Racecards
15:00 Ludlow
Racing UK Winter Season Ticket Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 174y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form PP55-40
- Age 9
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
in touch, mistake and lost place 4 out, ridden and weakened before next
- Form 384-316
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer G C Maundrell
- Jockey Tom Cannon
close up, every chance before 3 out, soon chased winner, kept on run-in, held towards finish
- Form 6-52P24
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer Noel Williams
- Jockey W Featherstone
made all, mistake 5 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on from last
- Form P411-BP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Jamie Bargary
with winner, pushed along before 3 out, soon reminders, kept on from 2 out
- Form 412645
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
held up in touch, went 3rd before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace
- Form 4P53-13
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Lee Edwards
held up in rear, ridden 3 out, no extra from 2 out
- Form 544-451
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on from 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Midnight Target, in good form around here in November, and Ffos Las winner Fille Des Champs both step up in distance and there will be no hanging about in this with TAMBURA in the line-up. She is the apple of her trainer’s eye and was very brave when holding off Theatre Goer at Plumpton in November. The latter is now a pound better off but Godfrey’s Maundrell mare can come out on top again. Cowslip probably prefers a sounder surface and Millicent Silver has been chasing and also looks held by the selection on past form.
Formwatch
Grape Tree Flame 10-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, weakened before 4 out, 14th of 15, dist behind Allbarnone (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
Tambura 14-1 (11-2) Made most until after 9th, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 8, 23l behind Nordic Nymph (10-9) at Kempton 3m hcp (2) gd in Dec.
Theatre Goer 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened between last 2, 4th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Two Swallows (10-10) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Millicent Silver 7-2 (11-11) Prominent, led 3rd, headed 5th, lost place 7th, ridden 8th, behind from 13th, pulled up before 2 out, at Bangor 3m 6f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Cowslip 28-1 (12-0) Held up, towards rear, headway after 2 out, never nearer, 5th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Petite Power (11-8) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Midnight Target 9-4 (11-3) In touch in mid-division, closed 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied approaching last, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Wolftrap (11-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Fille Des Champs (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, led before 3 out, kept on from last, won at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec beating Misty Mai (10-12) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.