14:40 Ludlow

Thursday 4 March 2021

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West Mercia Air Conditioning Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f 55y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:41  |   Winning time: 5m 28.51s
1st
Horse silk
7
11/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Held up in touch, not fluent 7th, ridden to chase leader before 3 out, close up 2 out, led narrowly last, stayed on strongly flat tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
9
6/1
T: D BurchellJ: Ben Jones (3)
Reluctant to race, in rear, lost touch 7th, ridden and rapid headway on outside before 3 out where chased leader, lost touch with leading pair 2 out, stayed on from last to take 2nd close home op 7/1 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
2
9/4f
T: T LaceyJ: J J Burke
Led narrowly, ridden before 2 out, headed narrowly last, faded flat op 3/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
5
17/2
T: S AllwoodJ: R T Dunne
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out but never dangerous op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
9
6
20/1
T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste
Towards rear, last halfway, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, stayed on under pressure without troubling leaders from 2 out op 14/1 tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
10
4
9/2
T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy
Held up in midfield, ridden and lost touch before 3 out, one pace tchd 5/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ½
1
14/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Pressed leader, lost place and pushed along briefly before 3rd, midfield 6th, ridden after 7th, weakened before 3 out op 12/1 tchd 18/1
8th
Horse silk
6
8
13/2
T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan
Chased leader, ridden and weakened before 3 out op 11/2 tchd 5/1

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3
Horse silk
Switch Hitter68
Weight: 11-11|  Age: 6
T: P F Nicholls  J: Bryony Frost
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£1.90, £2.20, £1.30EX:£39.30Trifecta:£168.00Tricast:£94.56SF:£37.90Swingers:£4.80, £3.30, £2.60

Forecasts

Glory And Honour (9/4), Royal Pretender (9/2), Switch Hitter (5/1), One For You (11/2), Winged Isle (6/1), Glen Mooar (13/2), Aquila Sky (17/2), Took The Lot (14/1), Presentedwithwings (20/1)

Verdict

AQUILA SKY got stuck in the mud last time and is perhaps worth another chance as his Doncaster third prior to that has worked out well. There's surely more to come from recent jumpers bumper winner Glory And Honour over hurdles and he looks next best ahead of One For You and Switch Hitter in an interesting contest.

  1. AQUILA SKY (IRE)
  2. GLORY AND HONOUR (IRE)
  3. ONE FOR YOU (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Exod'ela
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,913.002nd: £1,736.003rd: £868.004th: £434.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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