15.15
Good To SoftLudlow Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4356.8
- 1m 7f 169y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny
2/5 (Won)
- Win: £1.13
- Place: £1.02
Form: 1 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 199y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Won at Ascot (2m1f, soft) in December on third chase start and followed up at Sandown (1m7f, good) in January; those wins came in small fields and this is much more competitive, but this lightly raced 7yo did it convincingly both times and it remains to be seen where the ceiling of his ability lies. |
15/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Irish point winner who began hurdling career with wins at Huntingdon and Ludlow (both 2m, good to soft) at start of this year; did not fire when upped to Grade 2 level in March but could still have considerable potential and Ben Pauling is evidently very keen to switch him to fences. |
5/1 |
20/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 6-6P6
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
17th Jun 2025 Good 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Chased home short-odds favourite in Ludlow novice (2m, good to soft) in February but safely held in both subsequent handicaps (2m3f/2m); needs a boost from the new cheekpieces here. |
12/1 |
|
6th 4 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Best of the rest behind a long odds-on winner in Ludlow novice (2m, good to soft) in February; disappointing second favourite on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good) one month ago but the trip might have stretched him. |
6/1 |
|
6th 4 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Best of the rest behind a long odds-on winner in Ludlow novice (2m, good to soft) in February; disappointing second favourite on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good) one month ago but the trip might have stretched him. |
6/1 |
66/1
Form: 79
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
13th Oct 2025 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Finished a close third on handicap debut over 2m3f here in March but off colour since then with and without a tongue-tie; goes up in trip and there are stayers in the family. |
10/1 |
|
3 |
15th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Absent since running as though something was amiss in April but was creditable third on handicap debut at Hereford (2m3f, good) in March and may still have potential. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
24th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Third in two Ludlow novice hurdles in February (2m, good to soft) before finishing a creditable third at Hereford on handicap debut on first run at this trip (good; form not worked out); tongue-tie now tried; each-way chance. |
6/1 |
2/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
9th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Lightly raced since French Flat win in 2022; close up in three of his four races for Venetia Williams and back from a long break when narrowly denied at Hereford (2m, good to soft) on latest, albeit by a 16-1 chance who hadn't shown much previously; thereabouts. |
100/30 |
|
2nd 4 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
1-9 on the Flat in France (RPR 105) and showed ability in two starts over hurdles on a soft surface at Ludlow (2m) in February, his latest third of 12 catching the attention of the stewards; has looked highly strung, but he gives the strong impression he has a much bigger effort in him and this isn't a deep race. |
6/4 |
|
2nd 4 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
1-9 on the Flat in France (RPR 105) and showed ability in two starts over hurdles on a soft surface at Ludlow (2m) in February, his latest third of 12 catching the attention of the stewards; has looked highly strung, but he gives the strong impression he has a much bigger effort in him and this isn't a deep race. |
6/4 |
50/1
Form: 78
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 2 (11) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 3f 179y Class 6 |
11st 1lb |
Rediscovered some form when a front-running third at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) before never dangerous on AW earlier this month; has since changed hands and left Billy Aprahamian; acts on soft but not proven over this far. |
14/1 |
|
10th 2 (11) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 3f 179y Class 6 |
11st 1lb |
Rediscovered some form when a front-running third at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) before never dangerous on AW earlier this month; has since changed hands and left Billy Aprahamian; acts on soft but not proven over this far. |
14/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
From Flat family; remote in a point bumper last April and pulled up for Will Biddick in a maiden point in December. |
50/1 |
|
6th 7 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
From Flat family; remote in a point bumper last April and pulled up for Will Biddick in a maiden point in December. |
50/1 |
100/1
Form: 0-
Last run: 287 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
250-1, remote last in bumper here (good) last April. |
100/1 |
|
5 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
250-1, remote last in bumper here (good) last April. |
100/1 |
|
16th 15 |
24th Apr 2024 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
Flat-bred gelding whose siblings include 1m Listed winner Awesometank; stable is 0-63 in bumpers; best watched. |
100/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £2.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £2.46 |
| Trifecta | £4.40 |
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