Derek And Elaine Thompson 59th Celebration Handicap Hurdle

Ludlow

15:00

Date 2024-04-02

Distance 2m5f55y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 5m 34.32s (slow by 41.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Legionar (GER) Harry Cobden · Harriet Dickin	18/1	Won
2nd	Bucksy Des Epeires (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	13/2	0.3
3rd	Tedley (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	6/1	2.25
4th	Masked Dance (FR) Charlie Hammond · Mel Rowley	13/2	10
5th	Pearl Island (GB) Jonathan Burke · Henry Daly	9/1	3.75
6th	El Saviour (IRE) Bryony Frost · Lucy Wadham	6/5F	13
7th	Illico De Montave (FR) Ben Poste · Rosemary Gasson	10/1	66

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
2	El Saviour Chestnut J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	167	—	2/1031	118	121	99	23d	—	—	-7	33.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Won when upped to 2m5f for last month's handicap debut and is now 2-4 over hurdles
1	Bucksy Des Epeires Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	168	—	-124F9	119	120	106	45d	—	—	+9	24.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Strong claims if judged on autumn form but not much has gone to plan lately
4	Tedley Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	164	—	624210	115	118	109	24d	—	—	+17	30.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Soundly beaten in hot race on handicap debut but still has potential
5	Masked Dance Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Hammond T:Mel Rowley	160	—	U-221P	111	120	101	55d	—	—	+7	18.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Wide-margin winner two starts ago; stopped quickly after racing too freely last time
3	Legionar Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Harriet Dickin	J:Harry Cobden T:Harriet Dickin	165	—	7/1-53	116	117	91	50d	—	—	+17	26	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Not at best on either start for Anthony Charlton this season; now with new stable
6	Pearl Island Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Henry Daly	J:Jonathan Burke T:Henry Daly	151	p	2-48U5	102	109	79	41d	—	—	+11	18.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Made quite promising hurdle debut in November but has gone the wrong way since
7	Illico De Montave Grey J:Ben Poste T:Rosemary Gasson	J:Ben Poste T:Rosemary Gasson	148	—	7-0544	99	112	101	23d	—	—	+6	14.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Fourth over 2m on both hurdling starts; likely to be suited by today's longer trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
El Saviour	6/4	7/4	13/8	13/8	13/8
Bucksy Des Epeires	4/1	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Tedley	6/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Masked Dance	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Legionar	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Pearl Island	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Illico De Montave	12/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

El Saviour

33.8

OR: 17 Form: 3.5 Odds: 13.3

7/4

2nd

Tedley

30.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Legionar

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Bucksy Des Epeires

24.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Pearl Island

18.6

OR: 13 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Masked Dance

18.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Illico De Montave

14.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bucksy Des Epeires	119	120	106
El Saviour	118	121	99
Legionar	116	117	91
Tedley	115	118	109
Masked Dance	111	120	101
Pearl Island	102	109	79
Illico De Montave	99	112	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
El Saviour	23d ago	Fit
Illico De Montave	23d ago	Fit
Tedley	24d ago	Fit
Pearl Island	41d ago	Fit
Bucksy Des Epeires	45d ago	Fit
Legionar	50d ago	Fresh
Masked Dance	55d ago	Fresh