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16:55 Ludlow

Onny Hunters' Chase (Class H)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 59.90s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, Red star, Red sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Red cap, Dark Blue star
  • Form 0F2-151
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-3

chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened approaching 11th, behind when pulled up before last

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Red star, White sleeves and cap
Evs
  • Form 111-21P
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-3

prominent, hit 10th, struggling when mistake 13th, one pace from 3 out

3
Silk - Dark Blue and Dark Green (quartered), Dark Blue and White striped sleeves
  • Form 33/01
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-0

soon behind, tailed off from 5th

4
Silk - RED, WHITE chevron, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form F206-FP
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10

held up, headway 8th, weakened 11th

5
Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, Red cap
  • Form 2/12334-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10

held up, hit 8th, well behind from next, tailed off

6
Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine
  • Form 4F-4515
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10

in touch, pushed along from 12th, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner

7
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, Red cap
25/1
  • Form RP-12P0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10

led to 4th, chased winner, hit 5th, ridden after 13th, no impression from 4 out, lost 2nd flat

8
Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE diamond, armlets and diamond on cap

Justjim

10
50/1
  • Form P/4PPP-P
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-10

mid-division, ridden after 10th, never on terms

9
Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue stripes, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 51506-P
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-10

held up, some headway when fell 12th

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon sash, Maroon sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Light Blue cap
14/1
  • Form 4-35123
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10

prominent, led after 4th, clear 4 out, easily

11
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets and diamond on cap
100/1
  • Form PPRPP-P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10

refused to race

12
Silk - Yellow, Red epaulets, Red and Yellow striped sleeves, Red cap
100/1
  • Form 342-3PP
  • Age 14
  • Weight 11-10

ridden 9th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

In depth

Verdict

It normally pays to stay with the obvious in hunter chases, and so Alpha Romana and Sol Music have leading claims, with the latter preferred, while Silent Keys should be noted on his British debut. Sol Music had Alpha Romana 29-lengths behind when scoring at Uttoxeter last May on his last outing over regulation fences. That was over two miles but he does get today's trip and seems better suited going right-handed so should go well for Les Jefford. Alpha Romana made up for his defeat by winning at Hexham next time under an enterprising ride from today's pilot Paul Cowley, and similar tactics may be employed here. Silent Keys has twice won the Swedish Grand National and has come over to try and qualify for the Foxhunters' at Aintree in April. He has been given a long time to recover since falling into the water jump at Hamburg in July and no doubt the plan will be to get round in one piece under David Dunsden. Guignol du Cochet ran really well on his hunter-chase debut at Haydock recently, only tiring in the straight, and should be able to pick up a modest race in this sphere at least. However, if Val Graham has Sol Music fully tuned up, he will take all the beating with conditions in his favour.