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16:53 Ludlow
Ian Meadow's 65th Year Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 55y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,697
- 2nd: £1,701
- 3rd: £850
- 4th: £426
- Form 53/961-2
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 100
in touch, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, soon pushed along and kept on same pace, no extra last
- Form 75-6525
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
led, going pushed along and headed before 3 out, weakened from 2 out
- Form 942P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Finn Lambert
never better than mid-division, pulled up
- Form 504
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
in touch on outer, ran slightly in snatches, good headway when ridden 3 out, sustained duel with winner between final 2 flights, kept on well, always just held
Brockarno
34- Form 0-63771
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer B Clarke
- Jockey Lee Edwards
waited with towards rear of mid-division, ridden and some headway 3 out, soon weakened and no telling impression
- Form 7-P6PP4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Kielan Woods
midfield on outer, asked for effort before 3 out, soon stayed on one pace
- Form 0-0644
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
midfield, took closer order when ridden before 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
- Form 24-3594
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Jay Tidball
in touch, asked for effort when mistake 3 out, kept on to 3rd after last, no chance with leading pair
- Form 986/452
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Mrs M Rowley
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
tracked leader on inner early, outpaced and regressed to midfield 4 out, asked for effort and rallied to go back up into contention 3 out, sustained duel with runner-up between final 2 flights, ran on strongly run-in, always just doing enough
In depth
Formwatch
Hellfire Princess 12-1 (11-10) Led 1st, 3 lengths clear before slow last, headed and edged left flat, rallied towards finish, just held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Gata Ban (11-6) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Entity Of Substanz 9-2 (11-12) Led, not fluent 6th, soon headed, led 8th, headed after next, mistake and no extra 2 out, 5th of 11, 16 1/2l behind The Big Breac (11-4) at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Bits N Pieces (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Not always fluent, mid-division, lost place 7th, behind 9th, pulled up before 3 out, at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Passing Pleasure 100-1 (11-8) Mid-division on outside, pushed along and made no impression before 2 out, 4th of 7, 16 1/2l behind Disco Davis (11-8) at Lingfield 2m mdn (4) hvy in Jan.
Brockarno 40-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, not fluent 4 out, headway before 3 out, switched left after last, led flat, stayed on, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jan beating Charming Getaway (10-7) by nk, 16 ran.
Pottlerath (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) Handy, joined leaders going okay rounding home turn, soon every chance, weakened after last, 4th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Honey I'm Good (11-4) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Tom Taggle (IRE) 5-2fav (10-10) Off the pace towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, headway into remote 4th run-n, 4th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Rodney (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Churchman 3-1jfav (10-13) In touch with leaders, driven before 3 out, outpaced before last, kept on one pace run-in, 4th of 9, 18l behind Tarbuck (11-13) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Charming Getaway (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Prominent, ridden 3 out, not quicken 2 out, switched left and rallied after last, every chance flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 16, nk behind Brockarno (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jan.