Racecards
14:20 Ludlow
Marches Care Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £2,650 added
- Winner: £1,724
- 2nd: £506
- 3rd: £253
- 4th: £126
- Form 664231
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer E J Creighton
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
tracked leaders, not always fluent, chased winner when stumbled slightly 3 out, jumped right last 2, no impression flat
- Form 00068P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up in touch, closed 6th, led approaching 3 out, pushed clear flat, comfortably
- Form 5P0B55
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Jake Greenall
held up in 6th, not fluent 1st, headway 6th, soon driven, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
- Form 66-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Morris
- Jockey A O'keeffe
always last, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly 4th, tailed off after 6th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 126-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in touch, took keen hold, closed 5th, shaken up briefly approaching 3 out, soon eased and held in 3rd
- Form 0-5PF00
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Stephen O'donovan
tracked leader, left in lead 6th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form P-72353
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey R P McLernon
led until fell 6th
In depth
Verdict
Things have gone badly awry for Baccalaureate this season and he's difficult to place much faith in now, even at this lowly level. Mut'Ab changed stables after winning at Lingfield and was tailed off on the Flat at Brighton last week while it's a long time since Olympian Boy visited the winner's circle, though he did attract market support when third in this grade at Stratford earlier this month. HUCKING HERO has been off the track for more than a year but his stable are perfectly capable of getting their charges fit at home and the six-year-old could prove in a different league to these if fully wound-up.
Formwatch
Mut'ab (USA) 11-4fav (11-7) Mid-division, jumped right 2nd, headway 4th, led and jumped right 2 out, clear last, ran on well, won at Lingfield 2m sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Mar beating Celtic Ballad (10-8) by 12l, 10 ran.
Baccalaureate (FR) 25-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Counting House (11-12) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar, 14 ran.
Bahr Nothing (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden after 5th, headway after next, driven behind leaders from 3 out, no extra flat, 5th of 10, 11l behind Supernoverre (10-9) at Ludlow 2m nov clm hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Graycliffe (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair, jumped slowly 4th, lost touch approaching 6th, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Barizan (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) gf in Jul '09.
Hucking Hero (IRE) 2-1fav (11-6) Close up on inside, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next, 6th of 9, 46l behind Princess Rainbow (10-6) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr '10.
Maucaillou (GER) 14-1 (11-0) Held up well in rear, struggling before 4 out, never dangerous, 14th of 15, well behind Roalco De Farges (10-6) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs.
Olympian Boy (IRE) 10-3fav (10-13) Led until after 4th, pressed leader, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Leopard Hills (10-13) at Stratford 2m sell hdl (5) gd.