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Good To FirmJoin The Ludlow Racecourse Racing Club Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4356.8
- 1m 7f 169y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £1.91
- Place: £1.10
Form: 74225-
Last run: 207 days
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Completed a good-ground double at Ludlow (2m novice/2m5f handicap) in the autumn; disappointed on next two starts but took a step back in the right direction when fifth of nine at Warwick (2m5f, good to soft) 24 days ago; below par on his previous attempt at 3m but he's back to only 1lb above his winning mark and today's ground conditions should suit so there are reasons to be hopeful. |
11/2 |
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5th 6 |
8th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 5y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Completed a good-ground double at Ludlow (2m/2m5f) in the autumn and softer going has perhaps contributed to his dip in form since; may resume his progress, provided the surface is ideal. |
12/1 |
7/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: P621- D
Last run: 181 days
W: 11st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 3 (4) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Won this off 4lb lower last year (good) not long after a success over hurdles; lightly raced since, with a novice hurdle win in November before well beaten on handicap hurdle debut in December; major player if he's in the same form as 12 months ago and he has run well after a similar break before. |
7/1 |
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2nd 1 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Needn't make all to win but did for April's Chepstow maiden hurdle success (2m, good); refused to settle there and same trait ruined his finishing effort when last seen back on the Flat in June; likely needs to get all the basics right conceding weight all round this time. |
7/2 |
5/2
Form: 4-21 C
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 3 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Just did enough to win 2m Ludlow maiden in the autumn and was a very respectable third of six in novice event over that C&D (again on good) last month; moves up in trip for handicap debut; should have more to offer. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
The last four of his six runs have been at Ludlow and he won a bumper in October and a maiden hurdle (2m, good) the following month; fell three out on his return from a break three weeks ago but he was travelling well enough in a prominent position at the time; this looks a tougher assignment but he still has potential and is respected for in-form yard. |
9/2 |
|
2 |
30th Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Both wins on this course, a bumper on good to firm and a good-ground maiden in November; clear form claims even with a penalty and his yard won this last year. |
3/1 |
10/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 3 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
0-7 on the Flat and not much in three starts over hurdles, but he now switches to a handicap and is a possible improver on this step up in trip; needs watching in market. |
7/1 |
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4th 8 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Middle-distance Flat maiden capable of mid-80s RPRs at his best for Andrew Balding, though has regressed gently since being gelded and can still race too freely and/or take a grip; hurdles and stable debut. |
10/1 |
|
3 (6) |
28th May 2025 Good 1m 5f 16y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Six-race maiden who has finished down the field in both handicaps and needs to raise his game; however, he showed promise in maiden and novice events and could get back on track for his good yard at some stage. |
9/1 |
9/2
Form: 12 D BF
Last run: 124 days
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Good-ground bumper winner who failed to transfer that ability in three novice hurdle runs last year, but showed more switched to handicaps at Ludlow (2m, good) last month when keeping on after a mistake at the last; likely has more to offer and is one to consider eased slightly in the weights; unraced on ground worse than good. |
9/2 |
|
4th 7 |
10th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Good-ground bumper scorer last May, comfortably beating a rival who currently has a mark of 115; failed to transfer the form to hurdles in the autumn but may improve now handicapping off just 93; interesting. |
9/1 |
|
5th 6 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Point bumper winner at neighbouring Bitterley for Gina Andrews last April (good to firm), and quickly made up into Sheila Lewis's most successful runner in rules bumpers after, only a head away from going 2-2 in that sphere at Bangor latest; lots of appeal on hurdling debut. |
9/2 |
40/1
Form: 37/24/ BF
Last run: 793 days
W: 11st 2lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Winless for five years having stood little racing in the last four, and untried over this short a trip since July 2021; sold for £1,800 since last run; safest watched on stable debut returning from 793 days out. |
40/1 |
|
4th 6 |
22nd Aug 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Fairly useful Flat performer up to 2020; expensive to follow over hurdles since but with five seconds from his nine attempts, including over C&D last month after 252 days off, and he should figure prominently. |
3/1 |
12/1
Form: 1- D
Last run: 356 days
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Impossible to rate last year's Wetherby junior hurdle win (2m, good) confidently, all bar two runners having been put out of the race by the second flight and the survivors dawdling until the last; seems likely he'll need to race less green in what should prove more of a race, though. |
12/1 |
|
2 |
13th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Four of his six rivals were wiped out at the second flight so was left with just one to beat at Wetherby (2m, good), though the second was at least the Skelton-trained favourite; hard to know what to make of that form and Brian Hughes rides the yard's other one. |
10/1 |
|
2 |
13th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Four of his six rivals were wiped out at the second flight so was left with just one to beat at Wetherby (2m, good), though the second was at least the Skelton-trained favourite; hard to know what to make of that form and Brian Hughes rides the yard's other one. |
10/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £4.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £5.23 |
| Trifecta | £11.50 |
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