December 18 / 12.50 Ludlow

12.50

Good To Soft

Tanners Claret Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £9505.8
  • 2m 7f 171y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Tanners Claret Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 46-361 C

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Became rather disappointing after winning over 2m4f here 13 months ago but got himself firmly back on track when making most of the running at Exeter (3m, good) and battling on best; a 3lb rise is no hardship; chance.
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5th

3

25th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 214y

Class 1

15:15 Doncaster

Tightenourbelts

11st 11lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Emma Lavelle

towards rear

10/1

5th

3

25th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 214y

Class 1

15:15 Doncaster

Tightenourbelts

11st 11lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Emma Lavelle

towards rear

10/1

1st

4

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 3

12:50 Ludlow

Tightenourbelts

11st 11lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Emma Lavelle

Became rather disappointing after winning over 2m4f here 13 months ago but got himself firmly back on track when making most of the running at Exeter (3m, good) and battling on best; a 3lb rise is no hardship; chance.

2/1

OUR TIP

7/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 1-3136 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Better than ever this autumn following wind surgery, winning at Chepstow (2m7f, good) and then third in a strong handicap at Ascot; Newcastle was a backward step but that Class 1 handicap was fiercely competitive.
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10th

11

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 203y

Class 2

15:20 Haydock

Neon Moon

11st 1lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

He won a four-runner handicap at Ascot (2m5f, good) in November but has failed to kick on subsequently, proving no match for Genois and Outlaw Peter when fifth at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) four weeks ago.

18/1

5th

4

6th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 3

15:40 Exeter

Neon Moon

11st 7lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Won an uncompetitive race by Ascot standards in November (2m5f) and then only fourth of six at Ludlow; fell mid-race back at Ascot last time; bit to prove on the balance of this form in the last 12 months.

15/2

Form: 59P-15 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Regularly partnered by Isabel Williams; didn't run much of a race over hurdles last time but he edged home a 2m6f handicap chase at Stratford the time before, enhancing his good strike-rate over fences (4-8); this is tougher but he has to be considered.
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10

5th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 4

16:18 Ffos Las

Balkardy

10st 13lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Mrs C Williams

Multiple winner but hasn't become easy to predict and followed two modest runs over hurdles with a pull-up on his return to fences at Ludlow; others safer.

20/1

3

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

16:22 Ffos Las

Balkardy

12st 0lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

Found Class 2 race at Newton Abbot slightly too hot last time but is now only 2lb higher than when winning here (2m4f, good to soft) in June, and today's longer trip probably suits him better; one to consider.

11/2

9

30th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 2

16:30 Newton Abbot

Balkardy

10st 2lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Evan Williams

Kept on well to assert at Ffos Las (2m4f, good to soft) when back over hurdles in June, his fourth hurdling success, and does not look harshly treated by a 3lb rise for that but moves up from 0-115 company today and others in this line-up look stronger.

12/1

Form: P3PP-P

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Comes with a high degree of risk having failed to complete in seven of his ten races during the last two years, yet on the three occasions he did get round he was very competitive; this represents a drop in grade and, with a visor replacing the usual cheekpieces, you wouldn't put it past him to bounce back with a big run.
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1

16th Apr 2025

Good

3m 4f 21y

Class 3

15:15 Cheltenham

Undersupervision

12st 0lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Very well handicapped on old form but has been pulled up on six of his eight starts over the last two years, most recently in last month's Grimthorpe at Doncaster (a race he won in 2022); sports first-time tongue-tie and swaps visor for refitted cheekpieces here; revival needed.

33/1

1

16th Apr 2025

Good

3m 4f 21y

Class 3

15:15 Cheltenham

Undersupervision

12st 0lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Very well handicapped on old form but has been pulled up on six of his eight starts over the last two years, most recently in last month's Grimthorpe at Doncaster (a race he won in 2022); sports first-time tongue-tie and swaps visor for refitted cheekpieces here; revival needed.

33/1

10

1st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 2f 1y

Class 2

15:15 Doncaster

Undersupervision

10st 9lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Failed to complete far too often for comfort and soundly beaten when he did get round in a first-time visor (replacing usual cheekpieces) at Ludlow in December when last seen; the big positives are that he won this race in 2022 and was beaten a neck in it in 2023, but last year's performance in the Grimthorpe was poor; down to his lowest mark as a chaser.

16/1

Form: /3395-

Last run: 277 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Has his wellbeing to prove after an absence and having lost his way last season, though he did try extreme distances on two occasions and he was a good third on his reappearance last December; hard to dismiss off this low a mark with his yard going so well.
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3rd

3

19th Apr 2025

Soft

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

17:29 Newton Abbot

Christopher Wood

11st 13lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Smart hurdler and useful chaser in his prime but on a losing wicket over fences for a long time; perhaps he'll be all the better for a return to hurdles, for the first time in three years, but that's up in the air.

14/1

3rd

3

19th Apr 2025

Soft

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

17:29 Newton Abbot

Christopher Wood

11st 13lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

led

14/1

3rd

4

23rd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:40 Hereford

Christopher Wood

11st 12lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Very useful hurdler/chaser in his prime but has regressed and become inconsistent; ran very poorly in Lingfield marathon last month and needs to respond very positively to the addition of blinkers here.

9/1

Form: 12PP-P D

Last run: 52 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 134

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on her final two outings last season and suffered the same fate on reappearance in October; potentially well handicapped but she's hard to trust at the minute.
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2

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 3

12:50 Ludlow

Found On

11st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Pulled up on her final two outings last season and suffered the same fate on reappearance in October; potentially well handicapped but she's hard to trust at the minute.

12/1

2

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 3

12:50 Ludlow

Found On

11st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Pulled up on her final two outings last season and suffered the same fate on reappearance in October; potentially well handicapped but she's hard to trust at the minute.

12/1

Non-runners

Deise Aba

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.60
Straight Forecast £7.49
Trifecta £21.50

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Tightenourbelts

POSTDATA:

Neon Moon

TOPSPEED:

Christopher Wood

SPOTLIGHT:

Undersupervision

The Times:

Tightenourbelts

Telegraph:

Tightenourbelts

The Guardian:

Tightenourbelts

Daily Mail:

Tightenourbelts

D Express:

Tightenourbelts

The Sun:

Tightenourbelts

WEST COUNTRY:

Neon Moon

Daily Record:

Neon Moon

Daily Mirror:

Christopher Wood

The Star:

Christopher Wood