Phillip Matthews Memorial Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Ludlow

15:50

Date 2023-04-26

Distance 2m5f55y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 5m 7.91s (slow by 14.91s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Regal Renaissance (GB) Alice Stevens · Henry Daly	15/2	Won
2nd	Eaton Lady (IRE) Isabelle Ryder · Gary Brown	20/1	6
3rd	Whenthepennydrops (GB) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	11/2	4
4th	Jikala (FR) Ned Fox · Venetia Williams	9/2	7
5th	Tara Haze (GB) Isabel Williams · Phillip Dando	22/1	1.5
6th	Damask (FR) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	18/1	4
7th	Mrs Kinsella (IRE) Caoilin Quinn · Ryan Potter	9/2	.5
8th	Presenting Belle (IRE) David Noonan · Lucy Wadham	33/1	2.5
9th	Noplacetobe (IRE) Beau Morgan · Michael Scudamore	7/2F	2
10th	Talkingthetalk (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	66/1	16
11th	Passing Kate (GB) Conor Ring · Grace Harris	22/1	51

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Masked Dance (FR) Alex Edwards · Mel Rowley	9/1

Runners (13)

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
5	Noplacetobe Bay J:Beau Morgan(7) T:Michael Scudamore	J:Beau Morgan(7) T:Michael Scudamore	159	—	-34430	91	105	69	52d	—	—	0	18.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Placed on handicap debut; reportedly had respiratory issue when below form last time
7	Jikala Bay J:Ned Fox(5) T:Venetia Williams	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Venetia Williams	156	—	44251	98	101	66	33d	—	—	+12	29.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Just held on for 2m maiden win last month; up in trip today; should have more to offer
9	Whenthepennydrops Bay J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	154	p	4-075F	86	102	76	14d	—	—	0	12.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Very much in contention before penultimate-flight fall last time; runs off same mark today
NR	Kalpaga Bay J:TBC T:Tim Vaughan	J: T:Tim Vaughan	169	—	0P3012	101	102	82	1d	—	—	+13	30.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made virtually all to open account at Hereford; short-headed at Ffos Las Tuesday
3	Regal Renaissance Bay J:Miss Alice Stevens(7) T:Henry Daly	J:Miss Alice Stevens(7) T:Henry Daly	164	—	444616	96	106	68	23d	—	—	+9	22.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Had luck on her side when winning over C&D on handicap debut; well beaten here since
4	Masked Dance Chestnut J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	162	—	44369	94	97	64	55d	—	—	+6	15.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Placed on hurdling debut but her next two runs were underwhelming; needs to up her game
8	Mrs Kinsella Bay J:Caoilin Quinn(5) T:Ryan Potter	J:Caoilin Quinn(5) T:Ryan Potter	155	t	00-083	87	102	75	20d	—	—	+1	12.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
0-6 over hurdles but was placed behind Kalpaga on recent stable debut; a possible
11	Eaton Lady Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(10) T:Gary Brown	J:Isabelle Ryder(10) T:Gary Brown	149	t	3096P3	81	104	95	163d	—	—	+5	11.3	3.25/1	14 7%
0-16 over hurdles; didn't run badly at Leicester in November but not seen again since
10	Passing Kate Bay J:Conor Ring(3) T:Grace Harris	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Grace Harris	152	—	50764	84	97	82	20d	—	—	+6	9.6	4.75/1	20 5%
Ran well to a point in all three qualifying runs and ought to last a bit longer today
13	Tara Haze Bay J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Phillip Dando	J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Phillip Dando	143	—	00-598	75	96	43	23d	—	—	+3	7.5	5.25/1	22 5%
Yet to show any significant promise; makes handicap debut from a lowly mark
12	Damask Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	144	—	5F5	86	100	58	33d	—	—	+6	10	6.00/1	25 4%
Showed minor promise on last two qualifying runs; up in trip for handicap debut
2	Presenting Belle Bay J:David Noonan T:Lucy Wadham	J:David Noonan T:Lucy Wadham	167	tp	F/PP2P	99	102	67	37d	—	—	+10	13	8.00/1	33 3%
Second in Huntingdon maiden in February but pulled up on subsequent handicap debut
6	Talkingthetalk Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	157	p	93PP5P	89	103	62	33d	—	—	+8	10.3	9.75/1	40 3%
Placed over hurdles in Ireland but has struggled in Britain; cheekpieces now added

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Noplacetobe	4	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Jikala	5	9/2	7/2	9/2	9/2
Whenthepennydrops	5	11/2	6	5	11/2
Kalpaga	4	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Regal Renaissance	5	6	6	11/2	11/2
Masked Dance	7	8	15/2	15/2	15/2
Mrs Kinsella	11/2	7	7	11/2	13/2
Eaton Lady	12	14	12	14	14
Passing Kate	20	20	20	20	20
Tara Haze	22	20	20	18	20
Damask	25	22	22	20	22
Presenting Belle	33	33	33	28	28
Talkingthetalk	33	40	33	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Kalpaga

30.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 12.6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Jikala

29.5

OR: 12 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Regal Renaissance

22.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Noplacetobe

18.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.7 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Masked Dance

15.2

OR: 11 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Presenting Belle

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Whenthepennydrops

12.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Mrs Kinsella

12.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Eaton Lady

11.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.6

Talkingthetalk

10.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Damask

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Passing Kate

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Tara Haze

7.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kalpaga	101	102	82
Presenting Belle	99	102	67
Jikala	98	101	66
Regal Renaissance	96	106	68
Masked Dance	94	97	64
Noplacetobe	91	105	69
Talkingthetalk	89	103	62
Mrs Kinsella	87	102	75
Whenthepennydrops	86	102	76
Damask	86	100	58
Passing Kate	84	97	82
Eaton Lady	81	104	95
Tara Haze	75	96	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kalpaga	1d ago	Quick return
Whenthepennydrops	14d ago	Fit
Mrs Kinsella	20d ago	Fit
Passing Kate	20d ago	Fit
Regal Renaissance	23d ago	Fit
Tara Haze	23d ago	Fit
Jikala	33d ago	Fit
Damask	33d ago	Fit
Talkingthetalk	33d ago	Fit
Presenting Belle	37d ago	Fit
Noplacetobe	52d ago	Fresh
Masked Dance	55d ago	Fresh
Eaton Lady	163d ago	Long break