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14:00 Ludlow

Shirley Fox Special Birthday Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 47.40s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk -
11/2

    2
    Silk -
    25/1

      3
      Silk -
      1
      Silk - White, Maroon hoop, Black cap

      Adventurist

      33 p C
      7/2
      • Form 04P219
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 113

      not fluent, held up, driven after 8th, headway after 4 out, ridden and not much room 3 out, chased winner 2 out, no extra towards finish

      2
      Silk - Light Blue, Orange sash
      11/2
      • Form 8218P
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 107

      held up, headway 4 out, led 3 out, ridden out

      3
      Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
      8/1
      • Form 001
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-8

      chased leaders, challenged after 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

      4
      Silk - White, Mauve stars
      • Form 331028
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 120

      mid-division, ridden and losing place when not much room after 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out

      5
      Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap
      4/1
      • Form 212-84P
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 114

      led, ridden after 4 out, jumped left and headed 3 out, jumped left final 2, weakened flat

      6
      Silk - Grey, Pink sleeves and cap
      25/1
      • Form 769
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 103

      chased leader, ridden and every chance 3 out, slightly outpaced from 2 out, stayed on after last, took 2nd post

      7
      Silk - Dark Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
      • Form 5003
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, soon weakened

      9
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, White sleeves and cap
      100/1
      • Form 0-08383
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      held up, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 4th, brief effort on outside after 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out

      10
      Silk - White, Maroon hoops, sleeves and cap
      • Form 4-946P4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out

      11
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, White sleeves and cap
      200/1
      • Form 00-P4P8
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-9
      • Official Rating 59

      held up in touch, lost place after 6th, behind from 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

      8
      NR
      • Form P3-P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-2

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Preference is for Beau Supreme in the opening novice hurdle, with Secured and Adventurist the likely main dangers. Beau Supreme has been handicap chasing with some degree of success including over this course and distance last March. He is still a novice over hurdles but has Richard Johnson in the saddle and he should prove too good for these despite being pulled up last time. Secured and Adventurist fought out the finish of a fast-ground novice hurdle around this course in January. Secured had a short-head advantage that day and so there will no doubt be little between the pair again, but neither are proven over this longer trip and our selection will remain Beau Supreme.

      Formwatch

      Adventurist 25-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened next, 9th of 20, 27l behind Material World (10-9) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.

      Lyes Green 9-2 (11-4) Held up, headway5th, weakened 4 out pulled up 2 out in race won by Alfasonic (10-12) at Towcester 3m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 15 ran.

      Secured (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Always prominent, led after 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, ran on, won at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gf in Jan beating Adventurist (10-12) by a shd, 15 ran.

      Youlbesolucky (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Chased leaders until ridden and weakened well before 2 out, 8th of 17, 18l behind Killaghy Castle (11-7) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) sft.

      Beau Supreme (IRE) 9-2co-fav (11-4) Held up in touch, blundered and lost place 9th, blundered 13th, tailed and pulled up 5 out in race won by Eurotrek (11-5) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (C) gs in Dec, 8 ran.

      Darn Good 20-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 9th of 13, well behind Adventurist (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gf in Feb.

      Grand Slam Hero (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway approaching 8th, weakened 3 out, 3rd of 16, 13l behind Aces Four (11-4) at Ludlow 3m mdn hdl (4) gd in Feb.

      William Butler (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Join leaders 3rd, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakening when hit last, 4th of 8, 14l behind Dream Alliance (11-9) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.