Racecards
14:40 Ludlow
Vera Davies Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 212y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £11,000 added
- Winner: £5,228
- 2nd: £2,409
- 3rd: £1,204
- 4th: £603
- Form 2122U-4
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A West
- Jockey Lee Edwards
close up, led after 7th, left clear before 4 out, eased towards finish
Call Me Freddie
216- Form 33P869-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Mrs R Ford
- Jockey James Bowen
not fluent on occasions, held up towards rear, ridden along 5 out, no impression
- Form 2205-31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
not fluent on occasions, tracked leader, lost position 5th, ridden 7th, never on terms
- Form 517443
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
held up in rear, pushed along 5 out, stayed on without troubling winner
Miladygrace
428- Form 76678/3-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey James Best
prominent, headway and 2nd 5 out, slipped and unseated rider before 4 out
- Form 6860-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
led, mistake and headed 7th, pushed along and mistake 4 out, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Though a winner over hurdles, Long Call hasn’t looked a natural over fences so far though was still more than eight lengths ahead of Presuming Ed at Kempton last month. BRAVEHEART is likely to be a short price, however, and is hard to oppose after a comfortable victory in similar company at Exeter.
Formwatch
Presuming Ed (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Led, ridden and strongly pressed home turn, soon headed, weakened 2 out, 4th of 5, 24 1/2l behind Ridgeway (11-3) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Call Me Freddie 10-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra next, 9th of 11, dist behind Lady Mccabe (10-5) at Wexford 3m 1f hcp gd in Apr.
Braveheart (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 3 out, soon clear, hit last, won at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Oct beating Gaelic Thunder (10-2) by 9l, 7 ran.
Long Call 8-1 (10-6) Held up, struggling home turn, keeping on into 3rd 2 out, no extra last, 3rd of 5, 16l behind Ridgeway (11-3) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Miladygrace 10-1 (10-0) Midfield, 3rd when pushed after 3 out, kept on steadily under hands and heels, 3rd of 10, 13 3/4l behind Goldencard (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Allset (IRE) 100-1 (11-1) Soon led, headed 4f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Richard P Smith (11-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) sft in Oct.