Ludlow
16:30
NFU Mutual Insurance Handicap Hurdle
Ludlow Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.60 Place: £2.70 £5.30 Exacta: £62.40 Trifecta: £118.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Porter In The Park (IRE) 7 M AVG Emma Lavelle 166 lbs 11/2 Won Raced in third - went second 4 out - pushed along and switched right just before 3 out - ridden and disputed lead 2 out - kept on run-in - just prevailed(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
2nd 3 Ballybegg (IRE) 10 G AVG Kerry Lee 165 lbs 12/1 0.2 Jumped left - led - not fluent 4th - hit 5th - joined 2 out - kept on run-in - just held(tchd 16/1)
3rd 1 Kado De Joie (FR) 5 G Good Nicky Henderson 168 lbs EvensF 12 Held up in rear - mistake 4 out - went third but plenty to do before 3 out - no impression when not fluent 2 out(op 5/6)
4th 7 Queens Venture (IRE) 4 F Good Dan Skelton 152 lbs 16/1 .75 Held up in rear - outpaced before straight - stayed on and went modest fourth run-in (jockey said mare was outpaced throughout; vet examined mare and was found to have a small wound to her left-fore)(op 28/1 tchd 14/1)
5th 6 Mostly Sunny (IRE) 6 G AVG Dan Skelton 159 lbs 9/2 1.75 In touch with leaders - mistake and lost ground 4 out - no chance from 3 out - not fluent 2 out(op 5/1)
6th 4 Jazz King (FR) 9 G AVG Alastair Ralph 162 lbs 9/1 0.1 Raced in second - lost position 4 out - lost third before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
99th 5 Pinnacle Peak (GB) 9 G AVG Martin Keighley 154 lbs 14/1 - Held up in last - bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 2nd - soon detached - pulled up 6th (jockey said gelding had made a bad mistake at 2nd hurdle causing him to lose his iron and was never travelling thereafter; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)