Ludlow Races
Ludlow
12:50
Marsh Commercial Insurance Novices' Claiming Hurdle
Ludlow
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2025
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £35.60
Place: £8.40 £1.10
Exacta: £60.10
Trifecta: £320.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | No Guarantee (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
James Turner
(5)lbs
|
Alexander Gibbons | 149 lbs | 33/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - switched left and pushed along 3 out - not fluent 2 out - 1 length down and disputing second last - ridden run-in - led narrowly final 110yds (trainer had no explanation for the gelding's improvement in form compared with his previous run; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1) | |
| 2nd | 1 | Hopeless Dancer | 4 G | Poor | Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 164 lbs | 4/11F | 0.3 | Jumped left - raced in second - challenging run-in - kept on and just held(op 1/2 tchd 8/13) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Miracles Do Happen (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Tom Lacey | 161 lbs | 8/1 | 2.5 | Taken down early - took keen hold - led - not fluent 2nd - hung right and faced challenges before last - hung right run-in - headed final 110yds - no extra when jockey dropped whip towards finish(tchd 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Estate Planning (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Bernard Llewellyn | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 6 | In rear but in touch with leaders - outpaced from 3 out - went fourth approaching last(op 7/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Western Ginny | 4 F | Poor | Harriet Dickin | 147 lbs | 125/1 | 6 | Took keen hold - prominent - weakened 3 out - mistake last(op 100/1 tchd 150/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Barbie Girlz (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Shane Quinlan
(3)lbs
|
Katy Price | 140 lbs | 10/1 | 6.5 | In rear - mistake 4th - weakened 3 out - mistake last(op 11/1 tchd 17/2) |