14:00 Ludlow

Sunday 13 May 2018

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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 3m 38.50s

Ballinahinch⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: S Durack

2/1

Supported on both bumper starts for this yard. Makes hurdling debut with the jockey booking suggesting a degree of confidence.

Form: 56/42-

Fair Mountain³⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

10/11

Listed winner on the Flat in Germany and representing an in-form yard who have won the last two runnings of this with useful types.

Form:

Norm The Storm²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

66/1

Down the field on both bumper starts and may have found himself in an above-average race for his hurdling debut.

Form: 65-

Takbeer⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans

25/1

Scored at Newbury last season when springing a 50/1 shock. Makes a belated hurdling debut having been given a break since two uninspiring AW runs. Would not want conditions to dry out any further.

Form:

Yensir⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy

10/1

Longstanding modest Flat maiden turns his attention to hurdling. Stable in form and champion jockey booked, but this is a tough introduction.

Form:

Kings Inn¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

15/2

Placed on the Flat in Ireland but well beaten on hurdling debut when sent off favourite. His pedigree dictates he will be much happier on a faster surface.

Form: 3-

Slice Of Lemon⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: R Patrick⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Hamer

100/1

Well beaten on both starts to date and highly tried on this occasion. Hard to fancy given current evidence.

Form: 6P-

Non-Runners

Take Em Out⁵³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: Tim Vaughan J: N P Madden

Forecasts

Fair Mountain (10/11), Ballinahinch (2/1), Take Em Out (6/1), Kings Inn (15/2), Yensir (10/1), Takbeer (25/1), Norm The Storm (66/1), Slice Of Lemon (100/1)

Dan Skelton has taken the last two renewals of this with useful sorts and his German Listed winner FAIR MOUNTAIN is taken to make a successful transition to his new career. Ballinahinch and Kings Inn have come in for support for their new stables and represent bigger threats than perennial loser Yensir.