Racecards
17:25 Ludlow
Professor Andy Sloane Birthday Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H) (Class H)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (BOLLYWEST)
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T Greathead
- Jockey J Pritchard
held up and pulled hard in touch, lost place 7f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey A O'keeffe
held up towards rear, headway to go in touch half way, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
led, ridden 3f out, under pressure and hung left from over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Antony Evans
tracked leaders, chased leaders over 4f out, weakened over 2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division and keen hold, headway 6f out to track leaders, tracked winner over 2, ridden 2f out, carried left over 1f out, kept on gamely to lead well inside final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up towards rear, headway 6f out, ridden 4f out, switched right and rallied over 2f out, no extra final furlong
Layasar
92- Form 230
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up behind and keen, headway 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 3, slightly hampered soon after, switched right over 2f out and one pace
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey L Enstone
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 5f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 4f out, kept on one pace final 2f
Adele
42- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey S Curran
held up towards rear, headway 6f out, no further impression
- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey C J Davies
tracked leader and keen, weakened 4f out
Verdict
The Nicky Henderson-trained Sea Captain gets the call here if the market speaks in his favour, with Flying Pride, Zachary and Glory Bee among others to consider. The selection is just that because it is a hard race to get a solid grip on and Henderson does well in this sphere. Turning to the others. Doroos was an expensive purchase as a yearling and showed some promise on his Warwick debut, but Flying Druid finished ahead of his that day. Cyrium ran reasonably well here on the second of his three starts to date, while Zachary is bred along Flat lines and is another to consider, and Venetia Williams is always to be feared in this sphere, so keep an eye on the betting regarding Glory Bee. Henrietta Knight runs My Pal Val, who was a little disappointing on her debut 34 days ago and, with a number of other good stables represented, as we say, keep an eye on the betting. Overall, then, the nod goes to Sea Captain.