15:10 Ludlow

Wednesday 22 February 2023

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5217:22

Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 3m 52.20s

1^st

Patient Dream

511-3

7/4f

T: D McCain JnrJ: William Maggs (10)

Made all, ridden after 3 out, just held on op 15/8 tchd 2/1

2^nd

Light In The Sky

711-2

12/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Chased winner, hit 2 out, 2 lengths down last, soon switched left and rider dropped whip, stayed on, just failed op 11/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

John Betjeman

712-0

10/3

T: Mark GillardJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Prominent until 1st, chased leaders, switched left before 3 out, no impression on front pair when not fluent last op 11/4

4^th

Arctic Lodge

711-2

6/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Finn Lambert (5)

Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4 out, well beaten 3 out, plugged on, went 4th 2 out op 15/2

5^th

Court Royale

1011-8

28/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear, closed after 3rd, ridden after 4 out, 4th and well beaten 3 out, lost 4th 2 out, tailed off op 25/1

6^th

Kingfast

811-8

16/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Behind and niggled along at times, never any chance, tailed off op 12/1

7^th

1 ¼

Lunar Jet

911-5

13/2

T: M MullineauxJ: Lewis Stones (5)

Towards rear, closed after 3rd, lost place and mistake 5th, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off tchd 6/1

8^th

Balgowan

410-2

10/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Harry Reed

Towards rear, closed when not much room after 3rd, lost place before not fluent 4th, not fluent 5th, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off op 17/2 tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

Method Madness⁹⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: A Ralph J: Alex Edwards

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.20, £3.20, £1.30EX:£23.50Trifecta:£92.60Tricast:£64.20SF:£22.11Swingers:£4.90, £1.80, £6.10

Forecasts

Patient Dream (7/4), John Betjeman (10/3), Arctic Lodge (6/1), Lunar Jet (13/2), Balgowan (10/1), Light In The Sky (12/1), Method Madness (14/1), Kingfast (16/1), Court Royale (28/1)

PATIENT DREAM showed the benefit of cheekpieces when an emphatic scorer at Market Rasen and is weighted to go in again off a 6 lb higher mark with the headgear retained. John Betjeman is feared most on the back of his good Wincanton second ahead of handicap debutant Balgowan.