Racecards
14:20 Ludlow
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 11y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £16,000 added
- Winner: £7,951
- 2nd: £3,663
- 3rd: £1,831
- 4th: £917
- Form 6/11P-22
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led narrowly, mistake 2nd, pushed along and headed before 4 out, gradually faded from 3 out
- Form 131511
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
close up, not fluent 10th, led before 4 out, went clear from 3 out, ridden before 2 out, driven out and stayed on well run-in
- Form P-15412
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up behind leaders, hit 12th, pushed along after 13th, ridden and chased winner from 3 out, no impression
Previous results
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Verdict
BRIEF AMBITION has now won both starts over fences having won a match over course and distance when last in action. He can race off the same mark today and gets the vote. Atholl Street also returns from a lay-off having been beaten a long way when second at Kempton in November but Muckamore has the more recent form having followed a victory at Leicester with a second at Huntingdon earlier in the month.
Formwatch
Atholl Street (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Tracked winner until pushed along approaching 3 out, left 2nd at last, 2nd of 3, 13l behind Rockstar Ronnie (11-8) at Kempton 2m 2f (3) gd in Nov.
Brief Ambition 1-3fav (11-8) Made all from sole rival, slow 1st and 2nd, pushed along when not fluent 4 out, soon ridden along, in command flat, driven out, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Ballinsker (10-4) by 3/4l, 2 ran.
Muckamore (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Led until 3rd, prominent, not fluent 8th, switched left before 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 6, 6 1/2l behind Nocte Volatus (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.