15:25 Ludlow

Monday 28 January 2019

All13:4514:2014:5515:2516:0016:30

Cafe V Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 50.00s

1^st

Good Man Jim

611-4

8/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Led until 4 out, led again before next, strongly challenged last, stayed on well

2^nd

Ashutor

511-4

6/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

In touch, smooth progress to track leaders after 4 out, mistake 2 out, every chance when mistake last, hung left closing stages, no extra op 13/8 tchd 2/1

3^rd

Cooling

510-11

33/1

T: J L FlintJ: R T Dunne

Mid-division, headway 5th, led 4 out, headed before next, kept on same pace approaching last op 50/1

4^th

Genius

511-4

5/2

T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister

Chased leaders, under pressure when hampered 3 out, never a threat op 3/1

5^th

Mrsgrey

510-11

50/1

T: Henry OliverJ: L Heard

In touch, under pressure 3 out, soon no impression op 66/1

6^th

Win My Wings

610-11

50/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear, slow 5th, soon beaten op 66/1

7^th

Agent Westy

511-4

66/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Behind, slow 5th, soon beaten op 100/1

8^th

Shotgun Sally

610-11

100/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: W T Kennedy

Pulled hard, prominent, mistake 1st, weakened before 4 out

9^th

Go As You Please

611-4

33/1

T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon

Tracked leaders, lost place after 2nd op 50/1

Also Ran

Dieu Benisse

610-11

2/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, fell next op 7/4 tchd 13/8

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Non-Runners

Bigchextocash³³⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: S Drinkwater J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Zaydanides²⁷⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Tim Pinfield J: G Sheehan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.10Pl:£2.20, £1.10, £7.00EX:£40.70Trifecta:£279.90SF:£22.48Swingers:£4.30, £35.00, £11.00

Forecasts

Ashutor (6/4), Dieu Benisse (2/1), Genius (5/2), Good Man Jim (8/1), Cooling (33/1), Go As You Please (33/1), Mrsgrey (50/1), Win My Wings (50/1), Bigchextocash (50/1), Zaydanides (50/1), Agent Westy (66/1), Shotgun Sally (100/1)

Trainer Nicky Henderson has a 30% strike-rate with his hurdlers here and DIEU BENISSE gives him a good chance of improving on that percentage. She came down at the last when chasing down multiple Listed winner Posh Trish at Wincanton on Boxing Day and a repeat of that showing (without the fall) will make her hard to beat here. Ashutor is an interesting newcomer who showed good form on the Flat in France and he’s respected along with Genius who showed ability on his one hurdles start so far. Most of the others will be better off in handicaps with two of the most likely projects in that sphere being Go As You Please and Mrsgrey.