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15:30 Ludlow
Jelf Insurance Brokers And Bibu Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 169y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,511 added
- Winner: £4,614
- 2nd: £1,355
- 3rd: £677
- 4th: £350
Arctic Snow
33- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
in rear, not fluent 3rd, behind 6th
- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
held up in touch, lost place after 4 out, closed 2 out, left 2nd and hampered 2 out, led flat, stayed on
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey L Treadwell
held up on outside, closed 5th, weakened before 3 out
Say The Word
199- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J J Burke
tracked leader, slow 5th, lost 2nd before 3 out, left 4th and hampered 2 out, no extra
- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up in rear, ridden and weakened before 3 out
Zamani (GER)
14- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey J E Moore
mid-division on inside, closed from 5th, challenged 3 out left in lead next, soon edged left, went left and not fluent last, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out
- Form -
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
mid-division, pushed along after 6th, weakened before 3 out
Fleursals
18- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
raced keenly, led, pressed 3 out, fell 2 out
Gavrocheka (FR)
194- Form 4-1
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey B J Geraghty
chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Evan Williams had four entries at the four-day stage but relies on Chepstow sixth Arctic Snow. Gavrocheka won a bumper in the French Provinces and has been snapped up by JP McManus. Group Stage ran his best races on the Flat on soft going and Queen's Soldier won on the level at Goodwood, though weakened quickly on his hurdles bow at Huntingdon. ROWLAND WARD won over 1m4f at Doncaster for Ralph Beckett. He’s now with Stuart Edmunds, who has a good strike-rate here, so can make a winning start over timber. Say The Word has finished second on Tapeta, Polytrack and Fibresand but is having a first run on Turf.
Formwatch
Arctic Snow 10-1 (10-12) Held up in last trio, closer in 4th place at 4th, wandered approaching 2 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 7, 15 1/4l behind Nordano (11-4) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Group Stage (GER) 5-1 (8-9) In touch in rear, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Tavus (8-9) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Queen's Soldier (GER) 7-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, lost place after 3 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Building Bridges (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Say The Word 11-8 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon switched right, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 12l behind Ranch Hand (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Tribal Commander 5-1 (9-2) Soon mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, held inside final 100 yards, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Giving Back (9-13) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Zamani (GER) 13-2 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Ice Canyon (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Alfa Dawn (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Held up, outpaced 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, never a threat, 5th of 12, 23 1/4l behind Sir Psycho (10-12) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) gd in Oct.
Fanfaronade (USA) 8-1 (9-2) Close up, headway to press leaders just inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Hypnos (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Fleursals 25-1 (10-5) Prominent, every chance when mistake 2 out, weakened after last, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Sir Psycho (10-12) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) gd in Oct.
Gavrocheka (FR) (10-1) won at Vichy 1m 4f hvy in May beating Gannat (9-10) by 1l, 9 ran.
Rowland Ward 7-4fav (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind Where's Jeff (9-5) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.