Racecards
15:30 Ludlow
Ludlow Tri Nations Challenge Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle (for Gentleman Amateur Riders) (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,186
- 2nd: £678
- 3rd: £339
- 4th: £169
- Form 2-F3980
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Danahar
- Jockey Mr J T Carroll
took keen hold, led and soon clear, hit 5th, headed 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 330-903
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Mr R O Harding
reluctant to race and started slowly, well in rear, went remote 3rd approaching 3 out, never a threat
- Form 43524U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Mr M Seston
tracked leaders in 3rd, hit 4th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form 038-57F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mr F Guy
tracked leader, took closer order 4 out, soon weakened
- Form P70121
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Mr J P Boisgontier
towards rear, hit 5th, headway 7th, led and hit 2 out, ridden out, readily
In depth
Verdict
JUST THE JOB looks a very solid choice as he is the only horse that brings good form in to the race. He won two starts ago at Plumpton and followed this up with a narrow second at Hereford. The trip looks ideal and with relatively little in opposition he is the confident selection. Cool Bob is a maiden from thirty-five starts and Ramvaswani has just one win from sixty races. Evan Williams has a 38% strike-rate this term which is a positive for No More Whispers and if you scrape the barrel a case could be made for Mayor Of Kilcock as he won over a similar trip and ground at Aintree last year. Just The Job looks exactly that for this race.
Formwatch
Mayor Of Kilcock 33-1 (10-7) Led and keen, headed approaching 7th, pushed along and weakened 4 out, soon tailed off, 13th of 17, 48l behind Court Red Handed (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Ramvaswani (IRE) 25-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Calypso Bay (11-6) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Cool Bob (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) In rear, not fluent 4th, bad mistake, hampered by faller and unseated rider 7th, in a race won by In The Zone (11-6) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct, 13 ran.
No More Whispers (IRE) 22-1 (10-6) Held up in touch on outside when fell 4th, in a race won by Major Malarkey (11-11) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft, 11 ran.
Just The Job (IRE) 13-8fav (11-6) Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, challenged going well from 2 out, led when hit last, soon ridden and headed, unable to quicken, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Ruby Valentine (10-3) at Hereford 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.