December 06 / 12.50 Ludlow

12.50

Soft

Marsh Commercial Novices’ Claiming Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4084.5
  • 1m 7f 169y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Marsh Commercial Novices’ Claiming Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.10
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 5-6U40 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper for the Twiston-Davies yard; hasn't progressed at all over hurdles and his tendency to race too freely isn't helping matters; still commands some respect at this level, for all that these weights are challenging.
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10

13th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Worcester

Uncle Arthur

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Struggled on all three starts for Sarah-Jayne Davies last season (chase/hurdle) and is 10lb out of the weights for first run since October.

50/1

10

13th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Worcester

Uncle Arthur

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Struggled on all three starts for Sarah-Jayne Davies last season (chase/hurdle) and is 10lb out of the weights for first run since October.

50/1

12th

11

19th Oct 2024

Soft

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:50 Stratford

Uncle Arthur

10st 7lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Became disappointing for James Owen last season and has struggled on both starts for new stable (chase/hurdle); very difficult to enthuse over at present.

50/1

8/11

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 5/32-1

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Quickened away to beat Laser Focus by 3l in a 2m2f soft-ground claimer at Stratford and he's weighted to confirm those placings here; obvious claims with cheekpieces added.
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12th

1

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

12:28 Hereford

Iddergem

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Claire Dyson

Won two selling hurdles for Olly Murphy last season but struggled (albeit on heavy ground) in two handicaps for new stable in February and returns from ten-month break with a lot to prove.

20/1

12th

1

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

12:28 Hereford

Iddergem

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Claire Dyson

Won two selling hurdles for Olly Murphy last season but struggled (albeit on heavy ground) in two handicaps for new stable in February and returns from ten-month break with a lot to prove.

20/1

5th

1

22nd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:45 Lingfield

Iddergem

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Claire Dyson

Competitive at plating level this winter for Olly Murphy, winning two sellers; heavy ground was no excuse last week when tailed off in a handicap on stable debut; blinkers return in place of cheekpieces but he's 3lb lower in future.

12/1

20/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: /37-59

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Won a soft-ground Flat seller in May; beaten roughly 17l in a pair 2m handicap hurdles in the meantime and Uncle Arthur was below par when just ahead of that rival in the latest; others preferred.
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3rd

2

6th Dec 2023

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

12:50 Ludlow

Zuraig

11st 2lb

J: Robert Williams

T: Bernard Llewellyn

held up in rear, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on and went modest third run-in

20/1

9th

8

16th Nov 2023

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

12:40 Taunton

Zuraig

11st 6lb

J: Jack Martin

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Won a soft-ground Flat seller in May but was safely held when back over hurdles in June; returns from 161-day break; not the percentage call.

16/1

Form: 555244

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Has something to find with Iddergem on their Stratford clash and he's been below that level in two runs since; cheekpieces added.
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2

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:12 Stratford

Laser Focus

11st 0lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Won on the Flat in May but was safely held on both hurdling starts this year (both in 2m handicaps in July) and reverts to this code after a very poor Flat run last month; stablemate Chillhi looks a safer option.

6/1

6

(2)

9th Aug 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:50 Newmarket (July)

Laser Focus

9st 7lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: James Owen

Had a good run of form in 1m2f-1m5f handicaps (1423) before tailed off in his last two hurdle races and he's a dual winner in that scene; some wellbeing concerns all of a sudden.

8/1

7th

1

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Worcester

Laser Focus

11st 8lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Won twice over hurdles in the autumn (2m4f/2m7f) and has been in good form on the Flat in recent weeks but was well beaten when back over hurdles on Saturday (2m; raced too freely) and has a point to prove here.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: P

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lost touch and pulled up when 150-1 for a maiden hurdle at Sedgefield.
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8

20th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

17:15 Market Rasen

Protector Pete

10st 13lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tom Gretton

took keen hold, towards rear

10/1

6th

5

12th Jan 2024

Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:20 Huntingdon

Protector Pete

11st 2lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Tom Gretton

Modest fifth in claiming grade at Ludlow last time; handicaps may be more suitable shortly.

66/1

5th

1

6th Dec 2023

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

12:50 Ludlow

Protector Pete

11st 6lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tom Gretton

took keen hold, held up in rear, hampered before 4th, headway after 4 out, weakened from 3 out

50/1

Form: F-37PP

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Has lost his way quite badly since falling at Newton Abbot in July of last year when looking poised to win a maiden; now into his first claimer but with a lot to prove all of a sudden; blinkers tried.
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11th

10

29th Mar 2025

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

16:50 Stratford

Tip Top Tonto

10st 8lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Alison Thorpe

In April last year he won a Fakenham handicap off 4lb higher but there's been nothing positive to take out of his last four races.

40/1

8th

7

30th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

12:50 Fakenham

Tip Top Tonto

11st 1lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Alison Thorpe

Won off 1lb higher over C&D (good) for the Newland/Insole stable in April but both runs for John and Rhys Flint this season were very disappointing and he was tailed off for latest new trainer this month; the return to this track is a big plus but it still takes a leap of faith to support him.

25/1

8th

7

30th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

12:50 Fakenham

Tip Top Tonto

11st 1lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Alison Thorpe

Won off 1lb higher over C&D (good) for the Newland/Insole stable in April but both runs for John and Rhys Flint this season were very disappointing and he was tailed off for latest new trainer this month; the return to this track is a big plus but it still takes a leap of faith to support him.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
A 10yo making a belated debut under rules and was only a remote fourth in a 2m4f point in March 2019.
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4

6th Dec 2023

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

12:50 Ludlow

Brackenmix

10st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Richard Armson

midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

33/1

Form: 67

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hooded, 66-1 and 250-1 when tailed off in a bumper at Uttoxeter (good to soft) and novice hurdle at Hereford (2m, good); too much to prove.
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8

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

17:05 Stratford

Tara Vango

10st 11lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

held up in rear, mistake 3rd, pulled up after 5th

200/1

10

15th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:07 Uttoxeter

Tara Vango

10st 10lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Had excuse when pulled up in claiming hurdle in December (saddle slipped) but is yet to show any significant promise.

100/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £3.60
Straight Forecast £3.25
Trifecta £14.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Iddergem

D Express:

Uncle Arthur

WEST COUNTRY:

Laser Focus

The Times:

Zuraig

RP RATINGS:

Iddergem

POSTDATA:

Iddergem

Telegraph:

Iddergem

The Guardian:

Iddergem

Daily Mail:

Iddergem

Daily Mirror:

Iddergem

The Sun:

Iddergem

The Star:

Iddergem

Daily Record:

Iddergem