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13:40 Ludlow
Shukers Introductory Hurdle (Class 2)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 55y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,747
- 2nd: £2,862
- 3rd: £1,431
- 4th: £716
- Form 21-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
made all, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 3 out, edged right flat, driven out, going away towards finish
- Form 13-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
chased winner, shaken up to challenge when not fluent 3 out, driven after 2 out, untidy last, no impression final 100 yards
Neil The Legend
248- Form 7/15582-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
raced in last, outpaced before 7th, soon well behind, tailed off
- Form 1-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
chased leaders, shaken up and no impression 2 out, well held last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
It’s difficult to know what La Domaniale achieved when winning at Vichy last year but he has joined a powerful yard so improvement is expected. Neil The Legend is trained by Nicky Henderson but that’s the only positive. Valleres was quite impressive at Wetherby but possibly beat a non-stayer and THREEUNDERTHRUFIVE was an equally-decisive winner over this trip at Lingfield and looks worth sticking with.
Formwatch
Threeunderthrufive (IRE) 7-4fav (11-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, awkward 3 out, led soon after, stayed on well to go clear from last, won at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Oct beating The Brass Man (11-2) by 5 1/2l, 15 ran.
Valleres (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Midfield, nudged to challenge for lead 3 out, jumped last in front, quickened clear, won at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) gs in Oct beating Kilbrook (10-12) by 6 1/2l, 11 ran.
Neil The Legend 14-1 (12-0) Held up, blundered 7th, headway 2 out, led after 2 out, headed last, kept on, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Risk And Roll (12-4) at Stratford 2m 5f (5) sft in Mar.
La Domaniale (FR) (10-5) won at Vichy 2m hvy in Sep beating Gloria Sei (10-5) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.