Plyvine Caterers Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Ludlow

17:28

Date 2023-04-26

Distance 1m7f169y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £3,812

Winning Time 3m 39.66s (slow by 11.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Norman Fletcher (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	100/30	Won
2nd	Pearl Island (GB) Richard Patrick · Henry Daly	8/1	8.5
3rd	Blackacre (GB) Luke Scott · Tom Weston	18/1	.75
4th	Stay If U Want To (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	7/2	1
5th	Nelson Criq (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	7/1	0.05
6th	Lunar Ocean (IRE) Brendan Powell · Paul Webber	100/1	18
7th	Boundary Jack (GB) Alex Edwards · Mel Rowley	22/1	.75
8th	Ballytechno (IRE) Mr John Reddington · Thomas Gallagher	25/1	.5
9th	Britannia Girl (GB) Paul O'Brien · Brian Eckley	50/1	5
10th	Wendy Byrde (GB) Connor Brace · John Flint	12/1	82

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
R.O.	Diamond Dealer (IRE) Jack Quinlan · B F Brookhouse	3/1F

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Norman Fletcher Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	161	—	218	-	105	82	32d	—	—	-4	14.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Scored at Southwell on second start, then faced a stiffer task in valuable race at Newbury
5	Diamond Dealer Chestnut J:Jack Quinlan T:B F Brookhouse	J:Jack Quinlan T:B F Brookhouse	154	—	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	16.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Justified favouritism in British point; sold for £100,000 since; open to progress
9	Stay If U Want To Chestnut J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Half-brother to a bumper/hurdle winner for his connections; respected debutant
NR	Just A Memory Bay J:TBC T:Warren Greatrex	J: T:Warren Greatrex	147	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-14	6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
100,000euros 3yo; first foal of a French chase winner; check the betting
7	Nelson Criq Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
£30,000 3yo; dam sister to a bumper/jumps winner; major yard; interesting newcomer
8	Pearl Island Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	154	—	3	-	111	95	27d	—	—	-4	5.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Will need longer trips in due course but has possibilities if building on Warwick effort
12	Wendy Byrde Bay J:Connor Brace T:John Flint	J:Connor Brace T:John Flint	147	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	2.75/1	12 8%
Suitably bred but yard has a modest record in bumpers
4	Boundary Jack Chestnut J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	154	—	7	-	105	90	17d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Shaped better than bare result at Market Rasen on debut; should improve; interesting
2	Ballytechno Bay J:Mr John Reddington(7) T:Thomas Gallagher	J:Mr John Reddington(7) T:Thomas Gallagher	154	—	3	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	4	6.00/1	25 4%
Third in Irish point; sold for £70,000 since; new yard is only 1-52 in bumpers
3	Blackacre Bay J:Luke Scott(7) T:Tom Weston	J:Luke Scott(7) T:Tom Weston	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	6.75/1	28 4%
Nicely bred but stable is 0-21 in bumpers
10	Britannia Girl Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Brian Eckley	J:Paul O'Brien T:Brian Eckley	147	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	12.25/1	50 2%
Stable is 3-27 in bumpers in last five seasons; others preferred
6	Lunar Ocean Brown J:Brendan Powell T:Paul Webber	J:Brendan Powell T:Paul Webber	154	—	—	-	68	47	39d	—	—	-1	0.4	24.75/1	100 1%
Beaten long way at Kempton last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Norman Fletcher	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Diamond Dealer	11/4	3	3	3/1	11/4
Stay If U Want To	4	4	4	4	9/2
Just A Memory	11/2	6	13/2	13/2	13/2
Nelson Criq	13/2	6	13/2	13/2	13/2
Pearl Island	15/2	7	15/2	15/2	15/2
Wendy Byrde	12	12	12	12	12
Boundary Jack	12	12	14	14	16/1
Ballytechno	25	22	25	25	22/1
Blackacre	28	25	25	25	25/1
Britannia Girl	50	40	40	40	40
Lunar Ocean	100	100	100	100	66

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Diamond Dealer

16.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Norman Fletcher

14.9

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 5.4

10/3

3rd

Just A Memory

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6

13/2

Pearl Island

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Stay If U Want To

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Ballytechno

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1

Nelson Criq

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Wendy Byrde

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Boundary Jack

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Blackacre

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Britannia Girl

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Lunar Ocean

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Norman Fletcher	—	105	82
Diamond Dealer	—	—	—
Stay If U Want To	—	—	—
Just A Memory	—	—	—
Nelson Criq	—	—	—
Pearl Island	—	111	95
Wendy Byrde	—	—	—
Boundary Jack	—	105	90
Ballytechno	—	—	—
Blackacre	—	—	—
Britannia Girl	—	—	—
Lunar Ocean	—	68	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Boundary Jack	17d ago	Fit
Pearl Island	27d ago	Fit
Norman Fletcher	32d ago	Fit
Lunar Ocean	39d ago	Fit
Diamond Dealer	—	—
Stay If U Want To	—	—
Just A Memory	—	—
Nelson Criq	—	—
Wendy Byrde	—	—
Ballytechno	—	—
Blackacre	—	—
Britannia Girl	—	—