Ludlow
15:50
Phillip Matthews Memorial Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Ludlow Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.60 Place: £2.50 £5.10 £2 Exacta: £146.50 Tricast: £896.60 Trifecta: £1342.80
Non-Runners: Kalpaga (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Regal Renaissance (GB) 6 M AVG Henry Daly 157 lbs 15/2 Won Took keen hold - prominent - headway before 5th - pushed along before 3 out - led 2 out - edged left approaching last - ridden clear run-in - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare had benefitted from a drop in grade to a less competitive mares' only race)(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
2nd 11 Eaton Lady (IRE) N/A Poor Gary Brown 139 lbs 20/1 6 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway 7th - pushed along and led on outer before 3 out - headed 2 out - kept on run-in(op 14/1)
3rd 9 Whenthepennydrops (GB) N/A Poor Dan Skelton 149 lbs 11/2 4 In touch with leaders - headway 4 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden and went third 2 out - no extra approaching last(tchd 5/1)
4th 7 Jikala (FR) 5 M AVG
Ned Fox (5)lbs
Venetia Williams 151 lbs 9/2 7 Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - hit 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 4/1)
5th 13 Tara Haze (GB) 6 M Poor Phillip Dando 140 lbs 22/1 1.5 Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 4 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden and weakened from 2 out(tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
6th 12 Damask (FR) 4 F Poor Tom Symonds 144 lbs 18/1 4 Held up in rear - pushed along and some headway after 4 out - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and no impression from 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
7th 8 Mrs Kinsella (IRE) N/A Poor Ryan Potter 150 lbs 9/2 .5 Held up in rear - ridden and no impression after 4 out(op 7/1)
8th 2 Presenting Belle (IRE) 8 M Poor Lucy Wadham 167 lbs 33/1 2.5 Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along 7th - ridden and no impression before 4 out(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)
9th 5 Noplacetobe (IRE) 8 M Poor Michael Scudamore 152 lbs 7/2F 2 Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 4th - pushed along after 5 out - ridden and no impression after 4 out
10th 6 Talkingthetalk (IRE) N/A Poor Sheila Lewis 157 lbs 66/1 16 Led - pushed along and headed before 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 40/1)
11th 10 Passing Kate (GB) 7 M AVG Grace Harris 149 lbs 22/1 51 Prominent - not fluent 6th - pushed along and lost position 4 out - ridden and no impression before 3 out - tailed off(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
99th 4 Masked Dance (FR) 7 M AVG Mel Rowley 162 lbs 9/1 - Midfield - not fluent and unseated 2nd(op 15/2)