14:55 Ludlow

Wednesday 17 December 2025

All12:1312:4313:1313:4514:2014:5515:30

G C Rickards Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 5m 13.27s

1^st

Followcato

612-1

5/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Disputed lead, led outright 3rd, pressed for lead 4 out, 2 lengths clear 3 out, kept on approaching last, diminishing advantage run-in, all out op 4/1

2^nd

Pepe Le Moko

712-1

6/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: James Best

Prominent, ridden and pressed winner 4 out where slipped on landing and lost ground, headway approaching last, kept on, held final strides op 11/2 tchd 13/2

3^rd

Planned Paradise

911-6

9/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Mr J J Murphy-Knight (7)

Held up in rear, ridden before 13th, headway into midfield 4 out, went modest third before last, kept on, not reach leaders op 12/1

4^th

Kit's Coty

711-2

11/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Stan Sheppard

Midfield, ridden before 3 out, briefly left in third but hampered 2 out, no impression run-in op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2

5^th

3 ¼

Icare Colombe

711-8

8/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Held up in midfield, headway 9th, ridden and not fluent 4 out, soon lost position, faded run-in tchd 9/1

6^th

Devon Dude

511-11

22/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring

Disputed lead, not fluent and headed 3rd, mistake 11th, ridden and tailed off before 4 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

1 ½

Est Illic

1110-2

66/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear before 4 out, soon tailed off

Also Ran

Lemoncello

612-2

10/3f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in rear, going okay but plenty to do 4 out, mistake and fell 3 out op 4/1

Regal Renaissance

712-0

4/1

T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Midfield, not fluent 6th, ridden and chased leaders 4 out, keeping on when fell 2 out op 7/2

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Non-Runners

Pep Talking²⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Billy Aprahamian J: James Bowen

Pougne Aminta⁶³⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: A Ralph J: Jack Hogan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.20Pl:£2.00, £2.20, £2.50EX:£33.80Trifecta:£201.80Tricast:£263.87SF:£35.65Swingers:£5.30, £8.30, £7.90

Forecasts

Pep Talking (9/4), Lemoncello (10/3), Regal Renaissance (4/1), Followcato (5/1), Kit's Coty (11/2), Pepe Le Moko (6/1), Icare Colombe (8/1), Pougne Aminta (8/1), Planned Paradise (9/1), Devon Dude (22/1), Est Illic (66/1)

REGAL RENAISSANCE turned in a rare poor effort at Bangor last time but she's back down to her last winning mark as a result. Pep Talking bled last time but his overall strike rate over fences is very good, while Followcato remains with potential in this sphere.

REGAL RENAISSANCE
PEP TALKING
FOLLOWCATO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Moodofthemoment

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 7

J: Stan Sheppard | T: M Sheppard

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00