Racecards
13:00 Ludlow
Alfa Aggregate Products Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £5,697
- 2nd: £1,683
- 3rd: £842
- 4th: £421
- Form 5-4322P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer P Gundry
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up towards rear, bad mistake 11th, soon pulled up
- Form 1306/3-4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Jake Greenall
mid-division, jumped left 4th, lost place 5th, pulled up before 9th (water)
- Form 1977-21
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, slightly hampered 4th, headway 7th, lost place 11th, jumped right and hit 12th, pulled up after next
- Form 1/6F32-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tracked leaders, went 2nd 11th until bad mistake 13th, weakened 4 out, blundered badly 2 out
- Form 124733
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A O'keeffe
jumped left, tracked leader until 11th, went 2nd again before 4 out, no chance with winner
- Form 55-3PF2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in rear, not fluent 1st or 9th (water), hit 10th, never in contention
- Form 6065P-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey R T Dunne
mid-division, hampered 4th, mistake 6th, 5th when blundered 12th, went 3rd 4 from 4 out, no chance with winner
- Form 561-3P1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A E Jones
- Jockey James Best
mid-division, hampered 4th, headway next, not fluent 10th, went 2nd from 13th, led approaching 4 out, clear next, hit last, easily
- Form 0/PP4-11
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Felix de Giles
led, clear 3rd until 10th, headed approaching 4 out, soon beaten, pulled up before 2 out
- Form P8041F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
towards rear, behind 11th, soon pulled up
In depth
Verdict
Quincy Des Pictons and Alpha Way both have a 7lb penalty to carry for respective recent wins at Bangor and Hereford and are taken on with NOSECOND CHANCE. Charlie Mann's gelding is still only a five-year-old but already looks as though he'll make a better chaser than hurdler, jumping well to get the better of Hellfire Club at Hereford last month. The extra half-mile here shouldn't be a problem. Toby Belch could be interesting as he was a decent sort over timber and ran well for a long way in a decent novice event at Uttoxeter but Present To You continues to disappoint and Downward Spiral has been found wanting since overturning the odds-on Helpston at Uttoxeter in the spring.
Formwatch
Present To You (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Held up in last pair, slightly hampered 10th, steady headway 12th, staying on in 5th when went wrong and pulled up quickly before 3 out, in a race won by Invictus (10-7) at Hereford 2m 5f Novice Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) gd in Nov, 7 ran.
Toby Belch (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 10, 33l behind Chariot Charger (11-3) at Uttoxeter 3m beg chs (5) gs in Nov.
Nosecond Chance (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, good headway on outside 8th, tracked leading pair 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, closed on inside and 3 lengths to find as leader went left last, challenged soon after, stayed on to lead close home, won at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov beating Hellfire Club (11-6) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Croan Rock (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, weakened after 8th, tailed off, 5th of 13, well behind Native Gallery (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy.
Downward Spiral (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Took keen hold, led, headed after 1st, tracked leader, ridden and weakened before last, 3rd of 5, 28l behind Tarvini (10-11) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Nov.
Stormyisland Ahead 11-2 (11-12) Held up, hit 8th, headway 15th, went 2nd travelling strongly before 4 out, ridden and 4 lengths down when went left and stumbled on landing last, no chance after, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Just The Job (11-6) at Ludlow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Nov.
Niceonefrankie 33-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 12th of 18, 20l behind Enfant De Lune (11-4) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Nov.
Quincy Des Pictons (FR) 9-2 (10-9) Chased leaders, took closer order from 10th, led before 3 out, hampered by loose horse and nearly carried out before 2 out, ridden and kept on well from last, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft beating Jeanry (10-8) by 9l, 11 ran.
Alpha Way (GER) 5-1fav (11-5) Made all, ridden after last, kept on well, won at Hereford 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft beating Brimham Boy (11-2) by 7l, 14 ran.
Tenzing (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Behind, hampered 5th, outpaced 4 out, 7th and no impression when fell next, in a race won by That'lldoboy (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov, 13 ran.