Mortimer Equine Vets Mares' Handicap Chase – Ludlow

Ludlow

16:05

Mortimer Equine Vets Mares' Handicap Chase

Date 2023-05-14

Distance 2m4f11y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £6,337

Winning Time 5m 6.47s (slow by 14.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lost Connections (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Katy Price	9/2	Won
2nd	Lime Drop (FR) Stan Sheppard · Henry Daly	9/2	11
3rd	Marada (GB) Bridget Andrews · Dan Skelton	5/1	3.25
4th	Maid On The Moon (GB) Harry Cobden · Alan King	100/30J	16
5th	Whatsdastory (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Dr Richard Newland	13/2	4.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Mulberry Hill (IRE) Paddy Brennan · Fergal O'Brien	100/30J

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
6	Maid On The Moon Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Alan King	J:Harry Cobden T:Alan King	153	—	/9372-	100	-	-	94d	—	—	+4	25.3	0.50/1	3 33%
Sound effort when second on latest hurdling start; 2lb lower for today's chasing debut
NR	Our Bills Aunt Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Alex Hales	J:Harry Bannister T:Alex Hales	160	—	13332-	107	-	-	29d	—	—	+14	30.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Point winner in 2021 and pretty consistent over hurdles since; considered on chase debut
1	Marada Chestnut J:Bridget Andrews T:Dan Skelton	J:Bridget Andrews T:Dan Skelton	168	—	/0077-	115	-	-	24d	—	—	+6	20.3	1.00/1	5 20%
Last two hurdle runs were more encouraging; drops in grade for this chasing debut
2	Mulberry Hill Brown J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal Obrien	J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal Obrien	167	t	45168-	114	-	-	24d	—	—	+11	25.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran okay in good Cheltenham hurdle last month and has pointing experience to call upon
3	Whatsdastory Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Dr Richard Newland	165	b	64222-	112	122	112	18d	—	—	+14	31.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Second in three four-runner mares' chases towards end of last season, the latest over C&D
7	Lost Connections Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Katy Price	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Katy Price	153	t	42453-	100	122	89	24d	—	—	+4	22.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
0-5 over fences but ran well from out of the weights at Cheltenham last month
4	Lime Drop Chestnut J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	165	—	/8290-	112	-	-	24d	—	—	+12	20.5	2.25/1	10 10%
Five-time hurdle winner; below form at end of last season; chasing debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Maid On The Moon	3	3	3	3	3
Our Bills Aunt	9/2	4	4	4	4
Marada	5	5	5	5	5
Mulberry Hill	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Whatsdastory	11/2	4	4	4	4
Lost Connections	13/2	5	11/2	11/2	5
Lime Drop	8	10	10	10	10

Predictor

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

1st

Whatsdastory

31.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 11 Odds: 5

11/2

2nd

Our Bills Aunt

30.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4.8

9/2

3rd

Maid On The Moon

25.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 6.3

Mulberry Hill

25.1

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 4.1

11/2

Lost Connections

22.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5.4

13/2

Lime Drop

20.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

Marada

20.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Marada	115	—	—
Mulberry Hill	114	—	—
Whatsdastory	112	122	112
Lime Drop	112	—	—
Our Bills Aunt	107	—	—
Maid On The Moon	100	—	—
Lost Connections	100	122	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Whatsdastory	18d ago	Fit
Marada	24d ago	Fit
Mulberry Hill	24d ago	Fit
Lost Connections	24d ago	Fit
Lime Drop	24d ago	Fit
Our Bills Aunt	29d ago	Fit
Maid On The Moon	94d ago	Long break