All you need to know as Barry Geraghty takes three rides at Ludlow

After three Graded winners in the past fortnight at the Cheltenham Festival and Navan, Barry Geraghty picks up three rides at Ludlow, including odds-on shot Musical Slave (4.45).

The Alan King-trained Ballywood makes his return to the track in the 2m handicap chase on the card (4.10), almost three months on from a Grade 2 runner-up effort behind Dynamite Dollars.

Part-owned by Carol Vorderman, Subway Surf has received plenty of social media attention and lines up at Chepstow (5.05) after finishing a creditable third at Ascot last time.

Going report

Sedgefield (first race at: 2.05)
Soft, good to soft in places

Cork (2.10)
Soft

Chepstow (2.20)
Good to soft

Ludlow (2.30)
Good to soft, good in places

What to back

For members, Graham Dench singles out a course-and-distance winner at Chepstow and our regional experts give their best bets in our daily Tips Box service.

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Final thought

Geraghty showcased the best of his ability with a quickfire double at Cheltenham and heads to Ludlow in fine form.

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