Every Race Live On Racing TV Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Ludlow

16:35

Date 2024-10-09

Distance 2m5f55y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners (8)

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
8	Of Course You Can Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sean Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	142	t	33-4F8	94	123	89	83d	—	—	-4	17.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Placed over C&D in April but both runs in the summer were disappointing
4	Bethpage Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	160	—	41-113	112	117	96	93d	—	—	+2	21.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won her first three handicaps and was creditable third when upped to Class 2 level in July
1	Sunday Soldier Chestnut J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	168	—	11114-	120	117	114	168d	—	—	+24	38.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won five in a row last season and further progress is possible this term
5	Jaminska Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	156	—	23F44-	108	123	100	179d	—	—	+5	20.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Off since April but is very well treated on form shown towards the end of last year
3	Mulberry Hill Brown J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	161	t	1P-555	113	118	65	53d	—	—	+6	19.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Not beaten far in two chases this summer and now reverts to hurdling on a lower mark
7	River Robe Bay J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	149	t	-15524	101	117	117	2d	—	—	+14	20	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Safely held behind Hard As Nails when fourth on stable debut at Stratford on Monday
2	Vicki Vale Bay J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	164	t	3465-P	116	117	98	49d	—	—	+15	17.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Pulled up after jumping poorly in a chase on stable debut; back hurdling with bit to prove
NR	Hard As Nails Bay J:TBC T:Fergal O'Brien	J: T:Fergal O'Brien	161	—	2-1231	113	118	90	2d	—	—	—	19.3	—	—
Won under positive ride on handicap debut at Stratford on Monday; carries a penalty here

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Of Course You Can	3/1	11/4	3/1
Bethpage	10/3	3/1	10/3
Sunday Soldier	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jaminska	9/2	5/1	9/2
Mulberry Hill	11/2	5/1	11/2
River Robe	12/1	12/1	12/1
Vicki Vale	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sunday Soldier

38.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 17 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Bethpage

21.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Jaminska

20.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 1.2 Odds: 4.4

5/1

River Robe

OR: 12.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Mulberry Hill

19.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Hard As Nails

19.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Of Course You Can

17.2

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Vicki Vale

17.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sunday Soldier	120	117	114
Vicki Vale	116	117	98
Mulberry Hill	113	118	65
Hard As Nails	113	118	90
Bethpage	112	117	96
Jaminska	108	123	100
River Robe	101	117	117
Of Course You Can	94	123	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
River Robe	2d ago	Quick return
Hard As Nails	2d ago	Quick return
Vicki Vale	49d ago	Fresh
Mulberry Hill	53d ago	Fresh
Of Course You Can	83d ago	Fresh
Bethpage	93d ago	Long break
Sunday Soldier	168d ago	Long break
Jaminska	179d ago	Long break