RacingTV Handicap Hurdle – Ludlow

Ludlow

14:15

RacingTV Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-01-06

Distance 2m7f174y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Runners (9)

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
4	Solar System Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	163	—	-53121	112	117	102	19d	—	—	+15	43.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Improving 6yo who scored over 2m5f here last month and has now won three of his last six
7	Gustoso Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	158	p	13-861	107	119	109	26d	—	—	+1	20	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Returned to form with clearcut win at Hereford last month; still unexposed at around 3m
2	James Jet Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	165	—	1PP7-2	114	118	73	237d	—	—	+10	25.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Inconsistent for previous stable and has fitness to prove here but still considered
1	Planet Legend Chestnut J:Oliver Boyden(10) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Oliver Boyden(10) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	168	p	2-32P2	117	117	105	45d	—	—	+12	23.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Chased home very progressive rival at Catterick last time and ought to feature again here
3	Fontana Ellissi Bay J:James Bowen T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:James Bowen T:Samuel Drinkwater	164	—	22/75-	113	117	85	371d	—	—	+6	19.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Returned from layoff with two respectable runs last winter but off for another year since
9	Faded Fantasy Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	143	t	574274	92	118	104	15d	—	—	+7	15.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Game second on chasing debut but two laboured efforts followed; too unreliable
5	Hardy Fella Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	161	v	P-P595	110	117	77	25d	—	—	+11	16.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Regressive 8yo; suited by this C&D but needs to turn a corner
8	Aquila Sky Bay J:Alan Johns T:Sam Allwood	J:Alan Johns T:Sam Allwood	156	tp	53-45P	105	117	-	37d	—	—	+11	14.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Out of form over fences in the autumn and very difficult to enthuse over at present
6	Imperial Storm Chestnut J:Mr James Shaw(7) T:Sue Gardner	J:Mr James Shaw(7) T:Sue Gardner	159	—	13/P06	108	110	71	26d	—	—	+13	15.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Returned to racing under rules with two heavy defeats in the autumn

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Solar System	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Gustoso	3/1	10/3	3/1	10/3	3/1
James Jet	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Planet Legend	15/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Fontana Ellissi	7/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Faded Fantasy	12/1	17/2	15/2	8/1	8/1
Hardy Fella	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Aquila Sky	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Imperial Storm	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Solar System

43.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 19.4 Odds: 8.7

2/1

2nd

James Jet

25.4

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Planet Legend

23.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Gustoso

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Fontana Ellissi

19.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

7/1

Hardy Fella

16.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Faded Fantasy

15.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Imperial Storm

15.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Aquila Sky

14.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Planet Legend	117	117	105
James Jet	114	118	73
Fontana Ellissi	113	117	85
Solar System	112	117	102
Hardy Fella	110	117	77
Imperial Storm	108	110	71
Gustoso	107	119	109
Aquila Sky	105	117	—
Faded Fantasy	92	118	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Faded Fantasy	15d ago	Fit
Solar System	19d ago	Fit
Hardy Fella	25d ago	Fit
Gustoso	26d ago	Fit
Imperial Storm	26d ago	Fit
Aquila Sky	37d ago	Fit
Planet Legend	45d ago	Fit
James Jet	237d ago	Long break
Fontana Ellissi	371d ago	Long break