13:45 Ludlow

Monday 24 May 2021

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G.C.Rickards Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 3m 50.98s

1^st

Wisecracker

810-7

9/1

T: B I CaseJ: Page Fuller

Fast away and handy advantage before 1st, pushed before 3 out where held narrow advantage, ridden after 3 out, battled on bravely, all out op 10/ tchd 11/1

2^nd

Valentine's Turf

610-13

16/5

T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams (3)

Prominent, pushed before 3 out where narrow 2nd, ridden after 2 out, kept on gamely, just failed op 10/3 tchd 3/1

3^rd

Crackle Lyn Rosie

710-2

11/4j

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (5)

Mid-division, travelled well behind leaders approaching 3 out, pushed after 3 out, ridden after last and stayed on strongly tchd 16/5

4^th

1 ¾

She's A Novelty

611-12

11/4j

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Close-up, ridden before 3 out, stayed on well tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1

5^th

2 ¼

Telekinetic

610-10

16/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Nick Slatter (5)

Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace op 12/1

6^th

9 ½

Sure I'm Your Man

410-12

16/1

T: J CandlishJ: Kielan Woods

Towards rear, bad mistake 4 out and pushed, made some headway before 3 out, ridden after 3 out, hit 2 out and last, kept on op 12/1

7^th

Gyllen

611-9

11/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: James Best

Mid-division, outpaced and pushed after 4 out, ridden and beaten before 3 out, made no impression

8^th

The Come Back Dude

710-5

66/1

T: Miss C DysonJ: Nick Scholfield

Slowly away, in rear, ridden and tailed off before 3 out, never a factor op 50/1

Non-Runners

Easkey Lad¹⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: D Burchell J: Ben Jones

Out By Six¹⁷

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: R Potter J: Caoilin Quinn

Fraterculus¹²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.80Pl:£2.10, £1.50, £1.50EX:£46.30Trifecta:£168.00Tricast:£101.85SF:£39.21Swingers:£4.80, £4.60, £2.40

Forecasts

Crackle Lyn Rosie (11/4), She's A Novelty (11/4), Valentine's Turf (16/5), Gyllen (11/2), Wisecracker (9/1), Easkey Lad (12/1), Out By Six (14/1), Telekinetic (16/1), Sure I'm Your Man (16/1), Fraterculus (33/1), The Come Back Dude (66/1)

A case can be made for a few but the most persuasive one is for VALENTINE'S TURF who should really benefit from this stiffer test of stamina after his staying-on Taunton third and can open his account. She's A Novelty is feared most off a slipping mark, although both Gyllen and Out By Six can have a say too in an open handicap.