Racecards
15:50 Ludlow
Entertain At Ludlow Mares' Only Maiden Hurdle (Class E)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Burdens Girl
35- Form 4/400-P2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey M Bradburne
mid-division, headway 5th, every chance approaching 3 out, weakened before next
Castanet
20- Form 246-605
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer A Price
- Jockey J Goldstein
in touch and keen, ridden and mistake 3 out, soon beaten
Loramore
27- Form 0P-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J Tuck
- Jockey P Griffiths
always behind, tailed off
- Form 02
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
mid-division, headway 6th, pushed along 8th, 3rd and no impression when blundered badly 2 out
Rakassa
15- Form 30-44F3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer H Manners
- Jockey Mr J A Jenkins
prominent to 2nd, held up towards rear, headway again after 8th, chased winner approaching 3 out, stayed on
Rare Quality
12- Form 40
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M Foley
held up, weakened approaching 3 out
Red Dahlia
35- Form 00P-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey V Slattery
in touch, pushed along and lost place after 6th, fell next
- Form 1340-33
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey James Davies
made all, ridden approaching last, stayed on well
- Form 5-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey B J Crowley
in touch until 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Segsbury Belle
787- Form 0R0/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Mrs G Harvey
- Jockey B Fenton
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Sleight
55- Form 44-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer W Jenks
- Jockey C Llewellyn
soon prominent, pecked 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Tirikumba
236- Form 166-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer S G Griffiths
- Jockey Mr R Stephens
held up in touch, headway 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
Loyola
12- Form P54
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Simon Earle
- Jockey A Procter
held up, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, one pace from next
Tell Her Off
38- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Miss Victoria Roberts
- Jockey Stephen Craine
chased leaders until 8th
In depth
Verdict
Our Prima Donna is taken to get the better of Rock Garden and Burdens Girl, with Royal Rocket and Rare Quality others to consider. Our Prima Donna comes from a stable in form, and is expected to improve on her latest outing over the course and distance when second to the more fancied Winsley. She will have no problems with the soft conditions and has the scope to progress. Rock Garden beat the useful Samby on his bumper debut at Warwick in November and has since run quite well over timber, finishing third to Shaadiva at Huntingdon before Christmas. Burdens Girl meanwhile was runner-up on fast ground over the track and trip last time and might find conditions too testing here. Other than that she would have each-way claims. Rare Quality comes from a top yard, as does Royal Rocket, and with Venetia Williams in good form at present, the latter must not be discounted despite an absence. However, for the winner we return to Our Prima Donna.