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14:20 Ludlow
Welcome Back To Ludlow Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,952
- 2nd: £573
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Form 519242
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer M Blake
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, no impression
- Form 362-117
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 108
tracked leaders and keen, led 3 out, soon ridden, kept on well, driven out
- Form F4126
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ian Popham
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders going to 3 out, soon every chance, ridden 2 out, kept on
- Form 1477/42
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after next, chased winner last, kept on, always held
Art Value
17- Form 0P04P-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C J Gray
- Jockey Harry Skelton
in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, no impression
- Form 3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leaders, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon led, headed 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 485234
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, ridden and one pace
- Form 1-5P596
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey A P McCoy
close up, led narrowly 4 out, headed going to 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 4/6F7
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up towards rear, headway going to 2 out, soon ridden, kept on, no impression
Spiders Tern
17- Form 07
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders, pushed along over 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 05727F/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey L Stephens
chased leaders, blundered 5th, soon lost place
Vogarth
10- Form P-65087
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey K James
mid-division, reminders after 4th, tailed off approaching 3 out
Zaif (IRE)
15- Form 35/8-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey M D Grant
led, headed 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey J Goldstein
mid-division, lost place and tailed off from 4 out, pulled up before next
- Form P/
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer K G Wingrove
- Jockey Mr R G Henderson
towards rear on outer, reminders and pushed along 4th, soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
In depth
Verdict
MOUNT HADLEY is a likely looking sort as he drops in grade for his second start over hurdles with the forecast better ground expected to suit this former Flat racer. David Pipe has a decent record here and in this grade while the gelding showed enough in a maiden hurdle at Market Rasen to think that he can be a factor at this level. There's not a great deal to choose between Skye But N Ben, Sadler's Star, Tignello and Apt To Run but Paul Nicholls' runner is feared most of that quartet whilst there is sure to be plenty of interest in Rocklandslad given the strike rate of Rebecca Curtis when booking Tony McCoy but the gelding hasn't exactly shone in previous forays under Rules and he will need to leave his previous efforts behind if he's to justify market support.
Formwatch
Sadler's Star (GER) 5-2 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, driven to chase winner 2 out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Tri Nations (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m cnd/am sll hdl (5) gd in Sep.
Skye But N Ben 8-11fav (11-8) Led 1st until 2nd, not fluent 3rd, led after 5th, jumped right 3 out, jumped right, mistake and headed 2 out, weakened last, 7th of 10, 22l behind Ajman (10-9) at Ludlow 2m cond sll hdl (5) gd in May.
Tignello (IRE) 7-2 (10-11) Raced keenly in touch, headway to track winner after 2nd, disputed lead after 4th, hit 3 out, soon lost place, weakened from next, 6th of 10, 14l behind Herschel (11-0) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Sep.
Apt To Run (USA) 9-4fav (10-8) Held up tracking leading trio, left 3rd and slightly hampered 3rd, hit next, chased clear winner before 4 out, looked dangerous next until ridden and found nil between last, 2nd of 5, 15l behind Bolton Hall (10-8) at Ffos Las 2m clm hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Art Value 10-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, headway after 6th, weakened last, 5th of 11, 14l behind Aughcarra (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Sep.
Mount Hadley (USA) 13-2 (10-11) In touch in mid-division, reminder and closed after 3 out, chased winner 2 out until last, no extra, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Swiss Art (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f 4yo mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.
Navajo Nation (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Mid-division on inside, headway when left 2nd and hampered 6th, lost place 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression approaching next, 4th of 13, 12l behind Marc Aurele (11-0) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Rocklandslad (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Prominent, led after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 22l behind Olivino (10-13) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Sep.
Runaway Harry (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Towards rear, mistake 1st, ridden after 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Tiermore (10-5) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Spiders Tern 150-1 (10-5) Mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 25l behind Marc Aurele (11-0) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Sumner (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Raced keenly, held up, not fluent 7th, fell 3 out, in a race won by Colophony (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct '08, 11 ran.
Vogarth 40-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, 7th of 11, 33l behind Dormouse (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Sep.
Zaif (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) In rear, headway approaching 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind The Jigsaw Man (11-5) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Kheskianto (IRE) 80-1 (9-12) In rear, ridden when mistake 5th, soon tailed off, last of 10, well behind Karasenir (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Millers Saphire 100-1 (9-12) Keen and towards rear when hampered 1st, mistake 2nd, losing touch after 4th, tailed when pulled up before 5th, in a race won by Arthurian (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3yo nov sll hdl (5) hvy in Aug '08, 13 ran.