13:30 Ludlow

Friday 6 January 2023

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Luke Watson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 5f 55y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:30  |   Winning time: 5m 26.6s
1st
Horse silk
5
611-8
6/4f
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Midfield in touch, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on into 2nd 2 out, good jump to lead last, edged left and kept on run-in op 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
¾
8
13/8
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Took keen hold, held up in touch, good headway into 2nd before 3 out, still travelling well and led 3 out, ridden before 2 out, mistake and headed last, kept on run-in but no match for winner op 2/1 tchd 11/8
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
13
511-8
28/1
T: S ThomasJ: Charlie Deutsch
Led, slow 6th, not fluent 7th, ridden and headed 3 out where mistake, weakened into 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace run-in op 25/1 tchd 33/1
4th
Horse silk
6
9
611-8
33/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Keen, held up in midfield, ridden to chase leaders before 3 out, awkward 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last op 28/1
5th
Horse silk
10
6
15/2
T: Henry OliverJ: Lee Edwards
Held up in mid-division, not fluent 8th, ridden and headway before 3 out, weakened approaching last op 13/2 tchd 8/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
15
22/1
T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring (3)
Prominent, driven before 3 out, weakened into midfield 3 out where not fluent, kept on same pace approaching last op 20/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ½
10
150/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond
Took keen hold, midfield on outer, driven before 3 out where in touch, kept on same pace approaching last op 100/1 tchd 200/1
8th
Horse silk
18
12
50/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
In rear, ridden before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 40/1 tchd 80/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
50/1
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Keen, always in rear, ridden and tailed off before 3 out op 40/1 tchd 66/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
3
250/1
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Always in rear, pushed along before 8th, tailed off before 3 out op 200/1
11th
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
250/1
T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy
Always in rear, ridden before 8th, tailed off before 3 out op 200/1 tchd 300/1
12th
Horse silk
7
14
9/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings
Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened before 3 out tchd 8/1
13th
Horse silk
11
1
25/1
T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien (3)
Pressed leader, not fluent 4th, briefly dropped to midfield 6th, ridden and weakened before 3 out op 20/1
14th
Horse silk
20
16
150/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards (3)
Took keen hold, midfield, ridden before 3 out, tailed off 3 out op 80/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
66/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in midfield, ridden and pulled up before 3 out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
These Happy Daze56
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 6
T: Mrs S Leech  J: Adrian Heskin
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.30, £1.10, £7.10EX:£6.20Trifecta:£81.00SF:£4.01Swingers:£1.60, £9.30, £10.80

Forecasts

Egbert (6/4), Impose Toi (13/8), Gentle Frank (15/2), What A Steal (9/1), My Girl Katie (22/1), Bertie B (25/1), Tzarmix (28/1), Keable (33/1), These Happy Daze (33/1), Time For A Pint (50/1), Hard Frost (50/1), Don't Tell David (66/1), Rajjamataz (150/1), My Virtue (150/1), Coal Fire (250/1), Best Mate Dave (250/1)

Verdict

IMPOSE TOI showed fairly useful form when winning both bumper starts in France and, having joined top connections, he makes plenty of appeal on his hurdling debut. Egbert rates the main threat ahead of What A Steal.

  1. IMPOSE TOI (FR)
  2. EGBERT
  3. WHAT A STEAL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Jet Plane
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 6
11/5

Prize Money

1st: £4,901.002nd: £2,258.003rd: £1,129.004th: £565.00

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