Ludlow

Pointing Pointers Chase Meredith Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Distance: 2m7f171y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £3,388
Runners: 5
Winning time: 6m 29.10s (slow by 36.10s)
Age: 6yo+
Class: Class 4
1
J:Miss Heidi Palin(5) T:Dan Skelton
Age:8 Weight:12st 6lbs
OR:129 SP:11/4
In touch with leaders - pecked on landing 7th - dropped to last 10th - went third 12th - hit 15th - pushed along 4 out - challenging 3 out - led but not fluent 2 out - kept on run-in(op 10/3 and tchd 7/2)
2 1
J:Miss Olive Nicholls(3) T:Paul Nicholls
Age:11 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:130 SP:3/1
Led - not fluent 4 out - headed 3 out - soon lost second - stayed on run-in - went second towards finish(op 13/8)
3 nk
J:Mr Joe Wright(3) T:L J Morgan
Age:10 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:122 SP:6/4F
Raced in second - led narrowly 3 out - headed 2 out - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 9/4 and tchd 5/2)
4 21 22¼
J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) T:Miss V Collins
Age:8 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:98 SP:10/1
In rear - hit 1st - not fluent 5th - went third 10th - dropped to last 12th - weakened from 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
UR
J:Mr Archie Jones(7) T:Henry Daly
Age:12 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:113 SP:15/2
Raced in third - not fluent and jockey lost iron briefly 2nd (water) - bad mistake and unseated 5th(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.80
Tote place: £1.70 £1.80
Exacta: £12.50
Trifecta: £26.10
CSF: £11.69