See You In October Novices' Handicap Hurdle – Ludlow

Ludlow

17:05

See You In October Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-05-14

Distance 2m7f174y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 5m 53.76s (slow by 20.76s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Scrum Diddly (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Oliver Sherwood	5/1	Won
2nd	The Bold Thady (IRE) Joe Anderson · Neil Mulholland	13/8F	15
3rd	Imprevu Du Large (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	16/5	1.75
4th	Champagne Gift (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · D J Jeffreys	11/4	5
5th	Chain Smoker (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Georgie Howell	28/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Midnightinbresil (GB) Bryan Carver · Alex Hales	18/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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	The Bold Thady Bay J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Neil Mulholland	169	p	42243-	101	106	87	21d	—	—	-3	30.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
0-10 over hurdles but has made the frame in six consecutive handicaps; in the mix
5	Imprevu Du Large Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	142	—	0896-	74	99	40	73d	—	—	-14	15.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Beaten upwards of 42l in three qualifying runs; rare runner off such a low mark for stable
NR	Realm Of Glory Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	163	p	/0538-	95	100	80	42d	—	—	+5	16.8	1.50/1	7 14%
Well down the field when upped to 2m7f last month; needs help from the added cheekpieces
2	Scrum Diddly Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Oliver Sherwood	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Oliver Sherwood	164	p	30962-	96	99	83	81d	—	—	+9	20.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Safely held in novice hurdles; up in trip and fitted with cheekpieces for handicap debut
4	Champagne Gift Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:D J Jeffreys	J:Gavin Sheehan T:D J Jeffreys	150	p	2/506-	82	90	39	171d	—	—	+1	15.8	2.25/1	10 10%
Struggled to get competitive in novice hurdles but worth a glance in the betting here
6	Midnightinbresil Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	142	t	7/PP7-	74	104	66	17d	—	—	+1	7.9	4.25/1	18 6%
Pulled up on first two hurdling starts and only seventh of eight when completing last time
7	Chain Smoker Chestnut J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	142	p	PP3PP-	74	-	-	95d	—	—	+1	7.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Last season was a struggle and he's 5lb out of the weights here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
The Bold Thady	11/8	13/8	6/4	6/4	6/4
Imprevu Du Large	9/4	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Realm Of Glory	7	6	6	6	6
Scrum Diddly	13/2	8	15/2	15/2	15/2
Champagne Gift	10	8	8	8	8
Midnightinbresil	18	18	18	18	18
Chain Smoker	25	25	25	25	25

Predictor

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

1st

The Bold Thady

30.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 7 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Scrum Diddly

20.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Realm Of Glory

16.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.5

Champagne Gift

15.8

OR: 8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.3

Imprevu Du Large

15.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 9.1

9/4

Midnightinbresil

7.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Chain Smoker

7.8

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Bold Thady	101	106	87
Scrum Diddly	96	99	83
Realm Of Glory	95	100	80
Champagne Gift	82	90	39
Imprevu Du Large	74	99	40
Midnightinbresil	74	104	66
Chain Smoker	74	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Midnightinbresil	17d ago	Fit
The Bold Thady	21d ago	Fit
Realm Of Glory	42d ago	Fit
Imprevu Du Large	73d ago	Fresh
Scrum Diddly	81d ago	Fresh
Chain Smoker	95d ago	Long break
Champagne Gift	171d ago	Long break