Racecards
16:45 Ludlow
Mcgrath For Skips Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
Bosco (IRE)
84- Form P60/P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer I R Brown
- Jockey Mr A Brown
in rear, left poor 3rd 12th
- Form 363U71-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M V Coglan
- Jockey Mr C Dawson
tracked winner from 4th, carried left on bend after 9th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 5P/1421-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs Edward Crow
- Jockey Mr R Burton
held up, mistake 6th and rider lost iron briefly, closer order approaching 10th, pulled up approaching 12th and dismounted
- Form 415217-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs A Sloyan
- Jockey Miss Jodie Hughes
tracked leader and unseated rider 3rd
- Form 33P7R7-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer S Flook
- Jockey Mr Felix De Giles
in touch, close up when hampered and unseated rider 10th
- Form 1623/55-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer A J Chamberlain
- Jockey Mr J Guerriero
held up, tracking leaders when fell 10th
- Form 6452/8P-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Lady Susan Brooke
- Jockey Miss L Brooke
made all, set good pace, hit 3 out, clear 2 out
- Form P3P612-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer E W Morris
- Jockey Mr K Yates
in touch, carried wide on bend after 9th, hampered and unseated rider 10th
- Form 7/1PPP6-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Ms L J Willis
- Jockey Mr W Kinsey
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
This does not look to be particularly competitive and looks to provide Go For Bust with an ideal opportunity to resume winning ways getting the vote ahead of Itsallupintheair and Fifth Column. The last mentioned comes here on the back of a win between the flags but recent rules form is disappointing and he may be best watched back over regulation fences. Similar comments apply to Titchfield, while John Foley has given little cause for optimism of late. Itsallupintheair has been showing improved form in point-to-point races of late and has to be considered but Go For Bust has solid claims and he gets the vote.
Formwatch
Fifth Column (USA) 1-2fav (12-0) Made all; easy, won at Tranwell 2m 4f ptp gd beating Ishkado (12-0) by 6l, 7 ran.
Go For Bust 1-2fav (12-7) Held up; led 15th; comfortably, won at Bangor Points 3m ptp gf beating Jakari (12-0) by 6l, 6 ran.
Itsallupintheair 1-5fav (12-0) Made all; qcknd clr 3 out; rdly, won at Cilwendeg 3m ptp frm beating Noaff (12-0) by a runin, 2 ran.
Ivanoph (FR) 33-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 13th, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 10, 19l behind Red Brook Lad (12-4) at Bangor 3m hts chs (6) gd.
Old Marsh (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 11th, chased leaders 14th, mistakes 3 out and last, no extra flat, 5th of 15, 10l behind Viscount Bankes (11-3) at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd in Feb.
Super Nomad 66-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, lost place 6th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by East Tycoon (11-5) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd, 9 ran.
Titchfield (USA) 9-4 (12-0) 2nd til led 11; hdd nxt; rnwd eff 2 out; a held, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Howdydoody (12-0) at Lydstep 3m ptp gf.
John Foley (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Mid-division, weakened 10th, 6th of 14, 21l behind Galway (11-7) at Hereford 2m 3f hts chs (6) gf in Mar.