Ludlow
16:20
Rea Valley Tractors Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
Ludlow Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m Type: NH Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.80 Place: £2.50 £1.80 £2.80 Exacta: £29.60 Trifecta: £285.60
Non-Runners: Giddyupadingdong (not qualified)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Lightning Flash (IRE) 4 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 154 lbs 13/2 Won Led at steady pace - joined halfway - headed but prominent 6f out - led again over 2f out - pushed along and quickened clear over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - readily(op 5/1)
2nd 4 Gore Point (GB) 4 G AVG Anthony Honeyball 154 lbs 7/2 3.5 Held up in rear - still plenty to do 3f out - soon outpaced - rallied and headway from 2f out - went third 1f out - kept on and went second final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 3/1)
3rd 7 Night Stalker (GB) 3 G Poor Sheena West 154 lbs 17/2 0.2 Prominent - disputed lead halfway - led narrowly 6f out - faced challenge from 4f out - headed over 2f out - soon no chance with winner - kept on until lost second final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
4th 11 Maria's Flame (GB) 3 F Poor Fergal O'Brien 147 lbs 3/1F 3.25 Held up in last - still plenty to do 3f out - hung right but steady headway from over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish - nearest finish - eyecatcher(op 7/2)
5th 3 Carved In Stone (GB) 4 G AVG Hugo Palmer 154 lbs 5/1 1 In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position 3f out - hung right and no impression from over 2f out(op 11/2)
6th 9 Pierrefonds (GB) 4 G Poor Jack Jones 154 lbs 13/2 0.2 Took keen hold - towards rear - pushed along and some headway into midfield 3f out - no impression from over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and 7/1)
7th 6 Macari (GB) 5 G AVG Sheena West 154 lbs 8/1 4 Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 4f out - lost position from over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 11/1)
8th 2 Bobacious (GB) 4 G AVG Georgina Nicholls 154 lbs 16/1 6.5 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced from over 2f out - lost position and no chance from over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 18/1)
9th 8 No Guarantee (GB) 4 G Poor Cynthia Woods 151 lbs 250/1 0.3 Midfield - pushed along and lost position 3f out - struggling from over 2f out - lost touch from over 1f out(op 125/1)
10th 10 Brief Encounter (FR) 3 F Poor Nigel Hawke 147 lbs 80/1 1.5 Towards rear - headway into midfield 6f out - pushed along 4f out - in touch with leaders 3f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out - lost touch inside final furlong(op 33/1)
11th 12 My Mate Polly (GB) 5 M Poor Bill Turner 144 lbs 200/1 26 Midfield - lost position and dropped to rear 6f out - struggling from over 3f out - tailed off from over 2f out(op 125/1)