Ludlow
14:10
Gary Slater Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ludlow Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.10 £1.40 £2.70 Exacta: £8 Trifecta: £51.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 La Marquise (FR) 4 F Good Jamie Snowden 148 lbs 7/4F Won Niggled along throughout - midfield - in touch with leaders after 4th - steady headway after 4 out - prominent when hampered 3 out - rallied and went second 2 out - ran on run-in - led towards finish - did well in the circumstances(op 5/6)
2nd 6 Kalium (FR) 5 G Elite Tim Vaughan 155 lbs 3/1 .75 Prominent - slipped on turn before 3 out - left in lead 3 out - hung right final 110yds - kept on but headed towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd 9 Stone's Throw (GB) 5 G AVG Billy Aprahamian 155 lbs 11/1 3.5 Jinked right and nearly lost jockey soon after start - towards rear - in touch with leaders 5th - outpaced before 3 out - rallied after last - kept on and went third towards finish(op 20/1 tchd 9/1)
4th 8 Oh My Johnny (IRE) 4 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 155 lbs 3/1 1.5 Disputed lead - led 3rd - headed when not fluent 5th - led again before 3 out - jumped badly right and hampered rival then headed 3 out - lost second 2 out - no extra when lost third towards finish(op 11/2)
5th 4 Castadrift (IRE) 4 G Poor Rosemary Gasson 155 lbs 80/1 12 In touch with leaders - outpaced after 4 out - no chance after 3 out(op 100/1)
6th 11 Granny B (IRE) 5 M Poor Michael Mullineaux 145 lbs 250/1 1 In rear - some headway after 4 out - slipped on turn before 3 out - no impression when not fluent 2 out(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)
7th 7 Klic Boum (FR) 5 G Poor Evan Williams 155 lbs 100/1 1.75 Towards rear - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(tchd 80/1 and tchd 125/1)
8th 5 Gwennie May Star (FR) 4 G AVG Dan Skelton 152 lbs 16/1 0.05 In rear - not fluent 4 out - no chance when not fluent last(op 25/1 tchd 14/1)
9th 10 Annie Don (IRE) 6 M Poor Henry Oliver 149 lbs 250/1 11 Disputed lead - raced in second 3rd - led again before 5th - headed before 3 out - soon weakened(op 200/1)
10th 1 Fan Magnet (FR) 6 G Poor Sheila Lewis 156 lbs 200/1 13 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - wandered on approach and awkward jump 1st - lost position before 5th - dropped to last before 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 125/1)
99th 2 Jafimgoso (GB) 5 G AVG Dan Skelton 156 lbs 6/1 - In rear - badly hampered and jockey lost iron 2nd - badly hampered and brought down 3rd(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
99th 3 The Ormer Gatherer (GB) 5 G AVG David Bridgwater 156 lbs 200/1 - Towards rear - jumped badly left then almost fell and hampered rival 2nd - in rear when jumped left and badly hampered rival 3rd - soon pulled up (vet said gelding was struck into right-fore)(op 150/1)