15:00 Ludlow

Wednesday 23 February 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 7f 169y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 3m 52.5s
1st
Horse silk
4
11/8f
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Made all, not fluent 1st, pressed 3 out, ridden clear after last, edged left towards finish, stayed on well op 6/4 tchd 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
5
2
5/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Prominent, strong challenge 3 out, mistake last, no impression on winner flat op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
hd
9
3/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Tracked leaders on inside, raced keenly, shaken up in 3rd and held from 2 out, kept on, no impression on winner tchd 11/4
4th
Horse silk
½
5
9/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Held up in rear, jumped left 3rd, shaken up after 6th, some headway before 3 out but no impression, went 4th and stayed on flat op 7/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
7
6/1
T: T LawesJ: K Brogan (3)
Towards rear, headway after 6th, switched left and shaken up after 3 out, never able to get on terms, kept on op 7/1 tchd 11/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
20/1
T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns
Prominent, not much room 1st, not fluent 5th and lost some ground, not fluent next, held before 3 out, stayed on same pace op 16/1 tchd 22/1
7th
Horse silk
29
6
611-3
33/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
Towards rear, last and getting behind from 5th, well behind after next, tailed off op 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
125/1
T: Deborah ColeJ: Chris Ward (5)
Mid-division on outside, closed before 4th, ridden after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Black Poppy23
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 6
T: Kerry Lee  J: Brendan Powell
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.10, £1.60, £1.40EX:£9.20Trifecta:£25.10Tricast:£18.05SF:£9.11Swingers:£2.30, £1.60, £2.20

Forecasts

Mr Grey Sky (11/8), Coolnaugh Haze (3/1), Black Poppy (7/2), A Distant Place (5/1), Vocal Duke (6/1), Destrier (9/1), River Bray (20/1), Chaptal (33/1), Duca De Thaix (125/1)

Verdict

This could be strong form for the grade with the vote going to BLACK POPPY, who cashed in on a lenient opening mark last time and a 5 lb rise ought not to prevent a very bold follow-up bid. Coolnaugh Haze is also open to improvement while Destrier is more exposed but shaped as though back in good nick at Lingfield.

  1. BLACK POPPY
  2. COOLNAUGH HAZE (IRE)
  3. DESTRIER (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
Eddiemaurice
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 10
J: R T Dunne  |  T: J L Flint
8/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,971.002nd: £3,212.003rd: £1,605.004th: £804.005th: £350.006th: £350.00

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