16:45 Ludlow

Wednesday 24 February 2021

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:45

Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 5.70s

1^st

Eddiemaurice

1011-6

8/1

T: J L FlintJ: R T Dunne

Held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 3 out, switched right after 2 out, led just after last, stayed on well tchd 17/2

2^nd

1 ¾

Star of Rory

711-4

10/3j

T: J GroucottJ: Lee Edwards

Chased leaders, led before 4th, headed next, led approaching 3 out, headed and edged left after 2 out, edged left flat, kept on op 7/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

Ey Up Rocky

811-11

8/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Chased leaders, steadied 3rd, headway before 5th, challenged 2 out, soon led, headed just after last, kept on op 10/1 and tchd 11/1

4^th

Robinshill

1011-11

5/1

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

Led until before 4th, led 5th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened flat op 4/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

1 ¾

Nordic Combined

711-12

10/3j

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (5)

Ran in snatches but mostly chased leaders, no impression before 3 out, well beaten 2 out op 9/2

6^th

4 ¼

Gerolamo Cardano

511-10

12/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Lily Pinchin (5)

Prominent, ridden before 3 out, weakened from 2 out tchd 14/1

7^th

Lisheen Castle

611-3

8/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up, closed 2nd, losing place when blundered 3 out, soon weakened op 6/1 tchd 9/1

8^th

5 ½

Olympic Honour

511-0

9/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Always in rear, well behind 4 out op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Deniliquin⁷⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Adrian Heskin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.20Pl:£2.40, £1.60, £2.60EX:£38.40Trifecta:£369.60Tricast:£221.46SF:£35.19Swingers:£5.60, £11.10, £6.00

Forecasts

Star of Rory (10/3), Nordic Combined (10/3), Robinshill (5/1), Eddiemaurice (8/1), Ey Up Rocky (8/1), Lisheen Castle (8/1), Olympic Honour (9/1), Deniliquin (10/1), Gerolamo Cardano (12/1)

A few of these have plenty to prove, but EDDIEMAURICE isn't one of them. A regular at this sort of level, he's back on his last winning mark so a bold showing looks firmly on the cards. Robinshill chases a 4-timer and has to be feared, while the market will help assess Lisheen Castle on return from 2 years off.

EDDIEMAURICE (IRE)
ROBINSHILL (IRE)
LISHEEN CASTLE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Bean In Trouble

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 6

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | T: J & A O'Neill

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,913.002nd: £1,736.003rd: £868.004th: £434.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00