Racecards
14:30 Ludlow
Windsor Clive International Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 169y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £382
- Form 13
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked leaders, smooth headway and hung left before 3 out, 2nd 3 out, led next, clear before jumped left last, hung left and shaken up run-in, comfortably
- Form 90
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
keen and prominent, disputed 2nd after 3rd until 4 out, chased leader until next, chased leading pair, plugged on to hold 3rd
D'waterside
29- Form 90
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Alain Cawley
keen, held up last, steady headway 3 out, chasing leaders when hit 2 out, plugged on in 4th run-in
- Form 99
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey David England
held up in last pair, pushed along and weakened before 3 out
- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey R T Dunne
keen, held up in 5th, not fluent 4th, nudged along before 3 out, weakened next
Temir Kazyk
132- Form 7P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey Jack Sherwood
keen, chased leader, disputed 2nd after 3rd, outright 2nd 4 out until next, chased leaders, went right 2 out, soon ridden hung right and weakened
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey B S Hughes
jumped right on occasions, led, went right 2nd, went right and hit 3 out, went right and headed 2 out, chased winner, well held when blundered last
Verdict
MICHAEL’S MOUNT will be a short price to return to winning ways in this company after a fine run behind Global Citizen in a Grade 2 at Kempton when he finished ahead of several useful novices. He’d won easily on debut at Doncaster earlier and that form is working out well. Never A Word made mistakes when finishing a well-beaten fourth at Warwick and will need to jump better if he’s to make his mark over timber but Veiled Secret showed some promise at Doncaster last month and should improve for the experience.
Formwatch
Michael's Mount 7-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway to chase front pair after 3 out, ridden and one pace after next, kept on, no impression, 3rd of 10, 12 3/4l behind Global Citizen (11-2) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Feb.
Come On Charlie (FR) 14-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out, 10th of 11, dist behind Storm Home (11-7) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) sft in Mar.
D'waterside 250-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, always towards rear, 11th of 16, dist behind Lord Napier (11-4) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Helf (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) In touch, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 14, dist behind Piton Pete (11-7) at Warwick 2m (4) hvy in Mar.
Never A Word (USA) 66-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway after 3 out, no impression in 4th 2 out, blundered last, 4th of 11, 25 3/4l behind Doctor Bartolo (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Temir Kazyk 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, struggling 4th, soon behind and pulled up, at Warwick 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Veiled Secret (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and not fluent 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 14, 23 1/4l behind First Drift (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) gs in Feb.