Racecards
14:10 Ludlow
Onny Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Felix de Giles
held up in rear, jumped right 1st, bumped next, mistake 5th, soon well beaten, tailed off
- Form 1-47F0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey W T Kennedy
led until 2nd, with leader until led again 4th, jumped left 3 out, hung left before last, driven out
- Form 8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer R L Brown
- Jockey Mr Paul John
with leader, led 2nd until 4th, ridden and weakened well before 3 out, tailed off
Lochnagar (GER)
210- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, lost place when jumped slowly 5th, closed to press leaders when not fluent 3 out, hung left after 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 2146
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Ciaran McKee
mid-division, not fluent 1st or 3rd, headway after 5th, outpaced when mistake 3 out, no impression
- Form 46-5237
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T Scudamore
prominent, challenged after 5th, ridden before 3 out, beaten 2 out, mistake last
- Form 5-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, never on terms with leaders, no extra before last
- Form 3/F-PP3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
in touch in mid-division, lost place before 5th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before last
Sleepy (FR)
19- Form 75/9
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in rear, took keen hold, jumped slowly and not fluent 2nd, behind 5th, tailed off
- Form 476
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Thomas M O'brien
tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, mistake 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace and held by winner flat
- Form 0-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up in rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, modest headway before 3 out, soon weakened, blundered last, tailed off
- Form 8P7
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
held up, not fluent 2nd, 7th and pushed along well before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
Sarahs Doll
14- Form P9
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey R T Dunne
went left start, in rear, jumped right and mistakes, tailed off after 3rd
Verdict
Bodega and Saffron Prince are the pick here on past form but neither exactly covered themselves in glory last time and already look exposed. Vermouth Bleu appears to have gone backwards since a fourth to Captain Cutter at Market Rasen in December so we'll take a chance on hurdling newcomer LOCHNAGAR. He has his first run for Venetia Williams but was placed twice over middle-distance in France last year and had won twice in Germany as a three-year-old.
Formwatch
Alberto's Dream Fantastic Spain gelding out of Molly's Folly.
Bodega 8-1 (11-5) Held up mid-division, effort before 3 out, never dangerous, 10th of 17, well behind Rainbow Peak (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gs in Jan.
Kagouillot (FR) 50-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, well behind Horatio Hornblower (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy.
Lochnagar (GER) (9-5) 2nd of 5 Smoky Hill (9-2) at Maisons-Laffitte(FR) 1m 4f 4yo stk gd in Jul (flat).
River Clare (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, weakened after 4 out, last of 6, well behind Zamdy Man (11-11) at Haydock 2m nov hdl G2 (1) hvy in Jan.
Saffron Prince 25-1 (11-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 18l behind Ellnando Queen (10-8) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.
Scribe (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Prominent, pushed allong before 3 out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, well behind My Guardian Angel (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Shays River (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up 3rd and last, struggling 10th, no chance with front pair, continued tailed off, last of 3, well behind Edmund Kean (11-7) at Ludlow 3m nov chs (4) hvy.
Sleepy (FR) 66-1 (11-4) Held up, always towards rear, 9th of 13, 25l behind Ellnando Queen (10-8) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.
Vermouth Bleu (FR) 14-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 11, 26l behind Diamond King (11-12) at Doncaster 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Nowweareseven 7-2fav (11-0) Chased leaders, lost place soon after halfway, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Molly's A Diva (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m mrs N H flat (6) hvy in Jan '13.
Passing Fiesta 150-1 (10-11) Mid-division on outside, closed after 4th, lost place 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 14, 50l behind Milo Man (11-11) at Taunton 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Sarahs Doll 100-1 (10-7) Held up behind, struggling 4th, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Minella Reception (11-3) at Ludlow 2m NH mdn hdl (4) hvy.