14:25 Ludlow

Thursday 2 March 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

George Rickards Birthday Mares' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 7f 174y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:26  |   Winning time: 6m 2.1s
1st
Horse silk
7
9/2
T: A RalphJ: J J Burke
Held up in touch, led before 3 out, hung right and bumped rival after 2 out, headed last, led again flat, driven out op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
5
10/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Prominent, challenged 2 out, soon bumped, led narrowly last, headed flat, held close home op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
6 ½
1
16/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Sean O'Briain (7)
Held up towards rear on outside, headway before 7th, went 3rd 2 out, not fluent last, no impression, kept on op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
4
2
611-12
3/1f
T: L WadhamJ: Eddie Edge (10)
Prominent, took keen hold, ridden and beaten 2 out, no extra flat
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
4/1
T: H D DalyJ: Alice Stevens (7)
Led until before 3 out, no extra 2 out op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
½
3
18/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan
Held up towards rear, no impression 3 out, kept on flat op 22/1 tchd 25/1
7th
Horse silk
4
10
11/1
T: Kerry LeeJ: Adam Wedge
Held up rear of mid-division, outpaced 3 out, mistake and well held 2 out, no impression op 8/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
9
9/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Held up rear of mid-division, outpaced when mistake 3 out, well beaten 2 out, not fluent last tchd 5/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
511-4
16/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Mid-division, well in touch 4 out, 2nd 3 out, soon weakened tchd 14/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
4
33/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Not always fluent and jumped slowly, held up in rear, some headway wide before 3 out, no impression, well beaten 2 out, mistake last op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.00, £3.40, £4.40EX:£47.60Trifecta:£431.60Tricast:£669.08SF:£49.45Swingers:£7.30, £9.40, £20.20

Forecasts

Terresita (3/1), Lily Glitters (4/1), Lets Go To Vegas (9/2), Flying Nun (9/2), Merry Poppins (10/1), Kraqueline (11/1), Ucanaver (16/1), Iorens (16/1), Sacre Coeur (18/1), Tequila Blaze (33/1)

Verdict

FLYING NUN confirmed previous encouragement when scoring cosily at Newbury recently and she's taken to follow up. Ucanaver and Lets Go To Vegas are both feasible dangers in quite an open-looking mares' event.

  1. FLYING NUN (IRE)
  2. UCANAVER
  3. LETS GO TO VEGAS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Glimpse Of Gala
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 6
11/8

Prize Money

1st: £6,601.002nd: £3,038.003rd: £1,519.004th: £760.005th: £379.00

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