Racecards
13:10 Ludlow
Moore Scott Novices' Handicap Chase (Class F )
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 4324-44
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
mid-division, headway 12th, ridden to chase leaders next, weakened 3 out
- Form 35660-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
mistake in rear 1st, headway 10th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, led and mistake 4 out, all out towards finish
Le Joyeux (FR)
254- Form 00000-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
in rear when blundered badly 6th, behind when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 42P-FF5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J M Maguire
in touch, steady headway after 8, joined leaders 3 out, weakening 3 out, very tired and mistake 2 out, soon pulled up
- Form 2F-F40
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
always in the rear, lost touch when pulled up before 10th
Bude
30- Form 3P3-00P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer S A Brookshaw
- Jockey J P Byrne
blundered badly 1st, soon behind, blundered again 7th, pulled up before 10th
- Form 00-0F34
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
mid-division, closer order 9th, ridden to chase leaders when mistake 4 out, weakening when jumped right last
Topol (IRE)
33- Form 064P-PP
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey P J Brennan
in touch, mistake 5th, soon behind
- Form B554-23
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
towards rear, headway 10th, ridden and outpaced after 13th, stayed on, short of room, jumping last
- Form 24-4PU0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Dave Crosse
mid-division, weakened 10th, pulled up before 3 out
Just Jimbo
13- Form 00020/2
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, headed 3rd, lost place and weakened 8th, pulled up before 10th
- Form 65P5-62
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
in touch until lost place 9th
- Form 3/43P-32
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
tracked leader, led from 3rd, headed 4 out, weakened next
Diamond Hall
62- Form U02P-5P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
mid-division, ridden 9th, weakened next, pulled up before 5 out
Tacita
646- Form 03P040/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M D McMillan
- Jockey J Mogford
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 13th, ridden and weakened and pulled up before 4 out
Big Max
20- Form 125P-4U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey A Honeyball
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A very competitive handicap that may fall to Roschal, with Bobsbest and Hanbrin Rose just two of many dangers. The selection is trained by Philip Hobbs who's horses are in fine form and this son of Roselier has always looked the type to make a chaser. He was pretty moderate over hurdles, rated in the nineties, but we should see a different animal now he takes on the larger obstacles. Bobsbest has put in two solid displays this season, the best over the trip at Leicester when an excellent second behind Ulusaba. He will be difficult to keep out of the frame here. Hanbrin Rose is modest at best, but did run well back in May when second to The Pennys Dropped at Bangor, she could go close if fit after a summer break. Big Max and Sendonthecheque are two others to warrant respect, but in race that will not take too much winning, Roschal just gets the vote