17:50 Ludlow

Thursday 22 March 2018

All14:3015:0015:3516:1016:4517:1517:50

G C Rickards Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 3m 44.75s

1^st

Rouge Vif

410-7

9/2

T: H WhittingtonJ: G Sheehan

Always prominent, led 2f out, pushed out well inside final furlong, readily op 7/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Ballinahinch

611-0

12/1

T: S DurackJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, one pace towards finish op 16/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

Herecomestheboom

611-4

5/4f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Led until 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd op 6/4

4^th

Hey Bud

511-0

10/1

T: J ScottJ: Nick Scholfield

Chased leader until 10f out, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f op 11/1

5^th

Topofthecotswolds

410-7

10/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Pulled hard in rear, rapid headway chasing leaders after halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out op 6/1

6^th

Best To Come

511-0

15/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Last trio, headway chasing leaders after halfway, outpaced 6f out, soon hung badly left and no chance after op 14/1 tchd 7/1

7^th

Looks Frozen

410-7

6/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Pulled hard in last trio, weakened 3f out op 7/1 tchd 8/1

8^th

Terezaz Nimrod

410-7

100/1

T: R BrothertonJ: Ben Jones (7)

Pulled hard, tracked leaders, weakened over 5f out, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Inheritance Thief¹¹⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.20Pl:£4.40, £2.40, £1.10EX:£57.40Trifecta:£193.20SF:£56.44Swingers:£3.70, £2.50, £8.70

Forecasts

Herecomestheboom (5/4), Rouge Vif (9/2), Inheritance Thief (9/2), Looks Frozen (6/1), Best To Come (15/2), Hey Bud (10/1), Topofthecotswolds (10/1), Ballinahinch (12/1), Terezaz Nimrod (100/1)

Topofthecotswolds has been well regarded enough to head the market in both starts so far, though has failed to justify that. A win would not surprise, but another dual-placed runner in LOOKS FROZEN makes more appeal this time. Neil Mulholland's four-year-old almost broke his duck at Fontwell last time and on this slightly less testing ground he can go one better. Herecomestheboom is respected under his penalty, while Hey Bud and Inheritance Thief can both get involved and newcomer Rouge Vif should be closely monitored for market confidence.

Looks Frozen
Herecomestheboom
Topofthecotswolds

Previous Winners

2017

Whatswrongwithyou

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 6

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00