Ludlow 15/01/2009 Soft (Good to Soft in places) 3.10 Sidney Phillips Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4) £8250 added, 5yo plus, 3m, penalty £5166, 14 ran. 1st   Just Smudge   A Coleman(3) 4-1 11 10 Miss V Williams Always prominent, led after 15th, clear approaching 4 out, eased flat Opened 5/1 £1500-£300 2nd 15l Ya I Know (IRE)   J M Maguire 11-1 11 8 K C Bailey Tracked leaders, ridden after 15th, went 2nd 4 out, no chance with winner Opened 9/1, touched 11/1 3rd 11l Rebel Melody (IRE)   N Fehily 15-2 11 12 C J Mann Chased leader, led 4th until after 6th, led 8th to 11th, led 12th, headed after 15th, weakened 3 out Opened 17/2 4th 18l Donald Will Do (IRE)   A Thornton 11-1 10 11 Mrs Caroline Bailey Prominent, lost place after 11th, no chance after Opened 12/1, touched 14/1 5th 7l Morenito (FR)   S J Craine 11-1 11 9 Heather Dalton Held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway 12th, ridden 15th, weakening when mistake and hampered 4 out Opened 12/1 Fell   Mey Clouds (IRE)   Paul Moloney 11-1 11 12 Evan Williams In touch, raced keenly, ridden and 4th when fell 4 out Opened 10/1, touched 14/1 Fell   Anthony's Road (IRE)   R McGrath 16-1 11 7 Jonjo O'Neill Towards rear until fell 14th Opened 20/1 Pulled Up   Salsero (FR)   M Bradburne 6-1 11 2 Mrs L Wadham Held up, headway 12th, ridden 14th, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 3 out Opened 5/1, touched 6/1 Pulled Up   Dasher Reilly (USA) 8 Byron Moorcroft(7) 66-1 10 10 A Sadik In rear, reminders 8th, well behind 12th, tailed off when mistake 14th, pulled up before 4 out Opened 50/1, touched 66/1 Pulled Up   Agoodun 8 L Stephens(3) 33-1 10 8 Mrs S Johnson Always in rear, well behind 12th, badly hampered by loose horse 14th, pulled up before 4 out Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 Pulled Up   Rock Captain (IRE) 7 Mr D R Cook(5) 25-1 10 6 Miss L Blackford Not much room 1st, in rear, reminders after 5th, headway next, lost place after 11th, weakened 14th, pulled up before next Opened 28/1 Pulled Up   Simple Glory (IRE) 10 Matthew Batchelor 11-1 10 4 R Dickin Awkward 1st, prominent, lost place 2nd, mistake 11th (water), badly hampered by loose horse 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out Opened 12/1 Pulled Up   Kinkeel (IRE) 10 E Dehdashti(5) 28-1 10 0 A W Carroll Led to 4th, led after 6th, headed 8th, led 11th to 12th, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out Opened 25/1, touched 28/1 Unseated Rider   Avoine (IRE)   T Messenger(3) 7-1 10 2 Ian Williams Mid-division, headway 11th, ridden after 12th, weakening when blundered and unseated rider 13th Opened 13/2, touched 15/2 Winning time: 06:32.600 Ludlow results 1.10   1.40   2.10   2.40   3.10   3.40   4.10