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15:30 Ludlow

Boyne Cup (Handicap Chase) (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 171y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £21,000 added
  • Winner: £10,674
  • 2nd: £4,918
  • 3rd: £2,458
  • 4th: £1,231
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 8.87s
  • Off Time: 15:30:06
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Red, pink hoop and armlets
11/1
  • Form 3PP-07P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 137

prominent, led briefly 14th, headed 5 out, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened

2
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK star, PINK sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars, PINK cap, ROYAL BLUE star
2/1
  • Form P34131
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 135

led, headed briefly 14th, led 5 out, pressed and pecked on landing 4 out, ridden and headed narrowly 3 out, rallied and pressed leader approaching last, kept on well, just denied

3
Silk - Maroon and dark green (quartered), maroon and black check sleeves, dark green cap

Rocco (IRE)

58 p D
10/1
  • Form 6-241PP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 134

chased leaders, lost place and dropped to rear before 6th, ridden and reminders after 9th, detached from 14th, tailed off

4
Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), ORANGE sleeves and cap
6/1
  • Form 1P-3162
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 133

held up in rear, in touch, pushed along after 5 out, mistake 3 out, plugged on for remote 3rd

5
Silk - Orange, purple stars, purple sleeves, orange armlets and star on purple cap
5/4
  • Form 2P3421
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 112

chased leaders, hit 5 out, pressed leader 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, jumped left and hit 2 out, soon ridden and pressed, wandered and jumped left last, stayed on gamely, just held on

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Several have recent form over these fences including Tide Times, who scored over track and trip last week and is penalised. But BOBHOPEORNOHOPE looks to have the stronger form on the evidence of last month’s six-length course and distance success and Kim Bailey’s charge has scored on good ground in the past. Head To The Stars saves his best for this track and finished runner-up here last time but both Rocco and Real Steel arrive out of sorts.

Formwatch

Real Steel (FR) 28-1 (11-12) Mid-division, reminders in rear after 11th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out, at Sandown 3m hcp (2) gs in Feb.

Bobhopeornohope (IRE) 4-1fav (11-9) Made all, mistake 6th, shaken up 4 out, ridden clear flat, stayed on well, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb beating Jimmy The Digger (10-11) by 6l, 9 ran.

Rocco (IRE) 28-1 (10-8) Behind, mistake 3rd and 4th, soon behind, pulled up before 10th, at Doncaster 3m hcp lst (1) gd in Jan.

Head To The Stars 7-2 (11-6) Held up in rear, headway 7th, challenged 15th, led 4 out, edged left and headed before last, edged left and held flat, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Java Point (11-0) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.

Tide Times (IRE) 15-8 (10-8) In touch, not fluent 4th, mistake 8th, closed 15th, challenged 4 out, jumped left 3 out, went left, led and not fluent 2 out, went left last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gd in Mar beating Guy (11-11) by 6l, 5 ran.