Full Result 2.55 Ludlow | 3 December 2025

Christmas At Ludlow Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-105, 3yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £3,696.70 2nd £1,701 3rd £850.50 4th £425.60 5th £212.10

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Wild Goose (IRE) 13/2 Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	5	1112 t¹	103	61	112	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Poppy Come Running (IRE) (Definite Article)
Travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, prominent on outer before 5th, led 3 out, jumped left but left clear last, easily (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding benefitted from the first-time application of a tongue-strap, which was noted; gelding was routine tested) (tchd 11/2)

2 13	3. Zucayan (FR) 16/1 Nick Slatter ³ Fergal O'Brien	Nick Slatter ³ Fergal O'Brien	8	118 t	102	44	94	–
b g Lucayan (FR) - John Quatz (FR) (Johann Quatz)
Held up in rear, steady headway before 3 out, mistake last, kept on and went modest second run-in (op 12/1 tchd 18/1)

3 1¼ [14¼]	6. Midnight View 40/1 Stan Sheppard Matt Sheppard	Stan Sheppard Matt Sheppard	5	115	96	36	88	–
b g Telescope (IRE) - Midnight Belle (Midnight Legend)
Led, raced in second before 5th, not fluent 3 out, lost position 2 out, not fluent when left in modest second last, no extra and lost second run-in (op 50/1 tchd 33/1)

4 6½ [20¾]	7. Cogital 66/1 Jay Tidball ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	Jay Tidball ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	10	1013 p	95	27	79	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Galaxy Highflyer (Galileo)
Midfield, outpaced before 3 out, never dangerous but stayed on (tchd 50/1)

5 ½ [21¼]	9. Inion Tiogair (IRE) 1/2F Joe Anderson ³ Grace Harris	Joe Anderson ³ Grace Harris	8	102 b	82	14	72	–
br m Westerner - Tiger Bay Lady (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Prominent, led before 5th, lost two places 3 out, weakening when bad mistake last, not recover (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that race came too soon having run 5 days previously, which was noted; jockey said mare ran too free) (op 8/11)

6 6 [27¼]	8. Saccary (GER) 12/1 Jack Tudor David Pipe	Jack Tudor David Pipe	6	105 h	82	6	58	–
b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Survey (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Towards rear throughout (op 17/2)

7 2¾ [30]	5. El Gavilan (FR) 20/1 Ned Fox ⁵ Clive Boultbee-Brooks	Ned Fox ⁵ Clive Boultbee-Brooks	4	110 t	96	16	69	–
b g Guignol (GER) - La Jalousie (FR) (Muhtathir)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, weakened before 3 out (op 22/1)

8 2¼ [32¼]	1. Model Approach (IRE) 50/1 Isabel Williams Evan Williams	Isabel Williams Evan Williams	4	120	105	23	76	–
ch g Dawn Approach (IRE) - Mainicin (IRE) (Teofilo)
In rear throughout (jockey said gelding hung left-handed from turning into home-straight) (op 28/1)

F	4. Mad Maxios (IRE) 9/2 Harry Reed Harry Derham	Harry Reed Harry Derham	4	1110 t	101	–	103	–
b g Maxios - La Premiere Dame (FR) (Poliglote)
In touch with leaders, went second 2 out, 3 lengths down and keeping on when fell last (tchd 4/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:55:09 Winning time: 3m 49.60s (slow by 17.60s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Mrs Marion Hudson (Wild Goose) 1st breeder: H J Fitzsimons & Smarden Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Ian Slatter (Zucayan)
3rd owner: Miss A B Hyde (Midnight View)
Tote win: £9.30 PL: £1.60 £3.20 £7.40 Ex: £95.50 CSF: £91.26 Tricast: £3,850.71 Trifecta: £3,826.90

2:55 Ludlow 3 Dec 2025

Christmas At Ludlow Handicap Hurdle