Racecards
16:20 Ludlow
Wedding Reception Conditionals' 'Hands And Heels' NH Flat (Class H )
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft (Chase: Good in places, Hurdle: Soft in places)
- Form 04
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P C O'Neill
mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey P Davey
keen, chased leaders, led over 5f out, headed when hampered bend over 3f out, soon ridden and beaten
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey S Elliott
mid-division, ridden over 7f out, soon weakened
Peter's Debt
107- Form 6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey W McCarthy
pulled hard, led after 2f, headed over 5f out, weakened quickly
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey M Goldstein
led 2f, chased leaders, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 4f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
with leader to halfway, weakened over 6f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey P Stringer
held up, headway over 6f out, led and nearly took wrong course bend over 3f, soon ridden clear, ran on
In depth
Verdict
Drumbeater probably has the best form of those to have raced previously but his form does not amount to a great deal and the winner may come from one of the newcomers with The Needler preferred to Salopian. The last mentioned is a likely type on breeding being a son of Rakaposhi King and hails from the back-to-form stable of Henry Daly. Stablemate Melangel, a daughter of Bob's Return, is another to consider along with Kim Bailey's Zaffisfaction. Peter's Debt is entitled to improve on the form shown on his only previous start, especially now that Tom George's yard is back among the winners. Anything that Nigel Twiston-Davies sends out in this grade has to be respected though and The Needler, a son of Needle Gun, looks the part on pedigree and may be good enough to make a winning debut.