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15:20 Ludlow
2018 Annual Membership Now Available Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 171y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,473
- 2nd: £2,194
- 3rd: £1,097
- 4th: £549
- Form 51-1596
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up towards rear, headway from 13th, blundered 15th, challenged 3 out, led before next, idled flat, headed towards finish
- Form 23U6-01
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey R M Power
tracked leader, mistake 8th, led after 11th, headed 14th, led before 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, no extra in 3rd last
- Form 74U3P-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey P J Brennan
jumped left, led, not fluent 6th, mistake 9th, headed after 11th, not fluent 13th, led 14th until before 4 out, 2nd and looked held when mistake last, stayed on to catch idling leader towards finish
- Form 957475-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
mid-division, blundered and lost place 9th, behind after, left 4th after 3 out
- Form 5U-341U
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Mr Ed Bailey
jumped left at times, in rear, not fluent 7th, behind 12th, remote 5th when jumped badly left 4 out, pulled up before next
- Form 06-18P1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer T H Weston
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
mid-division, mistake 1st, weakened before 14th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 53212-1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Jack Barber
- Jockey Ian Popham
tracked leaders, mistake 15th, soon ridden, 4th and weakening when blundered 3 out, pulled up before next
- Form 5685-47
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Katy Price
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Leg Lock Luke finally got his head in front over fences when scoring at Taunton recently. Colin Tizzard’s charge won with plenty to spare but so did SILENT MAN at Huntingdon. The latter was having only his second start over fences on that occasion and there should be more to come from Tom Weston’s charge today. The Artful Cobbler finished a long way behind the selection on his reappearance while Go On Henry got no further than the first before unseating last time having won over 2m4f here before that. Clenagh Castle returns to regulation fences having won a couple of point-to-points this year.
Formwatch
Good Man Vinnie (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Held up off the pace in 5th, outpaced 7th, mistake next, never on terms after, 6th of 11, 16l behind Eyesopenwideawake (11-8) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Leg Lock Luke (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) Made most, clear before 3 out, kept on strongly, won at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Nov beating Mrsrobin (10-11) by 7l, 7 ran.
The Artful Cobbler 7-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, ridden when mistake 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Silent Man (10-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Spirit Of Hale (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, ridden before 4 out, soon outpaced, well beaten before 2 out, 5th of 8, 18l behind Badbad Leroy Brown (11-12) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Go On Henry (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Stumbled and unseated rider 1st, at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Silent Man (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) In touch, headway 9th, led 12th, headed 3 out, led again next, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Midnight Gem (11-13) by 7l, 9 ran.
Clenagh Castle (IRE) 8-11fav (12-0) (tt) ww; hdwy aft 3 out; led aft last; drew clr final 100yds, won at Bratton Down 3m in Jun beating Fountains Cider (12-0) by 9l, 7 ran.
Clondaw Rigger (IRE) 5-1 (10-11) Held up rear of mid-division, headway when not fluent 8th, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 8, 26 1/4l behind Walter Oneeightone (10-12) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.