Racecards
16:05 Ludlow
Flowfit Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 212y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,407
- 2nd: £3,412
- 3rd: £1,705
- 4th: £854
- Form 232335-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey M G Nolan
held up in rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd when not fluent 4 out, 2nd when mistake 2 out, no impression on winner, dropped to 4th flat
- Form 69522-3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up behind leaders, headway after 9th, no impression on winner and went 2nd before last, kept on
- Form 1136P-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
tracked leader, led 7th, clear when mistake 2 out, easily
- Form 5P2P1-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Chris Ward
held up behind leaders, took keen hold, headway 5th, slow next, jumped left 9th, went 2nd before 4 out until not fluent 2 out, one pace
- Form 90113-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey S Bowen
led until 7th, not fluent 8th, jumped left 9th, lost place before 4 out
- Form 71P134-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey Harry Kimber
chased leaders, not fluent 8th, not much room next, outpaced before 4 out, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Romanor was well below par on his reappearance at Newton Abbot but will strip fitter here. Court Royale was just beaten off a higher mark at Hereford three runs ago but was 11 lengths behind Richie Valentine at Fontwell last time with Elios D'or even further back. Chris Ward takes 5lb off John O’Shea’s charge but he was beaten by BEN BUIE on the same terms at Hereford in the autumn and the latter will have needed his run at Worcester earlier this month. Forget You Not’s run at Newton Abbot last month was too bad to be true but he may be better over further nowadays.
Formwatch
Romanor 4-1 (11-5) Took a strong hold in rear, pulled to the front and led 3rd, headed after 9th, steadily lost ground and beaten before 3 out, last of 5, 26 1/4l behind Vinnie The Hoddie (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Court Royale (IRE) 10-3fav (11-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway 4 out, 3rd and no impression from 3 out, 3rd of 7, 11 1/2l behind Dogon (11-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Elios D'Or (FR) 13-2 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, 4th and no impression from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened flat, lost 4th close home, 5th of 7, 17 3/4l behind Dogon (11-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Richie Valentine 7-2 (11-0) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway 3rd, chased winner from next, blundered 9th, pecked 4 out, outpaced 3 out, closed last, pressing winner flat, just held, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Dogon (11-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Ben Buie (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 4th, led next, headed after 8th, hung left after 3 out, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 9, 30l behind Arizona Glory (11-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Forget You Not (FR) 10-3fav (11-1) Jumped right at times, chased winner until after 3rd, weakened from 12th, 4th of 8, dist behind Scrumpy Boy (10-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.