Andy Parker Memorial Mares' "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Ludlow

14:00

Date 2023-11-09

Distance 2m5f55y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,901

Runners (14)

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
3	Florencethemachine Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	160	—	1-2	-	106	-	27d	—	—	-7	20.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Irish point winner; second on hurdle debut last month; strong candidate
1	Between Waters Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	160	—	1/6-	-	-	-	264d	—	—	-11	15	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Irish point winner; sixth in a bumper a year later; hurdle debut and retains potential
11	Girls In Skirts Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	159	—	3-	-	-	-	229d	—	—	-4	5.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Fine third in a bumper in March; hurdle debut; one of the more appealing contenders
6	Lilting Verse Bay J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	160	t	/3417-	-	95	36	203d	—	—	0	11	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Listed bumper winner but tailed off on hurdle debut in April; likely to leave that behind
9	Strong Belle Grey J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	160	—	384-62	-	98	38	23d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Placed in bumpers; second of four on hurdle debut and deal more likely needed
2	Emma Hamilton Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	160	—	4-2	-	-	-	173d	—	—	-2	7.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second in a bumper in May but form looks modest; hurdle debut
5	Harry's Hope Chestnut J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Pauling	J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Pauling	160	—	P51-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+7	10.2	6.00/1	25 4%
Irish point winner in April; chasing pedigree and may need more time
7	Lucky Rose Bay J:James Davies T:Noel Williams	J:James Davies T:Noel Williams	160	—	244-	-	-	-	195d	—	—	0	3.3	8.00/1	33 3%
Consistent if fairly modest in bumpers last season; hurdle debut
14	Young At Heart Brown J:David Noonan T:Lucy Wadham	J:David Noonan T:Lucy Wadham	159	—	39-	-	-	-	195d	—	—	0	2.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Third on bumper debut but well held next time; now tackles hurdles
10	The Midwife Bay J:Conor Ring(3) T:Grace Harris	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Grace Harris	160	—	16-	-	-	-	202d	—	—	+5	7.6	12.25/1	50 2%
Irish point winner; fair bumper effort in April on British debut; could play a part
4	Game Colours Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	160	t	4-U2	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Second in an Irish point in May but limited appeal on British/hurdle debut
13	Vivid Pink Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Alan King	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Alan King	159	h	60-24	-	84	59	28d	—	—	-2	0.6	19.75/1	80 1%
Second in a bumper and fourth on hurdle debut but form of both runs is modest
NR	Nancy Till Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	160	h	5U6-0P	85	87	48	1d	—	—	+8	8.9	49.75/1	200 1%
Yet to show much over hurdles and was pulled up at Chepstow yesterday
12	Lean On Me Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	159	—	P-145	-	71	-	10d	—	—	-1	0.3	31.00/1	125 1%
Point winner; well beaten on both hurdle starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Florencethemachine	15/8	2	15/8	15/8	15/8
Between Waters	2	2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Girls In Skirts	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Lilting Verse	8	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
Strong Belle	16	14	12	14	14
Emma Hamilton	15/2	7	7	7	7
Harry's Hope	20	22	22	25	25
Lucky Rose	33	28	28	33	33
Young At Heart	40	40	40	40	40
The Midwife	50	40	33	40	40
Game Colours	66	50	50	66	50
Vivid Pink	80	80	66	80	80
Nancy Till	200	150	150	150	150
Lean On Me	125	100	80	100	100

Predictor

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

1st

Florencethemachine

20.4

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 8.4

15/8

2nd

Between Waters

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Lilting Verse

OR: 0 Form: 7.9 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Harry's Hope

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 9.3 Odds: 1

Nancy Till

8.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200

Emma Hamilton

7.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

The Midwife

7.6

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

Girls In Skirts

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Lucky Rose

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.8

Young At Heart

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

Strong Belle

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Vivid Pink

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Game Colours

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Lean On Me

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nancy Till	85	87	48
Florencethemachine	—	106	—
Between Waters	—	—	—
Girls In Skirts	—	—	—
Lilting Verse	—	95	36
Strong Belle	—	98	38
Emma Hamilton	—	—	—
Harry's Hope	—	—	—
Lucky Rose	—	—	—
Young At Heart	—	—	—
The Midwife	—	—	—
Game Colours	—	—	—
Vivid Pink	—	84	59
Lean On Me	—	71	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nancy Till	1d ago	Quick return
Lean On Me	10d ago	Quick return
Strong Belle	23d ago	Fit
Florencethemachine	27d ago	Fit
Vivid Pink	28d ago	Fit
Emma Hamilton	173d ago	Long break
Lucky Rose	195d ago	Long break
Young At Heart	195d ago	Long break
The Midwife	202d ago	Long break
Lilting Verse	203d ago	Long break
Girls In Skirts	229d ago	Long break
Between Waters	264d ago	Long break
Harry's Hope	—	—
Game Colours	—	—