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13:30 Ludlow
Towergate Aiua 30th Anniversary Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,496
- 2nd: £774
- 3rd: £387
- 4th: £194
- Form 00P/P67-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Adrian Wintle
- Jockey Miss A E Stirling
tracked leaders, lost place 6th, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 47-8536
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey Mr C Dowson
held up towards rear and raced wide, jumped left 3rd, headway before 3 out, one pace and no impression
- Form P-P0P52
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Ryan Hatch
tracked leaders, led after 2nd, headed 6th, pushed along after 7th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Border Lad
204- Form P71132-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey Mr Matthew Barber
held up mid-division, pushed along 7th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 6P-5844
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Mr Tom David
led, headed after 2nd, led again 6th, headed after 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 40P/4-50
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Mr Frederick Tett
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, challenged when mistake last, ridden to lead run-in, kept on well
- Form 626F-79
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
tracked leader, mistake 4 out, led soon after, ridden and hung right before last, headed run-in, no extra
- Form 306
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up towards rear, headway before 7th, chased leaders before 4 out, ridden before last, kept on
- Form 31P-35P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey Nick Slatter
in rear, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Border Lad did well last season, winning at Hereford and Ffos Las. He's only a couple of pounds higher than when going close on his final start of the campaign and should be prominent here if fully wound-up. Rifleman is rated 14lb lower over hurdles than fences but hasn't shown much sparkle lately and will do well to beat PLATIN GROUNDS at the weights. The latter's two starts have been in sellers but he wasn't beaten far off this mark at Worcester last month and wouldn't need to improve much on that to land this. Roxane Bruere is back on a winning mark and could also figure if her Warwick run has blown away a few cobwebs.
Formwatch
Fletch And Lenny (IRE) 40-1 (11-1) Towards rear, last before 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Lively Fling (11-9) at Warwick 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.
Rifleman (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Always in rear, behind from 14th, 6th of 8, well behind Justabout (10-12) at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Oct.
Platin Grounds (GER) 11-2 (11-12) Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, led 2 out, hung right after last, soon headed, unable to quicken, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Loco Grande (11-12) at Worcester 3m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Oct.
Border Lad 9-2 (11-0) Led, edged right approaching 5th, not fluent 7th, clear after 2 out, blundered and reduced advantage last, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind The Wee Midget (11-9) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Apr.
Orpen Wide (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Mid-division, chased leaders 7th, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, 4th of 10, 29l behind The Grey One (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Oct.
Maderson Blue (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Mid-division, ridden after 4th, lost place after next, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Bolanderi (10-2) at Worcester 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Sep.
Roxane Bruere (FR) 10-1 (9-4) Jumped right, led until 4th, weakened after 3 out, 9th of 10, 34l behind Dormouse (11-4) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Derwen Pryde 80-1 (10-5) Held up, headway 7th, lost place 3 out, 6th of 8, well behind Paddy The Hare (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Red O'Donnell (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) (tt) hdwy 12; wknd 15; pu nxt, in a race won by Flying Gnu (11-0) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m ptp gd in May, 13 ran.