16:40 Ludlow

Wednesday 21 February 2024

All13:5514:2514:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Farm & Garden Machinery Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 212y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:40  |   Winning time: 4m 37.59s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Mister Marblesp137
Age: 8|  Weight: 12-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Evan Williams| OR:  100| D
5/1
Made all in a Taunton maiden hurdle in March 2022. Just 4 starts since and hasn't taken to chasing. Headgear tried.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Famoso14
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: M Sheppard| OR:  98| BF| CD
4/1
Back to winning ways at Hereford in January and shaped well when third here a fortnight ago. Generally going the right way as a chaser, so worth chancing to add to his productive campaign.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Guillaumet55
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-9| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  95| D
7/1
2/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase at Catterick (15.7f, soft) 55 days ago, doing better under change of tactics. Not fully exposed, particularly as a chaser, so could do better still.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Icarat20
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-1| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR:  87
7/1
Fair form in French bumpers for Nick Littmoden but yet to make a significant impact over obstacles. Behind when unseating 2 out in a handicap at Ffos Las on chasing bow.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Lustleigh40
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P Gundry| OR:  86
20/1
Failed to progress from his promising debut for Dan Skelton in either start a year apart and no encouragement as yet for current yard.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Gorcombe Moonshinep30
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Kimber(3)| T: R Walford| OR:  79
3/1
10/3, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Fontwell (soft) on debut over fences in December. Backed it up with a respectable third at Plumpton and is expected to feature in this thin race.
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Timeform
8
Horse silk
Thatza Dazzlerh20
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-5| J: C Brace| T: D Brace| OR:  77
20/1
Didn't show much in a couple of bumpers for Fergal O'Brien last term and a similar story for new yard, well held when unseating 3 out on chase debut 3 weeks ago.
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Timeform
9
Horse silk
Beannaigh Do14
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: Sheila Lewis| OR:  72
22/1
Offered more when second on Ffos Las chase debut last spring but has disappointingly failed to build on that, only fifth of 6 in a first-time tongue strap over C&D 14 days ago. Hard to make a case for.
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Timeform
10
Horse silk
Key Factor48
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: Henry Oliver| OR:  69
8/1
Third in a point but has seemed limited to date under Rules (well backed last time).
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Timeform
11
Horse silk
Dancing Danip,t77
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Quinlan(3)| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR:  68
33/1
Maiden under Rules and recent efforts make her hard to fancy from out of the weights.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Tropical Talent60
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 5
T: O Greenall & J Guerriero  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Gorcombe Moonshine (3/1), Famoso (4/1), Mister Marbles (5/1), Guillaume (7/1), Tropical Talent (7/1), Icarat (7/1), Key Factor (8/1), Thatza Dazzler (20/1), Lustleigh (20/1), Beannaigh Do (22/1), Dancing Dani (33/1)

Verdict

FAMOSO has a solid, upwardly-mobile profile over fences and would likely have gone close but for a late error here last time, so he takes marginal preference over Guillaume, who arrives on the back of a comfortable success at Catterick. Gorcombe Moonshine is also considered.

Previous Winners

2023
Estate Italiana
Weight: 10-2  |Age: 6
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00

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