Racecards
12:30 Ludlow
Racing UK Club Day Today Novices' Claiming Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 169y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 327-P
- Age 4
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer T H Weston
- Jockey C Poste
towards rear, mistake 4 out, soon pushed along and soon weakened
- Form 2/50-0P5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 1P-5415
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tracked leaders, led before 3 out, kept on strongly
- Form 9/26713
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey David Bass
led, pushed along and headed before 3 out, one pace
- Form U-341UP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Mr Ed Bailey
tracked leader, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace in 3rd place
Grecian King
212- Form -
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer Laura Morgan
- Jockey Adam Wedge
in rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 043494
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey David England
held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway before 3 out, one pace and no impression
In depth
Verdict
ROYAL BEEKEEPER and Iniesta have both won sellers recently and have similar levels of form but the former is the younger of the pair and ran quite well in a Class 4 handicap last time so just gets the nod. Sandy Cove, seven times a winner on the Flat, hasn't shown much aptitude for jumping though didn't run badly at Southwell last time. Stuccodor won the Irish Lincoln for Dermot Weld in 2014, one of six victories on the level. He also ran well over timber but has shown nothing in three starts for new connections.
Formwatch
Taken By Force (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In rear, not fluent 6th, weakened before next, pulled up after, at Ludlow 2m 5f (3) gs in Nov.
Stuccodor (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Reluctant leader until soon after 1st, tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 10, 29 1/2l behind Noble Robin (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Nov.
Royal Beekeeper 7-1 (11-10) Pulled hard towards rear, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, mistake 2 out, soon one pace, 5th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Hoke Colburn (11-10) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Iniesta (IRE) 2-1 (11-2) Led until after 1st, prominent, not fluent 4th, led 3 out, headed 2 out, mistake last, no extra flat, 3rd of 7, 7 1/4l behind Ascendant (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Go On Henry (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Jumped left at times, in rear, not fluent 7th, behind 12th, remote 5th when jumped badly left 4 out, pulled up before next, at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Grecian King 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Longroom (9-7) at Ayr 5f hcp (6) gf in May.
Sandy Cove 9-1 (11-9) Behind, headway when hampered 2 out, chased leaders last, never on terms, 4th of 10, 16 1/2l behind Hey Bob (10-0) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.