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18:45 Ludlow

Lycetts Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 46.50s
  • Off Time: 18:46:52
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Red, White Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 07F4-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 99

led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

2
Silk - Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars
6/5
  • Form P1-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 102

held up in touch, close up when stumbled after 3 out, led 2 out, challenged last, ridden out

3
Silk - PINK, BLACK chevron, BLACK and PINK hooped sleeves, BLACK cap, WHITE spots
17/2
  • Form 34-F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 97

keen, weakened 3 out, lost both front shoes

4
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue epaulets, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue stars
  • Form 3600P8-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 95

held up, behind from 3 out

5
Silk - Dark blue and red diamonds, red sleeves, dark blue armlets
9/1
  • Form 073-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 97

keen mid-division, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out

6
Silk - Emerald Green and Black (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, Black and Emerald Green quartered cap

Shropshirelass

42 p CD
28/1
  • Form 0P051-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 95

tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, every chance when mistake last, one pace flat

7
Silk - Emerald Green, White seams, White sleeves, Emerald Green seams, Emerald Green cap, White star
  • Form 0/2205-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 90

in touch, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and jumped right, soon held

8
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, hooped sleeves
14/1
  • Form P0009-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 89

held up in rear and detached, headway 3 out, keeping on when jumped right last, switched right flat, kept on

9
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form F8F83-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 86

pulled hard, soon in touch, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened last

10
Silk - White, Red hollow box, checked sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 454-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 88

mid-division, lost place 5th, stayed on again from 3 out, never dangerous

11
Silk - Black, Orange hoops, striped sleeves

Ebony Lady

94 p
17/2
  • Form 308F7-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 88

tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened flat

In depth

Verdict

Woolly Bully, Barodine and Notre Cyborg are the ones that catch the eye here, and preference is for Woolly Bully to supplement a last time out success. Flat winner, Barodine is improving with experience judged by his third last time in a novice hurdle. He is clearly on the upgrade and open to further progress and can hit the frame here. Notre Cyborg is lightly weighted here, and is fancied to reverse form with Phoenix Eye on six pounds better terms. He too though may have to settle for a place, as he is only selling class. A winner of a Pontefract maiden in the autumn, Woolly Bully stepped up on a disappointing debut effort when landing a Plumpton novice hurdle last time. He showed fighting qualities that day and can handle variations in ground conditions. Woolly Bully can score again.

Formwatch

Woolly Bully 9-2 (10-7) Held up in touch, mistakes 4th and 6th, headway to track leaders approaching 3 out, led 2 out, driven out flat, won at Plumpton 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gf in Apr beating Monets Masterpiece (10-12) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.

Arpetcheeo (USA) 14-1 (11-0) Prominent, 3rd and ridden before 2 out, soon no impression, 8th of 18, 10l behind Popular Demand (10-11) at Clonmel 2m hcp hdl 0-95 gf in Apr.

Barodine 16-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 15l behind Artadi (10-11) at Wincanton 2m nov hdl (4) frm in Apr.

Shropshirelass 8-1 (9-13) Keen, mid-division, headway 5th, ridden to dispute lead 2 out, led last, ridden out, won at Ludlow 2m sll hdl (5) gf in Apr beating Investment Wings (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.

That's My Charlie (NZ) 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 7th, went 3rd after 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, 4th of 9, 32l behind Scotland Yard (10-9) at Wincanton 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf.

Phoenix Eye 28-1 (10-1) Held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, ridden approaching last, comfortably, won at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf beating Notre Cyborg (10-4) by 3l, 6 ran.

Notre Cyborg (FR) 15-2 (10-4) Held up, keen, headway 3 out, chased winner 2 out, no impression from last, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Phoenix Eye (10-1) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.

Ebony Lady 7-1 (11-7) Towards rear, some progress after 6th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 14, 40l behind It's Rumoured (11-9) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl (5) hvy in Feb.