Racecards
14:00 Ludlow
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 11y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,000 added
- Winner: £5,809
- 2nd: £2,673
- 3rd: £1,336
- 4th: £669
- Form 135322
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey Ben Bromley
tracked leader, every chance 4 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last
- Form 2-46221
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
in touch, headway 4 out, every chance at last, ridden to join leader flat, led towards finish, gamely
- Form 45-74P5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Liam Harrison
tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and pressed last, joined flat, headed towards finish
- Form 2-P3292
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
took keen hold in rear, pushed along 3 out, ridden and headway next, kept on one pace
- Form 6-33P33
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened last
- Form 4PP57-8
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
LA RENOMMEE has taken well to fences and built on a couple of earlier seconds when landing a handicap over course and distance last month. She beat the re-opposing trio Fortunes Melody, Cotton End and Volkovka on that occasion and is only 2lb higher. Walk In Clover finished second of three runners in a novices' event here last time though the return to softer going is a worry back back in a handicap.
Formwatch
Fortunes Melody 3-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 13th until 4 out, went 2nd again flat, stayed on, not trouble winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind La Renommee (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
La Renommee (FR) 11-2 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 13th, challenged 4 out, led next, driven out, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Fortunes Melody (12-0) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Volkovka (FR) 10-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear on inside, blundered badly 12th, headway after next, driven 2 out, lost 4th and no extra flat, 5th of 7, 8 3/4l behind La Renommee (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Walk In Clover (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Pulled hard in last, went 2nd 4 out, shaken up before last, no impression flat, 2nd of 3, 4 3/4l behind Effernock Fizz (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 4f (3) gd in Feb.
Cotton End (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Chased leader, led 13th, headed 3 out, lost 2nd flat, one pace, 3rd of 7, 3l behind La Renommee (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Ingeborg Zilling (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Rear of mid-division, not much room when mistake 2nd, not fluent 6th, headway 12th, mistake 14th, soon weakened, 8th of 9, dist behind High Counsel (10-6) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in May.