Last year's winner looks extremely well treated for defence
3.10 Ludlow
Betfair Price Rush Handicap Chase (Class 3) | 4yo+ | 0-130 | RUK
Charlie Longsdon believes he has an excellent chance of continuing the form that has seen his yard send out nine winners since the start of September, and why wouldn't he? In Azure Fly he saddles the horse who won the race last year, only this time around he's off an 8lb lower mark.
Aidan Coleman rode him that day, but with his burgeoning relationship with Jonjo O'Neill – he has ridden 20 winners for O'Neill already this season from 96 rides compared to four from 19 last year – he partners Easy Street so Longsdon has turned to champion jockey Richard Johnson.
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