Ludlow
14:35
Balfours Llp And Lycetts Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qual') (GBB)
Ludlow Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.58 Place: £1.20 £1.10 Exacta: £1.60 Trifecta: £4.20
Non-Runners: Blueberry Wine (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Go To War (IRE) 6 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 166 lbs 4/7F Won Prominent - went second after 5th - clear with one other home turn - jumped right and slightly hampered 2 out - led last - kept on well - won going away(op 8/15)
2nd 1 Court In The Act (IRE) 5 G Good Harry Derham 166 lbs 13/8 3 Led - went clear with winner home turn - headed last - no extra run-in(op 6/4)
3rd 4 Express Surprise (IRE) 6 G Poor Clive Boultbee-Brooks 159 lbs 25/1 23 Raced in second - not fluent 2nd - lost second and prominent after 5th - outpaced home turn - no match for first two(tchd 22/1)
4th 5 Mambo Beat (IRE) 6 G Poor Bernard Llewellyn 156 lbs 125/1 2.75 Held up in rear - jumped right and bumped rival 2nd - not fluent 3rd - outpaced but went modest fourth 3 out - no impression - lost hind shoes (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise; vet said gelding lost both hind shoes)(tchd 150/1)
5th 8 Take A Hike (IRE) 7 M AVG D J Jeffreys 152 lbs 80/1 11 In rear - bumped 2nd - outpaced home turn - soon no chance(op 50/1)
6th 6 No More Bolero (GB) 6 G Poor David Bridgwater 159 lbs 50/1 13 Prominent - lost position and outpaced home turn - soon no chance - tailed off when mistake last(op 40/1)
7th 7 Bettwyn (GB) 6 M Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 152 lbs 250/1 27 Never better than midfield - struggling 4th - dropped to last and lost touch from 6th - tailed off(op 200/1)