Racecards
14:30 Ludlow
Ludlow Racing Partnership Severn Hospice Selling Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 880214
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
led, not fluent 6th, joined 3 out, headed next, soon hard ridden, went right and bumped winner last, stayed on same pace flat, no impression final 100 yards
- Form 222581
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Diarmuid O'Regan
tracked leader until approaching 3 out, soon no impression on front pair, stayed on same pace
- Form 000
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Harry Challoner
held up, headway after 4th, ran out and unseated rider 6th
- Form 3/535-63
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 100
tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, bumped last, driven and stayed on flat
Echo Dancer
122- Form 57029P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 68
held up, headway 4th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, mistake last
In depth
Verdict
Fakenham form isn't always a reliable guide but MOLAISE LAD won so easily there a couple of weeks ago that he's difficult to oppose on this similarly sharp course. Huntingdon winner Lauberhorn was surprisingly beaten when dropped into a seller at Exeter last time but shouldn't be written off just yet and it would no surprise to see him reverse that form here with third Descaro. Echo Dancer lacks a recent run and Billy Thiss has shown nothing so far.
Formwatch
Lauberhorn 11-8fav (11-3) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, went 4th next, stayed on flat, never quite going pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind My Viking Bay (10-3) at Exeter 2m 1f nov sell hdl (5) sft.
Molaise Lad (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders and always going well, went 2nd before 5th, led soon after 5th, clear when not fluent 3 out, pushed out from last, easily, won at Fakenham 2m sell hdl (5) sft beating Neverownup (11-1) by 35l, 7 ran.
Billy Thiss 100-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, weakened from 3 out, last of 11, well behind King Fingal (11-1) at Catterick 2m sell hdl (5) gd.
Descaro (USA) 5-1 (10-9) Held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, hard ridden flat, went well held 2nd towards finish until post, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind My Viking Bay (10-3) at Exeter 2m 1f nov sell hdl (5) sft.
Echo Dancer 28-1 (10-1) Held up in rear, ridden after 8th, behind after next, soon pulled up, in a race won by Dancing Daffodil (10-5) at Ludlow 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Nov, 9 ran.