15:25 Ludlow

Monday 28 January 2019

All13:4514:2014:5515:2516:0016:30

Cafe V Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 169y  |   Good to Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:25  |   Winning time: 3m 50.0s
1st
Horse silk
6
8/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
Led until 4 out, led again before next, strongly challenged last, stayed on well
2nd
Horse silk
2
2
511-4
6/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
In touch, smooth progress to track leaders after 4 out, mistake 2 out, every chance when mistake last, hung left closing stages, no extra op 13/8 tchd 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
5
8
510-11
33/1
T: J L FlintJ: R T Dunne
Mid-division, headway 5th, led 4 out, headed before next, kept on same pace approaching last op 50/1
4th
Horse silk
5
4
511-4
5/2
T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister
Chased leaders, under pressure when hampered 3 out, never a threat op 3/1
5th
Horse silk
8
10
510-11
50/1
T: Henry OliverJ: L Heard
In touch, under pressure 3 out, soon no impression op 66/1
6th
Horse silk
14
12
50/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Kielan Woods
Held up in rear, slow 5th, soon beaten op 66/1
7th
Horse silk
2
1
66/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)
Behind, slow 5th, soon beaten op 100/1
8th
Horse silk
9
11
100/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: W T Kennedy
Pulled hard, prominent, mistake 1st, weakened before 4 out
9th
Horse silk
7
5
33/1
T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon
Tracked leaders, lost place after 2nd op 50/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
9
2/1
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, fell next op 7/4 tchd 13/8

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3
Horse silk
Bigchextocash339
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: S Drinkwater  J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR
7
Horse silk
Zaydanides277
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: Tim Pinfield  J: G Sheehan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.10Pl:£2.20, £1.10, £7.00EX:£40.70Trifecta:£279.90SF:£22.48Swingers:£4.30, £35.00, £11.00

Forecasts

Ashutor (6/4), Dieu Benisse (2/1), Genius (5/2), Good Man Jim (8/1), Cooling (33/1), Go As You Please (33/1), Mrsgrey (50/1), Win My Wings (50/1), Bigchextocash (50/1), Zaydanides (50/1), Agent Westy (66/1), Shotgun Sally (100/1)

Verdict

Trainer Nicky Henderson has a 30% strike-rate with his hurdlers here and DIEU BENISSE gives him a good chance of improving on that percentage. She came down at the last when chasing down multiple Listed winner Posh Trish at Wincanton on Boxing Day and a repeat of that showing (without the fall) will make her hard to beat here. Ashutor is an interesting newcomer who showed good form on the Flat in France and he’s respected along with Genius who showed ability on his one hurdles start so far. Most of the others will be better off in handicaps with two of the most likely projects in that sphere being Go As You Please and Mrsgrey.
  1. Dieu Benisse
  2. Ashutor
  3. Genius

Prize Money

1st: £4,874.002nd: £1,431.003rd: £716.004th: £358.00

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