Full Result 12.25 Ludlow | 5 January 2024

Ludlow Junior "National Hunt" Hurdle (GBB Race)

(Class 4) (4yo) (1m7f169yds) 2m Soft 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £4,752.90 2nd £2,187 3rd £1,093.50 4th £547.20 5th £272.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Hill Spirit 9/2 Nick Scholfield Archie Watson	Nick Scholfield Archie Watson	4	110	–	74	101	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Calare (IRE) (Dubawi)
Disputed lead, lost position and raced in second 3rd, pushed along and led again before 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on well (op 7/1)

2 8	8. Speiriuil (IRE) 40/1 Lorcan Murtagh Nigel Hawke	Lorcan Murtagh Nigel Hawke	4	107	–	57	88	–
b f Fracas (IRE) - Something Graceful (Galileo)
Towards rear but in touch with leaders, wandered on approach 1st, mistake 3rd, lost ground 4 out, headway before 3 out where not fluent, soon went second, no chance with winner when hung left approaching last (op 50/1 tchd 66/1)

3 23 [31]	7. Dameofthecotswolds 4/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	107	–	26	64	–
b f Axxos (GER) - My Belle I (FR) (Smadoun)
Disputed lead, led clearly 3rd, headed before 3 out, weakened 2 out (tchd 7/2)

4 3½ [34½]	4. Love Tree (IRE) 4/6F James Bowen James Owen	James Bowen James Owen	4	110	–	28	70	–
b f Camelot - Caserta (Dansili)
In touch with leaders, briefly went third before 3 out, soon weakened (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than report from jockey that filly stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report) (op 1/2)

5 3½ [38]	1. Catboy (FR) 66/1 Jack Tudor Christian Williams	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	4	110	–	23	69	–
b g Agent Secret (IRE) - Cadouya Girl (FR) (Cadoudal)
Prominent, not fluent 3rd, weakening when not fluent 3 out, bad mistake 2 out (tchd 80/1)

6 20 [58]	3. Kadiwo (FR) 20/1 Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	4	110	–	–	43	–
bl g Anodin (IRE) - Lady Anouchka (IRE) (Vettori)
Towards rear, pushed along before 4th, not fluent 4 out, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off (op 14/1)

7 2¼ [60¼]	5. Ravanelli (IRE) 25/1 Gavin Sheehan Jennie Candlish	Gavin Sheehan Jennie Candlish	4	110	–	–	41	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Sacred Aspect (IRE) (Haatef)
In rear, jumped right 1st, lost touch after 4 out, tailed off (op 28/1 tchd 33/1)

7 ran Off time: 12:25:42 Winning time: 4m 5.96s (slow by 32.96s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Alduni's Girl (self certificate)
1st owner: Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXI And Partner (Hill Spirit) 1st breeder: Godolphin
2nd owner: Molly & Paul Willis (Speiriuil)
3rd owner: N A Twiston-Davies (Dameofthecotswolds)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £2 £11.50 Ex: £169.10 CSF: £116.72 Trifecta: £337.30

Hurdle after the stands omitted; heavy ground

12:25 Ludlow 5 Jan 2024

Ludlow Junior "National Hunt" Hurdle (GBB Race)