Racecards
13:35 Ludlow
Frank Williams Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 171y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £11,000 added
- Winner: £5,228
- 2nd: £2,409
- 3rd: £1,204
- 4th: £603
- Form 63-2222
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Charlie Price
prominent, jumped left and bumped 1st, mistake and ridden 14th, struggling after next, 5th and no impression 4 out
- Form 33/32-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up in touch in mid-division, lost place before 6th, closed 15th, 3rd and no impression 4 out, plugged on
- Form 234-P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Tom Cannon
prominent, pecked 9th, not fluent and lost some ground 13th, mistake 15th, 4th and well held 4 out
- Form 30/3235-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey Ben Jones
held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway on outside 15th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last
Paseo
168- Form 2483-23
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Shane Quinlan
made all, jumped left 4th, clear last, stayed on well, comfortably
- Form P0P-216
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Toby Wynne
chased leaders on inside, disputing 2nd 14th, not fluent next, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form P/5B2F-1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Harry Kimber
chased leaders, bumped 1st, lost ground before 5th, closed approaching next, went 2nd 15th, every chance 3 out, no impression last, fading flat
- Form UU4-7PP
- Age 11
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 81
jumped left in rear, slow 3rd, mistake 7th, behind 12th, pulled up after 15th
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A runner-up over hurdles and fences this year, Jean Genie was beaten only a head at Ffos Las last time. Paseo has finished closer recently without threatening to win while Toad Of Toad Hall disappointed at Fontwell last time having won at the same track before that. It remains to be seen if BORN AT MIDNIGHT fares any better raised 5lb for winning at Taunton but he scored with plenty in hand and another bold bid is expected. Airtothethrone may improve now chasing given his dam is a half-sister to high-class chaser Commanche Court.
Formwatch
Jean Genie (FR) 5-2fav (12-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 14th, ridden in 2nd approaching 3 out, no impression 2 out, rallied and stayed on strongly to press leader run-in, just held towards finish, 2nd of 10, hd behind Faitque De L'Isle (11-10) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Airtothethrone (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Led, headed and tracked leader before 4th, led again before 6th, pushed along and headed after 4 out, soon weakened, 4th of 14, 31 3/4l behind Spring Meadow (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f (4) gs in Oct.
Uranus Des Bordes (FR) 18-1 (12-0) Not jump well, close up, dropped to rear 4th, slow 8th, ridden 10th, soon struggling, pulled up soon after 3 out, at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Layerthorpe (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Prominent in chasing group, not fluent 4 out, lost 2nd after 2 out, lost 4th and weakened flat, 5th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Wigglesworth (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Paseo 5-2 (10-8) Led, went clear after 2nd, reduced lead 5th, headed 3 out, soon weakened into 3rd, 3rd of 4, 6 1/2l behind The Vollan (11-7) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Toad Of Toad Hall 5-1 (10-8) Towards rear, smooth headway 4 out, ridden before 3 out, no extra thereafter, 6th of 9, 26 1/4l behind Coolvalla (10-13) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Born At Midnight 14-1 (10-9) Wide, in touch, headway 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and ran on, won at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Boagrius (12-0) by 5 1/2l, 8 ran.
O'Grady's Boy (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Towards rear, not fluent 9th, struggling from 12th, mistake 2 out, pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.