14:15 Ludlow

Wednesday 8 January 2020

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Luke Watson Memorial Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Chase (Conditionals/Amateurs)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 6m 24.90s

1^st

Fort Gabriel

912-0

16/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Callum McKinnes

Chased leaders, led 13th, jumped left and not fluent 2 out, drew well clear flat, stayed on op 14/1 tchd 12/1

2^nd

First Figaro

1011-4

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: N F Houlihan

Tracked leaders, not much room 1st, slow next, headway on outside 4th, led 12th, headed next, no impression on winner after 2 out op 9/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

Lisdoonvarna Lad

812-0

3/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Tom Buckley

Pushed along in rear, went left 1st, driven 7th, closed 12th, outpaced 14th, rallied when left 3rd 4 out, no impression, plugged on tchd 11/4

4^th

1 ¼

Big Difference

711-8

9/2

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan

Chased leaders, bumped 1st, lost place 6th, closed 9th, 3 lengths 3rd when slithered badly on landing 4 out, no impression after, kept on flat tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

5^th

Bolving

910-9

6/4f

T: V R A DartnallJ: Bryan Carver

Led until not fluent 12th, no real threat after, mistake 3 out, plugged on op 5/2

6^th

Private Malone

1111-12

7/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Henry Platt (5)

Prominent, slow 3rd, lost place before 12th, well beaten after 15th op 11/2 tchd 5/1

Also Ran

Hidden Glen

711-7

14/1

T: B PaulingJ: Jack Tudor

In rear, not always fluent, tailed off after 11th, soon pulled up tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.60Pl:£7.30, £4.00EX:£89.50Trifecta:£206.80SF:£160.57Swingers:£6.60, £6.90, £5.30

Forecasts

Bolving (6/4), Lisdoonvarna Lad (3/1), Big Difference (9/2), Private Malone (7/1), First Figaro (11/1), Hidden Glen (14/1), Fort Gabriel (16/1)

This hands and heels contest for inexperienced riders (over fences) makes very little appeal as a betting medium with a whole host of difficult to win with horses in the line-up. The front-running, sound jumping FORT GABRIEL is more effective on a sound surface, and has a significant 523-day absence to overcome but as a much safer conveyance than the majority he's potentially worth risking. Private Malone hasn't completed too often in recent times and First Figaro isn't guaranteed to stay 3m, so the main threat may emerge via the Tom Buckley-ridden Lisdoonvarna Lad.

Fort Gabriel
Lisdoonvarna Lad
First Figaro

Prize Money

1st: £4,938.002nd: £1,450.003rd: £725.004th: £363.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00