Racecards
15:00 Ludlow
Annual Members Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Chase (Conditionals And Amateurs) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,274
- 2nd: £668
- 3rd: £334
- 4th: £167
- Form 264900
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
held up in last, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, modest 5th after 15th, no impression
- Form 43P-316
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Mr R J Williams
with leader, led 4th, headed next, led again 110th driven 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace and no impression flat
- Form U416-P2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Mr J Hamer
held up, headway approaching 3rd, went 2nd 11th, led before 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 4-32F64
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Chris Ward
tracked leaders, challenged 4th, led next, headed and hit 10th, struggling 14th, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 413424
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer S G Griffiths
- Jockey Mr Matthew Barber
led until 4th, prominent, mistake 10th, soon ridden, weakened 12th, tailed off
- Form 95P-P44
- Age 11
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Nathan Cook
tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 7th, struggling 13th, mistake 3 out
- Form 2U30-5P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Violet Jordan
- Jockey James Best
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, outpaced by leaders 15th, weakened approaching 4 out, mistake last
- Form PP-5PPP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer P A Pritchard
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
This won't take much winning so One More Dinar, ahead of No Reception when second over 3m2f at Hereford last time, has to go on the short-list. Guns Of Love was placed over shorter trips a couple of times in the autumn but hasn't shown much lately, while pointer Turbulance is hard to predict and returns from a break. Tin Pot Man tackles fences for the first time but has shown little over hurdles recently so we'll take a chance on KILLFINNAN CASTLE. He wasn't suited by the very soft ground at his beloved Fontwell last time but hadn't been disgraced there on his reappearance and is now on a lower mark than when last successful in 2010.
Formwatch
Tin Pot Man (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, weakened before 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Grams And Ounces (10-4) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
Turbulance (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) A bhnd; to, 6th of 9, 47l behind Stoneriggs Merc (12-7) at Bonvilston 3m ptp gf in May.
One More Dinar 10-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, led narrowly 5th, blundered and headed 11th, pressed leader, led again 14th, joined 3 out, soon headed, no chance with easy winner from next, clear 2nd, 2nd of 9, 16l behind Kilcommon Pride (11-4) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.
Guns of Love (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Led or disputed lead until mistake 8th, lost place after 3 out, weakened from next, 4th of 9, 39l behind Bohemian Rock (10-3) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Dec.
Cloran Jack (IRE) 20-1 (10-1) Held up behind, hit 6th, son struggling in rear and detached, jumped slowly 5 out, 4th of 5, well behind Mr Chippy (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Nov.
No Reception (IRE) 11-1 (10-2) Tended to jump left, held up in last trio, hit 13th, modest 4th when went badly left 3 out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 9, 37l behind Kilcommon Pride (11-4) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.
Killfinnan Castle (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Behind, reminders 9th, weakened and pulled up before next, in a race won by Hunt Ball (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec, 9 ran.
Finnegans Rainbow 50-1 (9-7) Behind, tailed off when pulled up before 10th, in a race won by Doberdan (10-11) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Dec, 8 ran.
Roman Landing 150-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along when hampered 9th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Ballyegan (11-6) at Towcester 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec, 12 ran.