Ludlow
13:50
Tanners Cava EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (EBF Mares' NH Novices' Hurdle Qual') (GBB)
Ludlow Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.50 £1.40 £4.50 Exacta: £10.40 Trifecta: £88.80
Non-Runners: First Venture (unsuitable ground), Sabaarelli (self certificate), Shelikesthelights (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Touchy Feely (GB) 7 M AVG Nicky Henderson 161 lbs 3/1 Won Prominent - not fluent 4th - led 7th - hung left and ridden home turn - jumped left and pecked on landing 3 out - not fluent last - stayed on(op 11/4 tchd 7/2)
2nd 1 Royale Dance (FR) N/A AVG Dan Skelton 161 lbs 2/1F 5.5 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - prominent 6th - went second 7th - carried left and ridden home turn - switched right after 3 out - held from 2 out(op 6/4)
3rd 6 Great Snow (FR) N/A AVG Neil Mulholland 154 lbs 16/1 3.5 In rear - not fluent 2nd - pushed along 7th - ridden and headway after 4 out - no impression 3 out - stayed on and went third run-in(tchd 11/1)
4th 12 My Girl Katie (IRE) 8 M Poor Grace Harris 151 lbs 25/1 1.75 Midfield - headway 7th - went third after 4 out - soon pushed along - held from 3 out - ridden and lost third run-in(op 16/1)
5th 11 Minniemum (GB) 8 M AVG Henry Daly 154 lbs 11/2 1 Towards rear - blundered 5th - headway 4 out - ridden when mistake 3 out - soon no impression - disputing third last (jockey said mare ran too freely)(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
6th 8 Innisfree Lass (IRE) 6 M AVG Stuart Edmunds 154 lbs 125/1 15 In rear - not fluent 4th - pushed along and minor headway after 4 out - never on terms(op 100/1)
7th 9 Lady Berlais (GB) 5 M Poor Tom Symonds 154 lbs 125/1 10 In rear - some headway 4 out - soon ridden and no impression(op 80/1 tchd 150/1)
8th 4 Elfride (GB) 9 M Poor Richard Phillips 149 lbs 150/1 19 In touch with leaders on outer - lost position 7th - dropped to rear 4 out(op 100/1 tchd 80/1)
99th 7 Happy Index (GB) 6 M AVG Paul Webber 154 lbs 250/1 - Prominent - lost position 5th - fell 6th(op 125/1)
99th 16 The Eminent Goose (GB) N/A Poor Ben Pauling 154 lbs 5/1 - Led - headed and lost second 7th - weakened 4 out - well behind when pulled up before 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 9/2)
99th 13 No Word (IRE) N/A Poor Charlie Longsdon 151 lbs 125/1 - Towards rear of midfield - ridden 7th - lost touch after 4 out - well behind when pulled up before 3 out(op 80/1)
99th 3 Annie Wicks (GB) 7 M AVG Evan Williams 154 lbs 125/1 - Midfield - in touch with leaders when ridden 4 out - soon weakened - in rear when pulled up before 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 150/1)
99th 10 La Gomera (GB) 5 M Poor Alex Hales 154 lbs 11/2 - Prominent - mistake 7th - ridden and lost third after 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said filly stopped quickly; trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that filly may have been unsuited by the going on this occasion - which was officially described as good to soft - soft in places and in his opinion was riding tacky)(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)