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14:50 Ludlow

Robert Holden Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 48.70s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Alvino

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Forest Tune (IRE)

    Evs

      3
      Silk -

      Kymberlya (FR)

      20/1

        1
        Silk - Emerald Green, Black diamond, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Black diamond

        Forest Tune (IRE)

        14
        Evs
        • Form 2021
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6

        mid-division, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, stayed on one pace

        2
        Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue diamond

        North Point (IRE)

        22
        10/3
        • Form 10
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6

        held up, headway after 6th, ridden and not much room when not fluent 3 out, weakened next

        3
        Silk - Red, emerald green Cross Of Lorraine and sleeves

        Alvino

        38
        11/4
        • Form 110-3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        chased leader, led approaching 3 out, pushed out

        4
        Silk - Yellow, Red stars, armlets and star on cap

        Esters Boy

        162
        66/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        5
        Silk - Black, Yellow hoops, checked sleeves, White cap

        Golden Fact (USA)

        441
        40/1
        • Form 00-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-0

        mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        6
        Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE stars, DARK BLUE and RED hooped sleeves and cap

        Kapska (FR)

        58
        66/1
        • Form P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        always behind

        7
        Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap

        Kymberlya (FR)

        161
        20/1
        • Form FP
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from next

        8
        Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, White and Red hooped sleeves and cap

        Madforit

        86
        66/1
        • Form 4-0P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        always behind

        9
        Silk - Yellow, Purple star, Purple sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Purple star

        Pachinco

        31
        66/1
        • Form P0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        10
        Silk - Black, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap

        River Mere

        14
        50/1
        • Form 2/PP4P-0
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-0

        led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

        11
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue diamond

        Some Operator (IRE)

        487
        40/1
        • Form 0/00300-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-0

        pulled hard, always behind

        12
        Silk - Purple and Red (halved), hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Flood's Fancy

        1106
        66/1
        • Form PP065F/
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-9

        soon chasing leaders to 5th, behind when pulled up before 2 out

        13
        Silk - Black, White cross belts, White sleeves, Red spots, Red cap

        Los Vados (GER)

        16/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        pulled hard, always behind

        In depth

        Verdict

        Forest Tune has hit a rich vein of form over hurdles of late and is the choice to follow up last month's handicap success over course and distance. Ben Hanbury's charge jumped fluently and appeared to win with a little in hand off a mark of 103 and should take plenty of beating back in novice-company under a penalty. The five-year-old had also finished a close second behind the smart Gin Palace at Plumpton in February to suggest a race of this nature is well within his compass. North Point was understandably outclassed in the Supreme Novices Hurdle last time but has claims on his C&D victory in late February and rates a danger along with Alvino. The latter is a dual bumper winner who appeared to fail for stamina on his hurdling debut over two-and-a-half miles at Hereford and could be a different proposition over this more suitable trip.