Racecards
14:26 Ludlow
EBF Mares' Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 11y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,200 added
- Winner: £7,018
- 2nd: £2,061
- 3rd: £1,030
- 4th: £515
- Form 16P-213
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, not fluent and headed narrowly 10th, not fluent again next, regained lead 5 out, 4 lengths clear when fell next
- Form 67127P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Sheila Lewis
- Jockey R Patrick
chased leaders to 12th, lost touch after 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
- Form 5/140-32
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey T J O'Brien
soon pushed along to chase leaders, reminder after 4th, went 3rd before 10th, ridden after 5 out, 4 lengths down when left disputing lead next, soon led, left well clear 2 out
- Form 2356-7
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up, always behind, struggling from 10th, continued tailed off until pulled up 3 out
Happy News
26- Form 78-8980
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Philip Donovan
mid-division, 6th when slipped on landing and unseated rider 11th
- Form 61/2-04
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Harry Kimber
chased leaders, driven and lost place before 10th, rallied into 4th before 5 out, soon ridden, left remote 3rd and hampered next, no chance with winner when left sole rival 2 out
The Toojumpa
25- Form P6-9252
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Lee Edwards
pressed leader, led narrowly 10th, headed 5 out, 4 lengths down when hampered and left in lead briefly next, ridden after 3 out, one pace in clear 2nd when fell next
- Form 3P-1PF3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Lady S Brooke
- Jockey Miss L Brooke
jumped left, always behind, lost touch 7th, pulled up after 9th
In depth
Verdict
CHILLI FILLI still had every chance when missing out the last in a Listed contest at Warwick in December. She should be winning this with a clear round as she gets 6lb from Dame du Soir, beaten at Sedgefield after beating a small field at Hereford. The Toojumpa looks the pick of his yard’s two runners based on a couple of seconds at Uttoxeter but Stupid Cupid has had her limitations exposed lately.
Formwatch
Dame du Soir (FR) 5-2fav (10-10) Always prominent, went 2nd 5th, led 2 out, hard ridden and headed before last, ran on, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind The King Of May (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Stupid Cupid (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division, effort 14th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Chilli Filli 7-1 (11-0) Chased leader until 2nd, 2nd again 6th, led before 8th, hard pressed from 2 out, disputing leader when blundered last, not recover, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Sensulano (11-0) at Warwick 2m 4f lst (1) hvy in Dec.
Crackle Lyn Rosie 50-1 (10-9) Held up and behind, hit 4th, lost touch after 7th, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Pileon (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m 4f (4) hvy in Jan.
Happy News 40-1 (11-5) Mid-division, mistake 5th, struggling next, 13th of 16, dist behind Imperial Elysian (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Midnight Calamity 66-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, mistake 1st, lost touch 11th, tailed off 5 out, remote 4th, 4th of 5, dist behind Encounter A Giant (11-2) at Hereford 3m 1f (4) hvy in Dec.
The Toojumpa 12-1 (10-3) Held up in touch, headway into close 2nd after 7th, driven and unable to go with easy winner before 3 out, no chance when went right next, plugged on, 2nd of 6, 16l behind Haul Us In (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Tinctoria 66-1 (10-12) Led to 8th, lost place 10th, weakened 5 out, last of 3, dist behind Annie Mc (11-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) sft in Feb.