13:20 Ludlow

Sunday 9 May 2021

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Ludlow Racecourse Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 169y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:20  |   Winning time: 3m 45.90s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Calienteh1,t1420
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Edwards(3)| T: Mrs M RowleyWS
40/1
£16,000 Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Bonne Fee. Winning pointer, pulled up last time (Mar 2020). Has since had a breathing operation. Wears tongue tie.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Endean635
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones(3)| T: D Burchell
200/1
Modest form standout effort on Flat. Sold from William Muir for just £800 so makes little appeal.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Flat Stone297
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J HendersonWS
5/1
Fair maiden on Flat, stays 1¾m, improved on handicap debut last time. Has since had a breathing operation and well worth considering on hurdle debut having joined top yard.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Global Effect192
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: T R GeorgeWS
33/1
Fetched €60,000 as a 3-y-o, but beat only one home on sole bumper start and took a tired fall on Stratford hurdling debut when last seen in October. Has since had a wind operation.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Olympic Conquerorp27
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR:  118| D
5/4
Fairly useful 1½m winner on Flat who made it third time lucky over hurdles in first-time cheekpieces at Fakenham in March. Failed to repeat that effort at Huntingdon but still sets the standard.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
The Wrekin18
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly
13/2
Won sole start in points. Disappointing in a pair of bumpers but showed more sent hurdling when second in a C&D novice 18 days ago, running on. Should do better
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Byzantine Empiret43
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-8| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien
9/4
Fairly useful maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m) for John Gosden. Tongue tied and caught the eye under a sympathetic ride on hurdling debut at Newbury 43 days ago and is open to plenty of improvement.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Olympic Conqueror (5/4), Byzantine Empire (9/4), Flat Stone (5/1), The Wrekin (13/2), Global Effect (33/1), Caliente (40/1), Endean (200/1)

Verdict

OLYMPIC CONQUEROR was let down by his jumping at Huntingdon last time, but he still sets the standard on his previous form so has to be considered the one to beat. Byzantine Empire caught the eye under a considerate ride at Newbury and could improve quite a lot.

  1. OLYMPIC CONQUEROR (IRE)
  2. BYZANTINE EMPIRE
  3. THE WREKIN (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,268.002nd: £1,505.003rd: £752.004th: £377.00

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