Ludlow

Behind The Scenes Raceday Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m5f55y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £4,753
Runners: 8
Winning time: 5m 20.97s (slow by 27.97s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 4
1
Age: 11
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 120
SP: 4/1
Jumped well - pressed leader - led 2nd - good jump and went clear 2 out - ridden run-in - comfortably(op 11/2)
2
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 110
SP: 7/2
Led - headed but pressed leader 2nd - outpaced 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in(op 9/2)
3
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 112
SP: 7/4F
Held up in rear - steady headway after 7th - went third home turn - outpaced 3 out - kept on approaching last - not pace to challenge(op 2/1 tchd 13/8)
4 ½ 5
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 110
SP: 14/1
Towards rear - pushed along briefly 4th - headway 8th - outpaced when jumped left 3 out - kept on run-in - not reach leaders(tchd 16/1)
5 11 16
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 108
SP: 11/2
In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - outpaced and dropped to rear 8th - kept on from 2 out(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
6 23 39
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 113
SP: 17/2
Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - jumped left 1st - not fluent 6th - dropped to rear 7th - rallied 8th - weakening when jumped badly left 3 out - tailed off(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
7 ½ 39½
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 13lbs
OR: 119
SP: 50/1
Prominent - mistake 4th - not fluent and lost position 5th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(tchd 66/1)
8 18 57½
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 110
SP: 33/1
In touch with leaders - prominent 5th - lost position after 6th - hung left and weakened 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5
Tote place: £1.50 £1.20 £1.20
Exacta: £22
Trifecta: £56
Tricast: £32.58
CSF: £19.13