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12:30 Ludlow

Racing UK Club Day Today Novices' Claiming Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 169y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 46.50s
  • Off Time: 12:30:20
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Royal Beekeeper

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Iniesta (IRE)

    6/5

      1
      Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue and White quartered cap

      Taken By Force (IRE)

      9
      100/1
      • Form 327-P
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-8

      towards rear, mistake 4 out, soon pushed along and soon weakened

      2
      Silk - Emerald Green, Orange hoops, checked sleeves, quartered cap

      Stuccodor (IRE)

      12 bt
      11/1
      • Form 2/50-0P5
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 104

      tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace

      3
      Silk - Purple, royal blue armlets

      Royal Beekeeper

      15 p
      11/8
      • Form 1P-5415
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 108

      tracked leaders, led before 3 out, kept on strongly

      4
      Silk - Red and emerald green (quartered), emerald green sleeves, red spots, red cap

      Iniesta (IRE)

      31 p D
      6/5
      • Form 9/26713
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-10
      • Official Rating 108

      led, pushed along and headed before 3 out, one pace

      5
      Silk - Gold, black hoops, gold cap

      Go On Henry (IRE)

      9 pt C
      28/1
      • Form U-341UP
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 91

      tracked leader, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace in 3rd place

      6
      Silk - Maroon, Grey and Maroon hooped sleeves and cap

      Grecian King

      212
      100/1
      • Form -
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-8

      in rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened

      7
      Silk - Light green, white chevron and sleeves

      Sandy Cove

      15 b
      12/1
      • Form 043494
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 97

      held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway before 3 out, one pace and no impression

      In depth

      Verdict

      ROYAL BEEKEEPER and Iniesta have both won sellers recently and have similar levels of form but the former is the younger of the pair and ran quite well in a Class 4 handicap last time so just gets the nod. Sandy Cove, seven times a winner on the Flat, hasn't shown much aptitude for jumping though didn't run badly at Southwell last time. Stuccodor won the Irish Lincoln for Dermot Weld in 2014, one of six victories on the level. He also ran well over timber but has shown nothing in three starts for new connections.

      Formwatch

      Taken By Force (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In rear, not fluent 6th, weakened before next, pulled up after, at Ludlow 2m 5f (3) gs in Nov.

      Stuccodor (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Reluctant leader until soon after 1st, tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 10, 29 1/2l behind Noble Robin (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Nov.

      Royal Beekeeper 7-1 (11-10) Pulled hard towards rear, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, mistake 2 out, soon one pace, 5th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Hoke Colburn (11-10) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

      Iniesta (IRE) 2-1 (11-2) Led until after 1st, prominent, not fluent 4th, led 3 out, headed 2 out, mistake last, no extra flat, 3rd of 7, 7 1/4l behind Ascendant (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m (5) gd in Nov.

      Go On Henry (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Jumped left at times, in rear, not fluent 7th, behind 12th, remote 5th when jumped badly left 4 out, pulled up before next, at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.

      Grecian King 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Longroom (9-7) at Ayr 5f hcp (6) gf in May.

      Sandy Cove 9-1 (11-9) Behind, headway when hampered 2 out, chased leaders last, never on terms, 4th of 10, 16 1/2l behind Hey Bob (10-0) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.