3) gf.
Tiegs (IRE) 28-1 (10-5) Mid-division, jumped right 5th, headway 2 out, stayed on, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Star of Canterbury (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Dovedale 8-1 (10-7) Led until 3rd, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 11l behind Garrulous (11-0) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf in Nov.
Vintage Quest 20-1 (9-11) Led and disputed, slight mistake 3rd and headed, 4th approaching 6 out, lost place and no extra approaching straight, 9th of 14, 14l behind Pine Valley (10-8) at Limerick 2m ldy hcp hdl gs in Nov.
Effect Me Not (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Never a factor, 8th of 13, well behind Safari Run (11-7) at Down Royal 2m mrs nov hdl gs in Jun.
Just Beware 20-1 (10-9) Held up, ridden 4th, weakened next, behind when pulled up 4 out in race won by Yellow Flag (10-11) at Fakenham 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Nov, 13 ran.
Heebie Jeebie 66-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace from 2 out, 4th of 18, 20l behind Rapscallion (11-5) at Kempton 2m cnd nov hcp hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Hearty Dove 66-1 (10-2) Keen hold towards rear when ran out at the 2nd in race won by Merchent Paddy (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov, 14 ran.