Racecards
13:40 Ludlow
Racing UK Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 14179-8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey A P McCoy
took keen hold early, tracked leading pair, went 2nd and hit 3rd, hit 5th, led 3 out, driven and strongly pressed flat, held on well
- Form 123-2U2
- Age 4
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Bellamy
held up in touch, headway approaching 6th, chased leaders before 3 out, driven and outpaced before next, modest 4th at the last
- Form 14116-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Harry Stock
led until pushed along 3 out, lost 2nd approaching 2 out, weakened between last two
- Form 146-15
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear and patiently ridden, headway chasing leaders 3 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, upsides and every chance flat, just held
- Form 57F8-44
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 117
held up in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders before3 out, went 3rd between last two, one pace and no impression flat
- Form 364-962
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C Nenadich
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
chased leaders, hit 6th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened 3 out
- Form 5-00163
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Toby Wheeler
chased leader until 3rd, chased leading pair until weakened before 3 out, behind wen blundered and unseated rider 3 out
In depth
Verdict
MYSTERY DRAMA doesn't also find much for pressure but she may have found the ground too tacky when second at Leicester last month and should find this surface more to her liking. Alan King's mare is preferred to top weight Pass The Time, though she should do better back over 2m. Be My Witness wasn't disgraced on her handicap debut at Taunton and should make the frame again while Cloudante has her sights lowered and is likely to do better than at Wetherby on her reappearance as she holds Roja Dove on their run together at Cheltenham in the spring.
Formwatch
Pass The Time 16-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway on inside 2 out, no extra last, 8th of 13, 24l behind Ulzana's Raid (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (3) gs in Oct.
Mystery Drama 5-2fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner next, stayed on to close flat, unable to challenge, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Malanos (10-0) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Nov.
Cloudante (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Led, headed before 5 out, reminders after 4 out, soon weakened, last of 5, 47l behind Aurore D'estruval (10-12) at Wetherby 2m mrs lst hdl (1) gd in Nov.
Stephanie Frances (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) In rear, headway before 4 out to go 3rd, soon pushed along and no impression, 5th of 6, well behind Thorpe (11-0) at Haydock 2m Listed nov hdl (1) sft in Nov.
Roja Dove (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Led until not fluent 3 out, 4th and no extra next, 4th of 6, 17l behind Favorite Girl (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Bollin Judith 15-2 (10-11) Tracked leader, took keen hold, led after 3 out, headed before next, soon beaten, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 3, 6l behind Come On Annie (11-4) at Taunton 2m 1f mares hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Nov.
Be My Witness (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, led 7th, headed before 2 out, left 2nd 2 out until before last, one pace, 3rd of 5, 9l behind Cloudy Spirit (11-12) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gs in Nov.