16:45 Ludlow

Wednesday 23 February 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Farm & Garden Machinery Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 212y  |   Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:45  |   Winning time: 4m 11.12s
1st
Horse silk
9
Duneomeno
610-0
9/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)
Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden and every chance at last, led run in, ran on op 18/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
7
Letsbe Avenue
710-3
11/1
T: W G M TurnerJ: Harry Kimber (7)
Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to lead 3 out, joined at the last, headed run in, stayed on op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
8 ½
4
Folly Gate
711-4
9/2
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (3)
In touch, headway soon after 5 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace and went 3rd close home op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
5
Majestic Merlin
711-2
5/2f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Tracked leaders, joined leader8th, led on long run to 4 out, headed next, ridden and kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home op 15/8 tchd 11/4
5th
Horse silk
17
8
Fair To Dream
910-0
25/1
T: S-J DaviesJ: Conor Ring (3)
Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out op 40/1
6th
Horse silk
17
3
Guttural
811-9
20/1
T: P TaylorJ: W T Kennedy
Always in rear, finished in own time op 18/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
Starvoski
711-12
5/1
T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass
In touch, lost place 5 out, soon struggling, pulled up 3 out op 4/1
PU
Horse silk
2
Heronord
511-11
7/2
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Led, joined 8th, headed on long run to 4 out were he was pulled quickly op 5/1 tchd 11/2
PU
Horse silk
6
Ingeborg Zilling
610-4
16/1
T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan
Raced wide close up, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up 3 out
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.00Pl:£3.00, £2.50, £1.50EX:£88.70Trifecta:£759.70Tricast:£509.70SF:£100.62Swingers:£9.00, £4.90, £6.00

Forecasts

Majestic Merlin (5/2), Heronord (7/2), Folly Gate (9/2), Starvoski (5/1), Duneomeno (9/1), Letsbe Avenue (11/1), Ingeborg Zilling (16/1), Guttural (20/1), Fair To Dream (25/1)

Verdict

MAJESTIC MERLIN has acquitted himself well in 2 of his 3 chase starts and looks the safest option in a race in which few make appeal. Folly Gate and Heronord look the likeliest dangers.

  1. MAJESTIC MERLIN
  2. FOLLY GATE (FR)
  3. HERONORD (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
Ben Brody
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 11
J: Max Kendrick  |  T: D J Jeffreys
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,575.002nd: £2,108.003rd: £1,053.004th: £528.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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