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14:20 Ludlow
Edgecliff High School Novices' Claiming Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 212456
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon edged left, mistake last, edged left and lost 2nd flat, no extra
- Form 151109
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey N D Fehily
mid-division, not fluent 3rd and urged along, jumped slowly next, headway approaching 5th, driven before 3 out, stayed on same pace, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
- Form 91FUP4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer F Brennan
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
pressed leader, led approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, not fluent last, edged left, ridden clear
- Form 521124
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Josh Wall
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, soon ridden and outpaced, well held 3 out, mistake 2 out
- Form 0-24450
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey T J O'Brien
took keen hold in rear, well beaten after 6th, mistake last, tailed off
Redhotdoc
26- Form 6340/
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer C W Moore
- Jockey James Cowley
in rear, mistake 1st, pushed along after 5th, well beaten after next
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden and hung left on bend approaching 3 out, soon beaten, mistake 2 out
- Form 5P0588
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Alice Mills
held up, ridden after 6th, some headway when hit 3 out, no further progess, well held when mistake 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Argaum won a novices' handicap at Bangor in the autumn off a mark of 97 and will ensure there is no hanging around here. Ponte Di Rosa left some modest Flat form behind when making a winning debut over hurdles in a Fakenham seller and has more scope than most, while this is the easiest task that A Little Bit Dusty has faced for a while. Cityar has decent form over C&D but may need it softer and preference is for BIN END, who need only reproduce the form of his win in a maiden hurdle at Leicester in November to recapture the winning thread here.
Formwatch
Argaum (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Held up, not fluent 6th, outpaced before 3 out, last of 6, 21l behind Sophonie (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan.
A Little Bit Dusty 40-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 7th, chased winner 3 out until approaching next, still in 3rd when stumbled 2 out, weakened soon after, 9th of 11, 13l behind Buckie Boy (11-8) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Bin End 7-1 (10-13) Disputed 2nd until 5th, hit 3 out and weakened, 4th of 5, 48l behind Marodima (11-12) at Towcester 2m clm hdl (5) gs.
Cityar (FR) 13-2 (11-0) Held up, headway after 8th, weakened 2 out, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 11, 45l behind Hassadin (11-3) at Ludlow 2m 5f sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) gd in Feb.
Fairy Trader (IRE) 40-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 12th of 15, well behind Tara Rose (10-7) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Redhotdoc 50-1 (9-13) Mid-division on inside, lost place halfway, no danger after, 11th of 17, 28l behind Solway Sam (11-2) at Aintree 2m 1f NH flat (4) gd in Oct '09.
Ponte Di Rosa 50-1 (10-0) Keen tracked leaders, led 2 out, joined flat, ridden and stayed on gamely, won at Fakenham 2m sell hdl (5) gd beating King Fingal (10-12) by nk, 10 ran.
Simplified 100-1 (10-0) Held up, struggling from 6th, 8th of 10, well behind Ponte Di Rosa (10-0) at Fakenham 2m sell hdl (5) gd.