Racecards
17:20 Ludlow
Christmas At Ludlow Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 464211
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J G Carr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
held up towards rear, blundered 6, effort 3 out, soon weakened
Astyanax (IRE)
179- Form 76345-7
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M Foley
made all, mistake 3 out, ridden and ran on flat
Teorban (POL)
261- Form 322B20-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey M Bradburne
held up rear, headway 8th, chased winner 3 out, hit last, not quicken flat
- Form 39383P
- Age 4
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
in rear, some headway 8th, soon weakened
- Form 00-0321
- Age 4
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch, ridden and headway 7th, chased winner approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next
Bakhtyar
64- Form 0000
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up mid-division, headway 6th, soon ridden, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 5F965P
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey Angharad Frieze
always in rear, lost touch from 7th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 993P-33
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey O Nelmes
prominent, mistake 3rd, left 2nd after 8th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 2-84946
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Miss J S Davis
- Jockey James Davies
held up, headway 3rd, weakened after 8th, tailed off
- Form 68/P993
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer R J Baker
- Jockey V Slattery
prominent, chased winner 5th, close 2nd when pulled up lame after 8th
In depth
Verdict
Dont Ask Me is taken to follow up his recent Exeter win and gets the vote ahead of Astyanax and Possible Gale. The Martin Pipe-trained selection is sure to go up in the ratings by more than his penalty for that win, and accordingly feasibly well-treated, he can go well. Possible Gale comes here in good heart following two wins, although they came in selling company, while two-mile Flat winner Astyanax is potentially interesting from the Nicky Henderson yard. For us, the others have something to prove. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Dont Ask Me.
Formwatch
Possible Gale (IRE) 85-40fav (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leader 5th, led 2 out, ridden out, won at Hexham 2m sll hdl (G) gf in Sept beating Seafire Lad (11-5) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Astyanax (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Led, jumped right 6th, headed 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, 7th of 12, 27l behind Water King (11-1) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gd in Apr.
Teorban (POL) 8-1 (10-7) Mid-division, weakened after 9th, 12th of 16, 38l behind Turaath (11-8) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd in Feb.
Mistified (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) In touch to 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Getoutwhenyoucan (11-12) at N Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gs in Jul, 7 ran.
Don't Ask Me (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (10-1) Mid-division, headway from 5th, chased leaders 7th, led 2 out, ran on, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs beating Nippy Des Mottes (11-8) by a nk, 14 ran.
Regulated (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Jumped left throughout, chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened approaching 7th, behind when pulled up in race won by Frosty Jak (11-1) at Exeter 2m 6f amt nov hdl (E) gs, 10 ran.
Welsh Dane 11-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, one pace approaching last, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Penric (11-3) at Hereford 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (F) gf.
Shaamit The Vaamit (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, ridden 5th, kept on same pace from 3 out, 5th of 12, 30l behind Flying Enterprise (11-7) at N Abbot 2m 1f nov hdl (E) gd in Apr.