Racecards
14:10 Ludlow
Shukers Landrover Discovery 3 Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle (Class E )
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 10-P53P
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
chased leaders until weakened after 6th
- Form 13
- Age 4
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
behind, hampered 4th, headway 6th, disputing 4th when pulled up lame after 3 out
Hamadeenah
42- Form 44-2211
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey James Davies
held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, never troubled leaders
- Form 2200-00
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 103
mid-division, ridden and lost place after 5th, soon behind
Castanet
27- Form 340-12P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer A E Price
- Jockey M Bradburne
mid-division, ridden and lost place after 4th, no danger after
De Blanc (IRE)
193- Form 51-33
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
prominent, led after 6th, soon clear, hit 2 out and last, ridden out
- Form 44-2113
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J L Flint
- Jockey Christian Williams
behind, headway 5th, went 2nd after 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 2-34265
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders, ridden after 6th, weakening when hit last
- Form 032P-42
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, headway 6th, ridden when switched right 3 out, weakened approaching last
Jessinca
12- Form 543
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer A P Jones
- Jockey J Goldstein
prominent to 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 00-P013
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
in touch, ridden 6th, weakened before next
- Form 630-60P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S A Brookshaw
- Jockey J P Byrne
in touch, ridden and jumped right 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on well flat not trouble winner
Lilac
240- Form 014033-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey C Llewellyn
behind, fell 4th
- Form 00330
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Ms Sue Smith
- Jockey T J Phelan
mid-division, ridden after 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Daisy Dale
364- Form R/64240-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer S C Burrough
- Jockey Mr W P Kavanagh
took keen hold, led, hit 2nd, soon ridden and headed, weakened quickly
- Form 0-U6002
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
always behind
In depth
Verdict
Senna da Silva has been profitable to follow so far, and can reward her followers again here, with Honey's Gift, Prairie Moonlight and Hamadeenah just three main dangers. Senna de Silva has made the most of a decent handicap mark this term, and may well have shrugged off another rise in the weights at Bangor a fortnight ago had she not floundered in the testing conditions. The better conditions and slight drop back in trip should be in her favour today and John Flint's mare should go close. Honey's Gift ran very well behind The Last Mohican at Leicester, capitulating as they hit the rising ground, and is another that will like this track with her front-running style. She had Phillipa Yates behind that day and should just about hold Pipe's runner again. Prairie Moonlight was a bitter disappointment behind Terlan at Ayr but has the scope to improve, while Hamadeenah won well at Taunton and had earlier been successful over the course and distance. Along with the likes of De Blanc and Castanet, she adds spice to a trappy affair, but we are happy to rely on Senna de Silva.