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16:10 Ludlow

Wye Valley Brewery Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 55y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,549
  • 2nd: £1,336
  • 3rd: £668
  • 4th: £334
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 5.50s
  • Off Time: 16:10:36
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star

Scarlet Minstrel

244 v BF
10/3
  • Form 32
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-3
  • Official Rating 111

raced keenly, tracked leaders, lost place after 8th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, well beaten when fell next

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Red disc and sleeves, quartered cap
7/2
  • Form 75836
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 106

led until before 3rd, chased leader, led again 7th, went badly left stumbled and headed 2 out, ridden and lost 2nd between last 2, blundered and lost modest 3rd last, weakened

3
Silk - Purple, white sleeves, purple stars, purple cap, white star
  • Form 4P3690
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 105

jumped left, chased leader, led before 3rd, hit 7th and headed, chased leader until pushed along before 3 out, went badly left 3 out, weakened before next

4
Silk - Black, dark green hoops, dark green cap
  • Form 3U-3126
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 104

patiently ridden, held up in last trio, good headway into 3rd 3 out, went 2nd between last 2, crossed last, soon ridden to challenge, stayed on to lead final 100 yards

5
Silk - Emerald green, white cross of lorraine, red sleeves and cap
11/4
  • Form 569-434
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 98

took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, 2nd travelling well before 3 out, led next, ridden between last 2, went left last, headed and no extra final 100 yards

6
Silk - Cerise, Gold sleeves, Cerise cap, Gold spots
12/1
  • Form 658427
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 97

last pair, in rear and struggling 5th, tailed off

7
Silk - Black, large White spots, Black sleeves, White spots, Black cap, White star
25/1
  • Form 3-3646
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 90

held up in last pair, headway on wide outside chasing leaders when badly hampered 3 out, kept on into 3rd at the last

8
Silk - Black, White hoops, Black sleeves, Emerald Green and White quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 5203F3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 77

raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

SCARLET MINSTREL, placed at Worcester and Stratford last summer, was a stayer on the Flat so should be suited by this step up in trip on his reappearance and he has a lot more scope than any of his rivals. Dragon De La Tour has shown some improvement since the turn of the year but was still beaten 11 lengths off this mark when favourite at Southwell last month. Whatthebutlersaw, Our Delboy and Flow With Eve are probably the pick of the remainder in that order.

Formwatch

Scarlet Minstrel 3-1jfav (10-13) Tracked leader, led after 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 13, 3 3/4l behind Lostock Hall (10-13) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn (4) gd in Aug.

Our Delboy 10-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, led 4 out, headed next, soon ridden, no impression approaching last, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Suggestion (11-2) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.

Ain't No Limits (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, mistake 7th, soon weakened, 13th of 16, dist behind Reilly's Minor (11-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.

Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Held up in mid-division, blundered 7th, well beaten before 2 out, 6th of 16, 35 1/2l behind Reilly's Minor (11-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.

Dragon De La Tour (FR) 4-1fav (11-0) Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened run-in, 4th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Beggar's Wishes (11-8) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.

Flow With Eve 7-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, stayed on from 2 out, never threatened, 7th of 17, 13l behind Daytime Ahead (10-9) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.

Racing Spirit 25-1 (11-5) Towards rear, chased clear leaders after 3 out, kept on same pace, never a threat, 6th of 14, 20 1/2l behind Sparkling River (11-13) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.

Welsh Designe 8-1 (10-5) Held up in mid-division, blundered 1st, headway 9th, 3rd from 3 out, well held by front pair next, 3rd of 11, 31l behind Bandol (10-8) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.