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14:55 Ludlow

Oldfield Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 26.00s
  • Off Time: 14:55:30
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Yellow sash, Brown sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

Edgeover

19 C
33/1
  • Form 751P0-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 115

tracked leader, every chance 13th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out

2
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
9/4
  • Form 13/119-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

held up, steady headway 13th, mistake 3 out, waited with, led approaching, comfortable

3
Silk - Yellow, Green hoop and armlets, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 2P25-24
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 113

led, ridden 3 out, hard ridden, headed approaching last, one pace

4
Silk - Light Blue and White diabolo, White sleeves, Light Blue cap, White diamonds
  • Form 6019/33-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 115

held up, mistake 2nd, headway 5th, hit 11th, mistake 4 out, weakened 2 out

5
Silk - Black, Red epaulets, check cap
7/2
  • Form 64323-6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

in touch when blundered and unseated rider 6th

6
Silk - RED, BLACK armlets
10/1
  • Form 22F5-52
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 118

held up, never dangerous from 4 out

7
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white hooped sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 369-622
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 122

keen, held up, slightly hampered 6th, mistake 8th, weakened 3 out

8
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon hoops, striped sleeves, Light Blue cap
  • Form 611268
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-8

tracked leaders, 2nd 10th, mistake 12th, weakening when mistake 3 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

It will be disappointing if KIA KAHA can't pass the post in first spot here although The Duke's Speech and Ordre De Bataille should prove to be worthy adversaries. The selection won a competitive handicap over hurdles at Cheltenham last year and showed signs of recapturing that sort of form when chasing home Crescent Island on his chase debut at Stratford last month. He should know more about the game now and be hard to beat. Muhtenbar is a useful performer but is still without a win over fences after sixteen starts whilst Edgeover was tailed off on his chase bow. Ordre De Bataille ran a couple of fair races in his two runs over fences last term and appeals as a likely danger whilst The Duke's Speech was one of the best of these over hurdles and has his first realistic opportunity having bumped into Astarador and Tatenen so far. Sovereign King also merits a serious amount of respect on his chase bow as he was pretty useful over the smaller obstacles but Kia Kaha is the one that they all have to beat.

Formwatch

Edgeover 22-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway and mistake 3 out, soon beaten and pulled up 5 out in race won by Tartak (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs (3) gs, 8 ran.

Kia Kaha 5-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, hit 3rd, headway 10th, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Crescent Island (11-3) at Stratford 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Oct.

Muhtenbar 9-1 (11-3) Led to 7th, remained prominent, weakened after 13th, mistake 2 out, 4th of 10, well behind Shining Gale (11-3) at Ludlow 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Oct.

Ordre de Bataille (FR) 7-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5 out until ridden 2 out, beaten when mistake last, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Gidam Gidam (10-11) at Bangor 2m 4f beg chs (4) sft in Dec.

Sovereign King 9-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway after 7th, slightly hampered next, weakened on long run-in, 6th of 15, 13l behind Schindlers Son (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in May.

Star Shot (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Held up, headway 5 out, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Tell Henry (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf.

The Duke's Speech (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, jumped slowly 4th, hit 4 out, good headway to chase winner approaching last, no impression, 2nd of 5, 11l behind Tatenen (10-7) at Aintree 2m lst nov chs (1) gs in Oct.

Histoire De Moeurs (FR) 25-1 (10-12) Prominent, weakened approaching 3 out, 8th of 15, 28l behind First Point (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.