October 23 / 16.07 Ludlow

16.07

Good To Firm

Jack And Peggy Williams Celebration Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3696.7
  • 2m 5f 55y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Jack And Peggy Williams Celebration Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 527-24 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Comeback run was better than latest effort but, as on his reappearance, he just goes in a tongue-tie here; no surprise should he bounce back.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

4

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

18:10 Fontwell

Sun Joy

11st 13lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Back in prime form when last seen in the autumn, winning at Ludlow before running well in defeat at Kempton (also 2m5f, good); contender if ready to roll after six-month break.

6/1

1st

2

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:07 Ludlow

Sun Joy

12st 0lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Comeback run was better than latest effort but, as on his reappearance, he just goes in a tongue-tie here; no surprise should he bounce back.

5/2

16/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 500-08

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Ten-race maiden who is struggling to gain a foothold in handicaps and these aids when worn separately have offered little previously.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

5

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Warwick

Isabel De Clare

11st 2lb

J: Miss Gina Andrews

T: T Ellis

Seemingly boosted by new cheekpieces when placed twice at Ludlow (2m5f, good) in the autumn; has claims if judged on those efforts but finished tired on soft ground last month and is now 0-11 over hurdles.

6/1

2nd

5

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:07 Ludlow

Isabel De Clare

10st 12lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

Ten-race maiden who is struggling to gain a foothold in handicaps and these aids when worn separately have offered little previously.

16/1

5

21st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:20 Plumpton

Isabel De Clare

11st 0lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

Unplaced all six hurdle starts for Micky Hammond last season and tailed off for new stable at Stratford (2m, good to firm; tongue-tie added) last month; needs this much longer trip to show her in a much better light.

16/1

OUR TIP

100/30

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 95654-

Last run: 183 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Well-bred mare who ran better than before when fourth over C&D in April and she's probably capable of further progress; gets in off the same mark.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

10th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

14:52 Ludlow

Briery Butterfly

11st 12lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Maiden who has had a few chances now in handicaps and she was on the retreat when departing two out at Southwell (3m, good), where Shorten Sassy ran third; not wildly appealing at the minute.

6/1

2

1st Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:02 Southwell

Briery Butterfly

11st 12lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Henry Daly

0-9 over hurdles but has finished second or third in handicaps on all four starts this season; this trip/ground fine and she's likely to go well again.

11/4

3rd

1

7th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 5

16:30 Ayr

Briery Butterfly

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Henry Daly

0-8 over hurdles but placed on all three appearances this season, most recently when second to a well-backed improver at Huntingdon (3m1f, soft) last month; likely contender again here.

5/2

Form: 6873-4 BF

Last run: 156 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Beaten about 5l in his first handicap (3m, good) and was 13-8f when double that distance behind the winner at Southwell (2m4f); may need further, though he has undergone a wind operation; might yet be capable of better.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:07 Ludlow

Matchadam

10st 5lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Tom Lacey

Beaten about 5l in his first handicap (3m, good) and was 13-8f when double that distance behind the winner at Southwell (2m4f); may need further, though he has undergone a wind operation; might yet be capable of better.

4/1

4th

8

20th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:50 Southwell

Matchadam

11st 0lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Tom Lacey

Lightly raced 7yo who posted a pretty good effort when third here (3m, good) on handicap debut in October; not seen again since but should be okay back at 2m4f and is open to further improvement if fully tuned up.

4/1

8

20th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:50 Southwell

Matchadam

11st 0lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Tom Lacey

Lightly raced 7yo who posted a pretty good effort when third here (3m, good) on handicap debut in October; not seen again since but should be okay back at 2m4f and is open to further improvement if fully tuned up.

4/1

Form: 17U46-

Last run: 181 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Lost his way a bit in Ireland after winning a 2m4f handicap on soft at Clonmel in January; probably best watched on yard debut after a £12,000 sale.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

7

20th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

15:52 Ffos Las

Bossofthebus

10st 9lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Has dived 19lb in just four months since arrival from Ireland; jumping frailties again all too evident at Taunton latest (2m3f, heavy).

40/1

8th

10

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

16:45 Taunton

Bossofthebus

10st 7lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Won Clonmel handicap (2m4f, soft) just over a year ago but has looked out of sorts on all four hurdle/chase starts for new stable since the autumn, and it takes a leap of faith to support him here.

25/1

11

20th Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

15:02 Leicester

Bossofthebus

10st 6lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Won Clonmel handicap (2m4f, soft) a year ago; well beaten over hurdles on seasonal/stable debut in October and pulled up in two subsequent chaes; may yet come good for Evan Williams but has a lot more to prove than some of these; tongue-tie added.

25/1

Form: 7235-5 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Unraced on fast ground and best form was her second on soft ground at Exeter in January (2m5f); however, ran okay after a break at Chepstow (2m, good) and returns to a better trip here.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

4

26th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 5

16:27 Ludlow

Olivia Kate

11st 1lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Matt Sheppard

Won comfortably under Ned Fox at Leicester (1m7f, soft) in December and also ran well when fourth there (2m4f, soft) later that month; below that level on latest outing (2m5f), though, and current mark demands a career-best effort.

6/1

4

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:07 Ludlow

Olivia Kate

11st 2lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Unraced on fast ground and best form was her second on soft ground at Exeter in January (2m5f); however, ran okay after a break at Chepstow (2m, good) and returns to a better trip here.

11/2

5th

10

10th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

17:30 Chepstow

Olivia Kate

10st 12lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Came good with wide-margin success at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) in November and was placed twice on slow ground after the turn of the year (2m5f/2m4f); might find 2m a bit sharp on this first run since February, though.

10/1

Form: 0/PP-6

Last run: 173 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in two handicap hurdles for Sam England last winter and made a low-key chasing debut in the spring; reverts to hurdling and sports first-time cheekpieces on debut for latest new stable.
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6

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:07 Ludlow

Ebony Jade

10st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Ryan Potter

Pulled up in two handicap hurdles for Sam England last winter and made a low-key chasing debut in the spring; reverts to hurdling and sports first-time cheekpieces on debut for latest new stable.

7/1

Form: 8-P755

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Horse

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
8lb wrong for handicap debut at Stratford (2m2f, good) and finished well behind in first-time blinkers; off correct mark this time and tried in cheekpieces, but easy to have reservations.
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Verdict Starting price

8

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:07 Ludlow

Believe A Little

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Sheila Lewis

8lb wrong for handicap debut at Stratford (2m2f, good) and finished well behind in first-time blinkers; off correct mark this time and tried in cheekpieces, but easy to have reservations.

33/1

5th

1

13th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

16:27 Stratford

Believe A Little

11st 4lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Hannah James

No worthwhile form after a bumper and two 2m maiden hurdles.

100/1

1

25th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:33 Worcester

Believe A Little

11st 4lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Hannah James

Pulled up when a 400-1 outsider for recent stable/hurdle debut over C&D.

150/1

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Payout
Exacta £46.20
Straight Forecast £52.24
Tricast £158.08
Trifecta £134.40

Selections

The Times:

Briery Butterfly

RP RATINGS:

Sun Joy

SPOTLIGHT:

Matchadam

Telegraph:

Briery Butterfly

The Guardian:

Briery Butterfly

D Express:

Briery Butterfly

The Sun:

Briery Butterfly

The Star:

Briery Butterfly

Daily Mail:

Matchadam

POSTDATA:

Sun Joy

WEST COUNTRY:

Sun Joy

Daily Mirror:

Sun Joy

Daily Record:

Sun Joy