13:30 Ludlow

Friday 6 January 2023

All13:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:00

Luke Watson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 26.60s

1^st

Egbert

611-8

6/4f

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Midfield in touch, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on into 2nd 2 out, good jump to lead last, edged left and kept on run-in op 5/4

2^nd

Impose Toi

511-8

13/8

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Took keen hold, held up in touch, good headway into 2nd before 3 out, still travelling well and led 3 out, ridden before 2 out, mistake and headed last, kept on run-in but no match for winner op 2/1 tchd 11/8

3^rd

4 ½

Tzarmix

511-8

28/1

T: S ThomasJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led, slow 6th, not fluent 7th, ridden and headed 3 out where mistake, weakened into 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace run-in op 25/1 tchd 33/1

4^th

Keable

611-8

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Keen, held up in midfield, ridden to chase leaders before 3 out, awkward 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last op 28/1

5^th

Gentle Frank

711-8

15/2

T: Henry OliverJ: Lee Edwards

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 8th, ridden and headway before 3 out, weakened approaching last op 13/2 tchd 8/1

6^th

2 ¼

My Girl Katie

611-1

22/1

T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring (3)

Prominent, driven before 3 out, weakened into midfield 3 out where not fluent, kept on same pace approaching last op 20/1

7^th

3 ½

Rajjamataz

511-8

150/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond

Took keen hold, midfield on outer, driven before 3 out where in touch, kept on same pace approaching last op 100/1 tchd 200/1

8^th

Time For A Pint

611-8

50/1

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

In rear, ridden before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 40/1 tchd 80/1

9^th

1 ½

Hard Frost

611-8

50/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Keen, always in rear, ridden and tailed off before 3 out op 40/1 tchd 66/1

10^th

Coal Fire

711-8

250/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Always in rear, pushed along before 8th, tailed off before 3 out op 200/1

11^th

3 ¼

Best Mate Dave

611-8

250/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy

Always in rear, ridden before 8th, tailed off before 3 out op 200/1 tchd 300/1

12^th

What A Steal

611-8

9/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings

Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened before 3 out tchd 8/1

13^th

Bertie B

511-8

25/1

T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien (3)

Pressed leader, not fluent 4th, briefly dropped to midfield 6th, ridden and weakened before 3 out op 20/1

14^th

My Virtue

511-1

150/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards (3)

Took keen hold, midfield, ridden before 3 out, tailed off 3 out op 80/1

Also Ran

Don't Tell David

611-8

66/1

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

Held up in midfield, ridden and pulled up before 3 out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

These Happy Daze⁵⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Mrs S Leech J: Adrian Heskin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.30, £1.10, £7.10EX:£6.20Trifecta:£81.00SF:£4.01Swingers:£1.60, £9.30, £10.80

Forecasts

Egbert (6/4), Impose Toi (13/8), Gentle Frank (15/2), What A Steal (9/1), My Girl Katie (22/1), Bertie B (25/1), Tzarmix (28/1), Keable (33/1), These Happy Daze (33/1), Time For A Pint (50/1), Hard Frost (50/1), Don't Tell David (66/1), Rajjamataz (150/1), My Virtue (150/1), Coal Fire (250/1), Best Mate Dave (250/1)

IMPOSE TOI showed fairly useful form when winning both bumper starts in France and, having joined top connections, he makes plenty of appeal on his hurdling debut. Egbert rates the main threat ahead of What A Steal.

IMPOSE TOI (FR)
EGBERT
WHAT A STEAL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Jet Plane

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: Bridget Andrews | T: D Skelton

11/5

Prize Money

1st: £4,901.002nd: £2,258.003rd: £1,129.004th: £565.00