Racecards
16:05 Ludlow
Rincon Del Puerto Restaurante Garrucha Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 169y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,938
- 2nd: £1,450
- 3rd: £725
- 4th: £363
- Form 13
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out, hampered last
- Form /-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form /-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Brendan Powell
chased leaders, mistake 3rd, went 2nd after next until not fluent 5th, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out, jumped left and bumped into rival last
- Form 55
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 64
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey T E Whelan
prominent, led before 3 out, soon headed, weakened last
Quimba (SPA)
21- Form 8
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up in outside, awkward 1st, mistake 4th, ridden and weakened after 4 out
- Form /-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up on inside, closed before 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, led last, edged left flat, stayed on well, clear towards finish
Shee's Lucky
51- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders on inside, led before 3 out, went left, not fluent and headed last, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards
In depth
Verdict
Hillcrest Fire beat SHEE’S LUCKY more than four lengths at Leicester with Penny Red further behind. She then tried her luck in a Listed race at Aintree but was well beaten. Neil Mulholland’s filly is now 6lb better off so has every chance of turning the tables. Quimba didn’t have the pace to get competitive over 1m4f in a Newbury bumper but should do better over 2m. Shambra won twice on the Flat, including on heavy ground, but there are no jumpers among her close relatives.
Formwatch
Hillcrest Fire (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Pulled hard, disputed 2nd, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd and weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 3rd of 6, dist behind Famous Milly (10-12) at Aintree 2m 1f lst fll (1) hvy in Dec.
Bois D'ebene (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always behind, 13th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Broughtons Knight (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Let's Be Happy (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Four Kingdoms (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Mirzam (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Led 1st until 2nd, lost place after 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, dist behind Look My Way (10-12) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Penny Red 125-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, took keen hold, weakened before 2 out, mistake last, 4th of 7, 21 3/4l behind Hillcrest Fire (10-10) at Leicester 2m fll (3) gs in Nov.
Quimba (SPA) 10-1 (10-12) Chased leading pair, went 2nd 4f out until 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 22 1/4l behind Aimee De Sivola (10-12) at Newbury 1m 5f fll (6) sft in Dec.
Shambra (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (6) hvy in Sep beating Royal Icon (8-13) by nk, 12 ran.
Shee's Lucky 33-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway when slow 5th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Hillcrest Fire (10-10) at Leicester 2m fll (3) gs in Nov.