Racecards
15:10 Leicester
Hancock Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Heavy
Ludere (IRE)
15- Form 43-7566
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Miss E J Jones
hit 1st, joined leader 3 out, led next, hit last, driven out
- Form 425428
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
held up, ridden 5th, behind from next, soon tailed off
- Form 6-753
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 643786
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
led, clear from 5th, ridden and joined 3 out, headed and weakened next
- Form 99/6-278
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer J King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders, hit 2nd, reminders 4th, behind from 6th, pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Ludere's last two career runs (from a high of 97, now 90) have come in December (but both times at Taunton in sellers), but his best form would not be on going this heavy. Compton Chick has yet to win a race but has some reasonable placed efforts to her name (including over course and distance on heavy from today's mark) and is fairly closely weighted with Fionulla's Rainbow on their recent Exeter runs. The last-named has been disappointing of late but has won from a mark of 108. That said, her latest efforts leave something to be desired. Premier Estate has had only three runs, the latest of which was a good third to Master Florian. He has chances off a mark of 86. Lancashire Lass has not really had too much racing overall and her best form is at around this trip. This race is not as straightforward as it first looked but Ludere, on a winning mark, gets the nod.