14:25 Ludlow

Thursday 23 March 2023

All14:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:2017:50

Balfours LLP Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 169y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 3m 56.72s
1st
Horse silk
1
10/11f
T: A RalphJ: J J Burke
Prominent, ridden to chase leader before 3 out where mistake, outpaced 2 out, 2 lengths down approaching last, stayed on gamely run-in, led near finish op Evens
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
4/1
T: W GreatrexJ: H Cobden
Led, quickened pace before 3 out where not fluent, soon ridden, 2 lengths clear 2 out, maintained advantage approaching last where awkward, stayed on run-in, headed near finish op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
7 ½
9
25/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (3)
Held up in rear, slightly hampered before 3 out where in touch with leaders, soon ridden, stayed on into 3rd 2 out where edged left, edged left approaching last, stayed on same pace run-in op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
7 ½
7
510-12
150/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards (3)
Midfield, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on into 4th approaching last, kept on same pace run-in op 125/1
5th
Horse silk
14
5
80/1
T: C EllamJ: Benjamin Poste
Prominent, chased leader before 4th, driven and lost position before 3 out, tailed off approaching last op 50/1
6th
Horse silk
3
8
150/1
T: S DrinkwaterJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 100/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
150/1
T: M YoungJ: James Best
Midfield, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, tailed off approaching last op 125/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
2
6/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up in rear, stumbled and unseated jockey before 3 out op 13/2
PU
Horse silk
6
3/1
T: P D EvansJ: R T Dunne
Prominent, pushed along before 3 out where outpaced, weakened approaching last, pulled up run-in op 5/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £3.00EX:£5.70Trifecta:£41.10SF:£5.43Swingers:£1.40, £5.10, £8.10

Forecasts

Welsh Charger (10/11), Jacks Profit (3/1), Gallopade (4/1), Fuji Rocks (6/1), John The Baptist (25/1), My Boy Grizzle (80/1), My Virtue (150/1), Sawpit Samantha (150/1), Happy Sanchez (150/1)

Verdict

WELSH CHARGER finished 2¾ lengths second to re-opposing Jacks Profit when the pair met in a C&D novice 3 weeks ago but gets a 7 lb swing at the weights on this occasion and could well be up to reversing the placings. His old rival is a clear threat following his subsequent success on the Flat, with Fuji Rocks also worth keeping an eye on.

  1. WELSH CHARGER (IRE)
  2. JACKS PROFIT (IRE)
  3. FUJI ROCKS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Whizz Kid
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 6
1/6

Prize Money

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

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