15:40 Ludlow

Wednesday 16 December 2020

All12:2012:5013:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

G.C Rickards Ltd Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 3m 29.11s

1^st

Le Bateau

411-0

9/4

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Close-up, contested lead 1st turn, definite advantage end of back straight, ridden before final furlong and wandered, hung left late on, stayed on well op 6/4 tchd 5/2

2^nd

2 ¾

Hartnoll Hero

411-0

10/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Ben Godfrey (7)

Slightly worse than mid-division, progress to 2nd turning for home, soon pushed, ridden 2f out, kept on but no match for winner op 9/1 tchd 11/1

3^rd

Extraordinary Man

411-0

15/2

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Brendan Powell

Midfield, raced keenly, pushed behind leaders entering home straight, ridden in 3rd after 2f out, kept on behind front pair op 7/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

Blumen Glory

411-0

9/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Slightly better than mid-division, pushed behind leaders turning for home, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on one pace op 15/2

5^th

Deep Inferno

411-0

100/1

T: Ella PickardJ: Bryan Carver (3)

Towards rear, pushed before halfway, some late headway tchd 125/1

6^th

Volatore

411-0

150/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: W T Kennedy

In rear, pushed after 1st turn, some progress turning for home, beaten when ridden entering home straight, kept on one pace

7^th

Jayceebee

410-7

22/1

T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon

Close-up, raced keenly, pushed turning for home and weakened, well beaten tchd 25/1

8^th

Trwyn Du

411-0

7/4f

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Walked to post, walked into the start, led, joined 1st turn, swerved slightly end of back straight and weakened, ridden turning for home, tailed off op 15/8 tchd 6/4

Also Ran

Getafriend

411-0

40/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Midfield, pushed behind leaders turning for home, swerved left and unseated rider entering home straight op 66/1 tchd 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.10, £2.10, £2.20EX:£18.80Trifecta:£77.70SF:£23.86Swingers:£4.10, £4.00, £8.60

Forecasts

Trwyn Du (7/4), Le Bateau (9/4), Blumen Glory (9/2), Extraordinary Man (15/2), Hartnoll Hero (10/1), Jayceebee (22/1), Getafriend (40/1), Deep Inferno (100/1), Volatore (150/1)

It's hard to look beyond LE BATEAU, who found only Flinteur Sacre too good 10 months ago and has subsequently joined Nicky Henderson. He's fancied to go one better with ex-pointer Blumen Glory regarded as his biggest danger ahead of Trwyn Du.

LE BATEAU
BLUMEN GLORY (IRE)
TRWYN DU (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Mont Segur

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 4

J: Rex Dingle | T: A J Honeyball

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00