12:50 Ludlow

Wednesday 3 December 2025

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Marsh Commercial Insurance Novices' Claiming Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 169y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:50  |   Winning time: 3m 50.15s
1st
Horse silk
4
No Guarantee
511-0
33/1
T: A GibbonsJ: James Turner (5)
Tracked leaders, went third before 3 out, shaken up after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, kept on strongly to lead run-in, always doing enough tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
1
Hopeless Dancer
411-10
4/11f
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked leader, pushed along before 3 out, challenged before last, led briefly run-in, soon headed and held by winner op 1/2 tchd 8/13
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
2
Miracles Do Happen
411-7
8/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Led, ridden after 3 out, hung right and headed run-in, plugged on tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
6
3
Estate Planning
411-4
9/2
T: B J LlewellynJ: Ben Jones
Held up in touch, asked for effort before 3 out, soon no impression op 7/2 tchd 3/1
5th
Horse silk
6
5
Western Ginny
410-7
125/1
T: H DickinJ: James Best
Tracked leaders, ridden home turn, weakened 2 out op 100/1 tchd 150/1
6th
Horse silk
6 ½
6
Barbie Girlz
710-3
10/1
T: Katy PriceJ: Shane Quinlan (3)
Held up in touch, pushed along before 3 out, soon no threat op 11/1 tchd 17/2
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£35.60Pl:£8.40, £1.10EX:£60.10Trifecta:£320.50SF:£50.76Swingers:£4.00, £9.10, £1.10

Forecasts

Hopeless Dancer (4/11), Estate Planning (9/2), Miracles Do Happen (8/1), Barbie Girlz (10/1), No Guarantee (33/1), Western Ginny (125/1)

Verdict

Not a strong contest in which HOPELESS DANCER is fancied to come out on top despite the step back in trip. The Twiston-Davies trained gelding was placed all 3 starts in bumpers and proved he had a future in this sphere when not disgraced in a 3-runner race here on hurdles bow. Hurdles newcomer Miracles Do Happen is next best, whilst Estate Planning would also merit consideration if able to get back to the pick of last year's form.

  1. HOPELESS DANCER
  2. MIRACLES DO HAPPEN
  3. ESTATE PLANNING (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Land Afar
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 9
J: J J Burke  |  T: K Bailey & M Nicholls
10/11

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00

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