12:45 Ludlow

Wednesday 8 January 2020

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  • 4YO only  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 169y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:45  |   Winning time: 3m 53.8s
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Odds
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1
Horse silk
Mick Pastort153
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-4| J: B J Geraghty| T: P F Nicholls| BF
6/4
Won at Auteuil in France (2m1½f, heavy) prior to joining Nicholls and McManus; sent off 5-2f for a Grade 2 contest at Cheltenham (2m½f, soft) in November - well beaten sixth of ten to Allmankind; now sports a tongue-tie.
2
Horse silk
Prefontaineb25
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR:  128| D
9/2
Quirky; inconsistent over hurdles to date, failing to progress (albeit in graded company) since beating Paeso by 2½L at Kempton (2m, good) in October; should appreciate the switch to this Flat track; can't be discounted.
3
Horse silk
Hydroplane27
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams
16/1
Won three times on the Flat (1m2f-1m4f) during the height of the summer; finished a modest eighth of 15 on hurdles debut at Warwick (2m, soft) four weeks ago.
4
Horse silk
Leading Knighth1
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling
20/1
Fourth foal (unsold at €16,500 as a foal); hooded as he starts his racing career for a respected handler; is a half-brother to the bumper winner Dares To Dream.
5
Horse silk
Peckinpah29
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King
14/1
Flat maiden (0-6); placed off a mark of 71 at Wolverhampton (1m1½f) in April; whipped around at the start and slowly away on hurdles debut at Plumpton (2m1½f, soft) four weeks ago.
6
Horse silk
Percy Alexanderp21
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C J Mann
66/1
Won on the AW at Wolverhampton (1m1½f) for former handler James Tate; joined this trainer for 14,000gns in May; started 33-1 for hurdles debut at Newbury (2m+, soft) three weeks ago, finishing sixth of 11 to Fraser Island.
7
Horse silk
Torolight12
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson
16/1
Runner-up (beaten 5L) on the AW at Kempton (1m4f) in early December; either side of that effort he's looked far removed from the top rank of hurdlers at Seven Barrows.
8
Horse silk
Twpsynv27
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: P D Evans
33/1
Stayed on strongly to score from a mark of 61 at Southwell (1m4f Class 6 handicap) in November; weakened quickly when tailed-off on hurdles debut at Warwick (2m, soft) subsequently.
9
Horse silk
Lucky Circle13
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-5| J: Patrick Cowley(5)| T: M Keighley
100/1
Lowly rated Flat maiden (0-7); no positives whatsoever to take from his opening couple of starts over hurdles; look elsewhere confidently.
10
Horse silk
Operatic Export32
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland
2/1
Former Irish racer (Jim Bolger); joined the Grand National winning trainer Dr Richard Newland for 18,000gns at the Newmarket Autumn Sale; in deep at Listed level (Aintree, 2m1f soft) on hurdles debut; this looks more realistic; still early days.

Forecasts

Mick Pastor (6/4), Operatic Export (2/1), Prefontaine (9/2), Peckinpah (14/1), Hydroplane (16/1), Torolight (16/1), Leading Knight (20/1), Twpsyn (33/1), Percy Alexander (66/1), Lucky Circle (100/1)

Verdict

Prefontaine has the necessary ability to take such a contest in his stride, but as a somewhat quirky and difficult to predict character he's nearly always opposed. It remains early days over hurdles for the Dr Richard Newland-trained filly Operatic Export who will surely be better suited by this much easier assignment than at Aintree (Listed contest). However, with a tongue-tie now added to MICK PASTOR, the JP McManus-owned former French racer really deserves another chance to fulfil his undoubted potential over timber.
  1. Mick Pastor
  2. Operatic Export
  3. Prefontaine

Previous Winners

2019
Capone
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 4
J: N D Fehily  |  T: C J Mann
4/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,289.002nd: £1,259.003rd: £630.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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