Ludlow

Geothermal Drilling UK Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m5f55y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £3,697
Runners: 10
Winning time: 5m 19.24s (slow by 26.24s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard
Age:5 Weight:10st 7lbs
OR:74 SP:9/2
Raced wide - jumped left on occasions - led - headed but in touch with leaders 1st - smooth headway to lead 4 out - clear when jumped left 2 out - nudged along and went further clear run-in - easily(op 6/1)
2 18
J:James Martin(5) T:Andrew J Martin
Age:5 Weight:11st 13lbs
OR:94 SP:9/1
Towards rear - headway into midfield after 5 out - chased clear leader 2 out - kept on - no match for winner(tchd 10/1)
3 19½
J:Mr Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins
Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:95 SP:18/1
Reluctant to go to start - prominent on outer - soon disputing second - outpaced and lost position 3 out - rallied run-in - went third towards finish(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
4 hd 19¾
J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Henrietta C Knight
Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:95 SP:10/1
Midfield - headway from 5 out - went third on inner 2 out - no extra and lost third towards finish(op 5/1)
5 10 29¾
J:James Best T:Neil Mulholland
Age:6 Weight:11st 13lbs
OR:94 SP:15/8F
Prominent - soon disputing second - weakened from 2 out(op 11/4)
6 36¼
J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price
Age:5 Weight:11st 11lbs
OR:92 SP:9/2
Prominent - led 1st - not fluent 4th - headed before 4 out - soon weakened
7 16 52¼
J:Conor Ring T:Grace Harris
Age:7 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:77 SP:8/1
Never better than midfield - outpaced after 4 out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
PU
J:Ben Poste T:Archie Watson
Age:5 Weight:11st 13lbs
OR:94 SP:33/1
Midfield - dropped to rear after 4 out - soon pulled up(op 28/1)
PU
J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Richard Phillips
Age:7 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:84 SP:18/1
Prominent - lost position and towards rear after 3rd - pulled up approaching last(op 11/1)
PU
J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams
Age:4 Weight:10st 8lbs
OR:76 SP:33/1
Towards rear throughout - pulled up approaching last(op 22/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.50
Tote place: £2.10 £2.50 £4.80
Exacta: £49.60
Trifecta: £1012.40
Tricast: £661.85
CSF: £44.98