Racecards
19:10 Ludlow
Ludlow Final Hunters' Chase
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
Enitsag (FR)
15- Form 4/6F3U-2
- Age 6
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer S Flook
- Jockey Mr M Walford
behind, hit and ride a last iron 1st, steady headway 8th, not much room after 13th, kept on from 3 out never dangerous
- Form 3/U112-U
- Age 13
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer E R Clough
- Jockey Mr D Jacob
winner, chase leaders mistake 6th, slightly outpaced 13th, rallied 4 out, led 3 out, clear last, pushed out
- Form 84143-P
- Age 10
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr N Williams
chase leader, blundered 12th, led after next, ridden and headed 3 out, no extra flat
- Form 613411-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mrs S E Busby
- Jockey Mr G P Wright
mid-division, headway 12th, ridden and 5 lenghs down in 4th when mistaken and unseated rider 3 out
- Form P11P/PP-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Mrs D C Faulkner
- Jockey Mr T P Faulkner
led blundered 3rd and 12th headed after 13th, fell next
- Form 80PP/P-1
- Age 12
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Keevil
- Jockey Mr J Snowden
in touch mistake 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 312P/42-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs J Hughes
- Jockey Mr J M Pritchard
always towards rear, mistake 6th, tailed off and pulled up 4 out
- Form 4490-97
- Age 13
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Paul Morris
- Jockey Mr Paul Morris
alway towards rear
- Form 8/73752-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M D Jones
- Jockey Miss A De Lisle Wells
always behind
- Form 12PP/1U-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer I Anderson
- Jockey Mr D Barlow
prominent to 10th, behind 4 out, blundered 3 out
- Form 23180/P-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Mrs J Mansell
- Jockey Miss J Houldey
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form F3P/FP-U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Richard Mathias
- Jockey Mr R Quinn
mistakes, always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 10th
- Form P/PUPU-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Mr A Wadlow
towards rear, ridden after 9th, never dangerous
- Form P5P/R3-5
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss S Jackson
- Jockey Mr M Wall
mid-division ,weakening when mistake 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
- Form 4PU3-22
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Miss Lucy Bridges
- Jockey Miss Lucy Bridges
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled before 4 out
In depth
Verdict
This better ground should suit Montifault and he is expected to bounce back from last month's below par run at in the Champion Hunters' Chase at Cheltenham. Quick Step, Longstone Boy and Willy Willy can scrap it out for the best of the rest, while Wahiba Sands could be worth monitoring for each way money at this level. Those with long memories will remember the former Martin Pipe inmate getting the better of Best Mate at Ascot in 2001; which underlined the touch of class he showed when he was at his best. However, he has lost a fair bit of zest for the game since then and now finds himself plying his trade for Lucy Bridges. The Dorset-based handler has coaxed a couple of fair efforts out of him in point-to-points lately and he could still have a surprise up his sleeve. Quick Step won a couple of chases for Peter Bowen and should have no trouble back over regulation fences. He makes more appeal than Longstone Boy, whose jumping errors resurfaced last time out and he remains one to be wary of. Willy Willy was a shock winner at Hereford last month but is not certain to reproduce the goods in this better company. Therefore, we stick with Montifault, who would have hacked all over these in his heyday and, as he still retains plenty of ability, he is expected to be too tough to handle today.
Formwatch
Enitsag (FR) 6-1 In touch, challenged 4 out, jumped right next, chased winner last, kept on under pressure flat, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Galway at Cheltenham 2m hts chs (H) gd in Apr.
Longstone Boy (IRE) 3-1 unseated rider in race won by Double Ange at Cold Harbour 3m ptp gd, 6 ran.
Montifault (FR) 9-2 Led, not fluent 14th, hit 15th headed 18th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Mister Friday at Cheltenham 3m 2f hts chs (H) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Step Quick (IRE) Evensfav won at Hackwood Park 3m ptp gf in Mar beating Court Alert by 12l, 5 ran.
Waterlaw (IRE) 8-1 pulled up in race won by Cannon Bridge at Erw Lon 3m ptp gs in Apr, 5 ran.
Willy Willy 20-1 Always prominent, led 2 out, ridden out, won at Hereford 2m 3f hts chs (H) gf in Apr beating Wings of Hope by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Fairtoto 8-1 2nd of 7, 3l behind Stretching at Brampton Bryan 3m ptp gs in Apr.
Wahiba Sands 2-1 2nd of 5, 5l behind Another Copper at Holnicote 3m ptp frm.