Racecards
15:15 Ludlow
Merry Christmas From Ludlow Racecourse Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 169y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,268
- 2nd: £1,505
- 3rd: £752
- 4th: £377
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
prominent, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened
Call Blue
35- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
handy, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Call Me Tara
79- Form 3-4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
towards rear, effort and headway 4f out, went 5th over 3f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
close up, pushed along under halfway, beaten over 3f out
- Form P-F
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well but not pace to challenge
- Form 8
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer L Morgan
- Jockey Adam Wedge
front mid-division, lost place and well behind from over 3f out, eased
- Form 8
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
in rear, effort and headway 4f out, ridden to chase leader 2f out, stayed on but never got on terms with winner
- Form 9
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J G O'Neill
- Jockey Lee Edwards
towards rear, struggling from 6f out
- Form 3-2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Jay Tidball
made all, nudged along 3f out, stayed on well, unchallenged
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey J M Quinlan
raced keenly in rear, headway halfway into mid-division, ridden home turn, weakened 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Call Me Tara has shown some ability and Tintern Abbey has placed in a bumper and a point. Nifty Getaway had just taken the lead when falling at the last in a maiden point in May and Blue Suede Shoes is surely better than she showed at Aintree in October. GALANTE DE ROMAY is a half-sister to the stable’s useful hurdler and chaser Espoir De Romay and she can make a winning start ahead of fellow newcomer Hana Collonges.
Formwatch
Blue Suede Shoes (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Always towards rear, 16th of 18, dist behind Lady Excalibur (11-1) at Aintree 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct.
Call Blue 12-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden and outpaced at 3f, kept on at 2f, not reach leaders, 7th of 16, 18l behind Hidden Beauty (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m (5) sft in Nov.
Call Me Tara 11-2 (10-4) Held up, headway 5f out, ridden and outpaced home turn, never in contention, 4th of 6, 12 1/4l behind Aucunrisque (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Dee Eire 50-1 (10-7) Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced before 3f, weakened, 5th of 9, 8 3/4l behind River Walk (11-0) at Catterick 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Galante De Romay (FR) Lord Du Sud M out of Miss Du Seuil.
Hana Collonges (FR) Kapgarde filly out of Anais Collonges.
Miss Kharizma (IRE) Kalanisi filly out of Aunt Kate.
Nifty Getaway (IRE) (11-11) Twrds rr, 8th 1/2way, closer 4out, gd prog to 2nd 3out, jnd ldr & wo with nrw adv when fell last, unlucky, at Broughshane 3m mdn gs in May.
Now Then Wendy 50-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, nudged along over 2f out, headway when not clear run and switched right under 2f out, kept on same pace until no extra close home, 8th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Malina Jamila (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m lst (1) gd in Dec.
Pass The Love On 12-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 3f out, weakened final 2f, 8th of 16, 12 3/4l behind Game On For Glory (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Songdance 250-1 (10-7) In rear, struggling 7f out, soon behind, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Springwell Bay (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in Nov.
Tintern Abbey (IRE) 2-1 (11-6) Ld, 6l adv 1/2way, rdn into str with 2l adv, gng well bef last, b mstk last & drpd to 2nd, no ex run-in, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Reddys Island (11-11) at Oldcastle 3m mdn gd in Sep.
Trouville Lady Boris De Deauville filly out of Artofmen.
Prosopagnosia 66-1 (10-12) Towards rear, closer far side when racing freely, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 9, 20 3/4l behind I Spy A Diva (10-7) at Worcester 2m (5) gd in Apr.