Racecards
15:40 Ludlow
E.B.F./doncaster Bloodstock Sales Mares' Only Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 11
- Age 4
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey A Dempsey
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 51
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
held up, headway halfway, led 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and not quickened inside final furlong
Queen Soraya
17- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey R Biddlecombe
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, led and edged right inside final furlong, ran on
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
held up, headway after 4f, ridden and every chance over 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 0-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey B J Crowley
prominent, led 6f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Hodges
- Jockey Mr James White
prominent and keen, hung right over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
Foxy Trix
10- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey D R Dennis
led 10f, weakened over 3f out
- Form 0-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
always behind, tailed off when pulled up and dismounted over 3f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B Eckley
- Jockey James Davies
keen tracking leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
First Harmony may complete a hat-trick over Queen Soraya, Doce Vida and Be My Valentine. Although saddled with a penalty, First Harmony could still prove hard to stop judged on her two wins to date. The form of her Hexham debut success has worked out well, and she had Marsh Run further behind when following up at Wetherby. Mel Brittain's mare was not stopping at the finish last time, suggesting that there is more in the locker, and she is taken to add to her tally. Doce Vida overcame a six-month absence when landing a bumper run on Lingfield's Polytrack, a rare sight in itself, and should act here providing the ground stays good. Queen Soraya did it nicely over the course and distance on her introduction but was helped by the fact that it turned into a sprint, given her flat pedigree. Nevertheless she should go well despite a penalty, while Be My Valentine comes from a stable that can get them ready first time. Our idea of the winner though is First harmony.