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13:20 Ludlow

Simply Delicious Cakes Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 169y
  • Going: Good (Good to soft(in places))
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,874
  • 2nd: £1,431
  • 3rd: £716
  • 4th: £358
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 51.97s
  • Off Time: 13:20:17
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - White, red star, white sleeves, emerald green stars, white cap, royal blue star
33/1
  • Form 5UU5/0P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

raced keenly, tracked (clear) winner until ridden before 3 out, mistake and lost 3rd 3 out, weakened soon after

2
Silk - Light blue and white stripes, light blue sleeves, light blue cap, white star
  • Form 3P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up in rear, some headway before 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened

3
Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine

Demophon

21 p
50/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

jumped poorly in rear, tailed off 5th, pulled up soon after

4
Silk - Black, red stars, red sleeves, white armlets, red cap
  • Form 6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

off the pace in 5th, weakened 4 out

5
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange hoops, checked sleeves, quartered cap
100/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

held up in 7th, blundered 4th, behind next, tailed off when blundered 3 out

6
Silk - Royal blue, black star, emerald green sleeves, black stars, black cap
  • Form 5-144
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 125

jumped well, made all, mostly clear, 3 lengths ahead last, kept on strongly, unchallenged

7
Silk - Dark Green, Dark Green and White diabolo on sleeves
14/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

raced off the pace in 4th place, not fluent 4 out, weakened before next

8
Silk - Dark blue, emerald green star, light blue sleeves and cap
  • Form 6P5216
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11

refused to race and took no part

9
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, ORANGE spots on sleeves and cap
  • Form 007
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

held up off the pace in 6th, headway into 3rd 3 out, plugged on

10
Silk - Light blue, dark blue spots, sleeves and cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-9

raced in 3rd, closer in 2nd 3 out, 3 lengths down last, ridden and no impression when hung left run-in

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Unless one of Lucky Lover Boy, Demophon or Binn Boru proves above average, this should be plain sailing for Dan Skelton’s MONSIEUR D’ARQUE. A winning pointer, he has shown definite signs of ability in better company at Cheltenham and Huntingdon. It’s very difficult to make a case for any of the others with previous experience.

Formwatch

Bigchextocash (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, weakened from 3 out, soon pulled up, at Exeter 2m 1f (5) sft in Feb.

Cobra Commander (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, weakened 5 out, pulled up after next, at Ffos Las 2m (4) hvy in Nov.

Demophon 14-1 (8-12) With leader, every chance over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Clearance (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Joey Steel (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Jnd ldrs 12; wknd qckly 15; t.o, 6th of 10, 36 1/2l behind Shelcomeonfordrun (11-7) at Wadebridge 3m mdn in Dec.

Lil Lazarus (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Always in rear, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Bean In Trouble (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (5) sft in Dec.

Monsieur D'Arque (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Jumped slightly left, led, headed before 2 out, lost 2nd last, no extra towards finish, 4th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Scarlet Dragon (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Jan.

Binn Boru Brian Boru M out of Timoca.

Brophies Doll (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th until not fluent 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 11, dist behind Yellow Dockets (11-6) at Warwick 2m 5f (4) gs in Jan.

Our Rockstar (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Slow and jumped right 1st, behind, plugged on from 3 out, no chance, 7th of 14, 35l behind Morning Vicar (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Feb.

Lucky Lover Boy (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in touch, headway tracking leaders over 10f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Outbox (9-2) at Newbury 1m 5f stks (2) gs in Oct.