Ludlow

Marsh Commercial Insurance Novices' Claiming Hurdle

Distance: 1m7f169y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £4,357

Runners: 6

Winning time: 3m 51.95s (slow by 19.95s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

4 No Guarantee

J: James Turner(5)

T: Alexander Gibbons

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 0lbs

OR: 75

SP: 33/1

In touch with leaders - switched left and pushed along 3 out - not fluent 2 out - 1 length down and disputing second last - ridden run-in - led narrowly final 110yds (trainer had no explanation for the gelding's improvement in form compared with his previous run; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)

2 nk

1 Hopeless Dancer

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: -

SP: 4/11F

Jumped left - raced in second - challenging run-in - kept on and just held(op 1/2 tchd 8/13)

3 2½ 2¾

2 Miracles Do Happen

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: -

SP: 8/1

Taken down early - took keen hold - led - not fluent 2nd - hung right and faced challenges before last - hung right run-in - headed final 110yds - no extra when jockey dropped whip towards finish(tchd 15/2)

4 6 8¾

3 Estate Planning

J: Ben Jones

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 95

SP: 9/2

In rear but in touch with leaders - outpaced from 3 out - went fourth approaching last(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

5 6 14¾

5 Western Ginny

J: James Best

T: Harriet Dickin

Age: 4

Weight: 10st 7lbs

OR: -

SP: 125/1

Took keen hold - prominent - weakened 3 out - mistake last(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)

6 6½ 21¼

6 Barbie Girlz

J: Shane Quinlan(3)

T: Katy Price

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 3lbs

OR: 72

SP: 10/1

In rear - mistake 4th - weakened 3 out - mistake last(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £35.60

Tote place: £8.40 £1.10

Exacta: £60.10

Trifecta: £320.50

CSF: £50.76