Racecards
15:45 Ludlow
RacingTV Free For A Month British EBF Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 169y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 624-3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Liam Harrison
prominent, led narrowly with circuit to run, close up back straight, in touch when ridden entering home straight, weakened final furlong
Blue Bikini
26- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
held up in touch, lost ground and dropped towards rear end of back straight, weakened quickly before home turn
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey D A Jacob
midfield, chased leaders end of back straight, ridden and close up entering home straight, kept on final furlong without troubling leading pair
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
held up in midfield, modest headway turning for home, weakened home straight
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P C Dando
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
held up in touch, ridden entering home straight, weakened final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
held up in midfield, lost ground and ran green end of back straight, unseated rider before home turn
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
midfield, headway to chase leaders back straight, close up when ridden before home turn, weakened quickly over 1f out
Jaunty Freyja
268- Form 3-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
led narrowly, headed with circuit to run, led narrowly back straight, ridden clear over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra
- Form 7
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Lee Edwards
midfield, lost ground and ridden end of back straight, lost touch before home turn, tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
towards rear, modest headway before ridden turning for home, stayed on past beaten horses home straight, never dangerous
- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up towards rear, some headway on outside back straight, driven turning for home, kept on home straight
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey Harry Kimber
pressed leader, ridden and lost place back straight, weakened before home turn
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J McGrath
prominent, in touch when ridden entering home straight, stayed on strongly to lead final 100 yards, won going away
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J J Burke
held up in rear, ridden and modest headway before home turn, one pace home straight
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
towards rear, headway on outside into midfield back straight, ridden before home turn, outpaced entering home straight, stayed on strongly final furlong
- Form 9
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey Miss H C Tucker
in rear, headway on outside into midfield back straight, ridden and edged right before home turn, close up entering home straight, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A big field for this closing bumper with some powerful yards represented. Paul Nicholls’ Groovy Kind cost £44,000 as a three-year-old and is jumps bred. Nicky Henderson’s Meadowsweet cost €46,000 and is out of a winning hurdler. Placed twice in bumpers, Ask The Lady is from a yard that does well in this sphere and is going great guns. Booley Beach was headed right on the line when running green at Musselburgh and Lexi's Choice is definitely one to note for future reference being a half-sister to five winners. BURROWS TREAT is related to useful jumpers Burrows Edge and Burrows Park and Harry Fry knows the time of day in races like this so she gets a tentative vote.
Formwatch
Ask The Lady (IRE) (11-7) (tt) lft in ld 5; hdd bet last 2; wkng when blun last, 3rd of 9, 15l behind The Player Queen (11-0) at Maisemore Park 2m 5f mdn gs in Oct.
Blue Bikini 16-1 (10-12) Chased leaders on inside, kept on same pace final 2f, went 4th close home, 4th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Flirtatious Girl (10-12) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Booley Beach (IRE) 6-4fav (10-12) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, hung right and led over 1f out, faltered rider unbalanced and headed close home, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Blue Hawaii (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Burrows Treat (FR) Muhtathir filly out of La Vie De Boitron.
Chantilly Haze Black Sam Bellamy M out of Bella Haze.
Clara's Lily Dream Eater filly out of Its Clara.
Groovy Kind (FR) Masked Marvel filly out of Toscane De Laroque.
Jaunty Freyja 25-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway before 7f out, went 3rd over 4f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 7 1/4l behind Rose Of Arcadia (11-0) at Taunton 2m mdn (5) hvy in Mar.
Lady Malarkey (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, switched left over 1f out, weakening when hung left soon after, 7th of 11, 9l behind Blue Sans (10-12) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Lexi's Choice (IRE) Presenting filly out of Gilt Ridden.
Lily Glitters 7-1 (10-12) Close-up, pushed after home turn and outpaced, stayed on well, 4th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Karlie (10-12) at Taunton 2m (5) gf in Oct.
Little Peachey (IRE) 40-1 (10-5) Mid-division, took closer order back straight, ridden along leaving back straight, made no impression from 3f out, 5th of 9, 20l behind Grandeur D'ame (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) hvy in Oct.
Meadowsweet (IRE) Getaway filly out of My Viking Bay.
Millie Round (IRE) Fame And Glory filly out of Molly Round.
Rose Ohara Kayf Tara filly out of Cinderella Rose.
What A Pleasure 25-1 (10-12) Towards rear, pushed at top of home straight, could not get involved, 9th of 12, 18l behind Karlie (10-12) at Taunton 2m (5) gf in Oct.