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17:15 Ludlow

Thursday 23 March 2017

All14:3015:0515:4016:1016:4017:1517:45

Ludlow Food Centre Mares' Handicap Hurdle - Reopened

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 4.6s

1^st

Secret Door

610-13

4/6f

T: H FryJ: D A Jacob

In touch in rear, closed 5th, 2nd 4 out, challenged going well 3 out, led next, ridden out flat op 5/6

2^nd

3 ¼

Midtech Valentine

611-5

3/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders, jumped left at times, bumped 2nd, 3rd when mistake 3 out, unable to quicken next, mistake last, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner op 7/2 tchd 11/4

3^rd

1 ¼

Favorite Girl

911-12

5/1

T: M ApplebyJ: J M Quinlan

Led, ridden before 3 out, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd towards finish op 9/2

4^th

Hermarna

410-3

14/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Chased leader, mistake 4 out, soon outpaced and beaten, well behind 3 out, plugged on to take 4th flat op 8/1

5^th

Over To Midnight

710-0

40/1

T: Lady S BrookeJ: Miss L Brooke (7)

Chased leaders, jumped right and bumped 2nd, not fluent 4th, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, blundered last, lost 4th flat op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.40Pl:£1.10, £1.80EX:£3.20Trifecta:£5.30SF:£3.28

Forecasts

Secret Door (4/6), Midtech Valentine (3/1), Favorite Girl (5/1), Hermarna (14/1), Over To Midnight (40/1)

Ian Williams has his horses running well at present and MIDTECH VALENTINE is taken to add to their recent haul. Having failed to make her mark over fences she returns on a hurdling mark just 3lb higher than when beating two subsequent winners at Kempton in November. A reproduction of that effort will see her land this for the second year running. Secret Door has to be feared hailing from a powerful yard who continue to place their horses to advantage. The drop to 2m does not look an obvious move judged on previous form but the handicap mark is hardly taxing and this may not take much winning. Favourite Girl has been in good form on the Flat recently. She will set out to make the running but may find the concession of weight asking too much.