Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Ludlow

Ludlow

15:35

Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-02-19

Distance 1m7f169y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 3m 50.47s (slow by 17.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Continuance (GB) Sean Bowen · Martin Keighley	5/1	Won
2nd	Chief Sunday (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	13/2	5
3rd	Moon Chime (GB) Tom Cannon · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	6/4F	2.5
4th	Thankyourluckystar (GB) Tristan Durrell · Alastair Ralph	12/1	1.25
5th	The Hardest Geezer (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	11/2	1.75
6th	Wasthatok (GB) Liam Harrison · Kerry Lee	28/1	2.25
7th	Leloopa (IRE) Tom Broughton · Fergal O'Brien	14/1	2.5
8th	Rascal (GB) Jonathan Burke · Tom George	7/1	0.3
9th	Hors Jeu (FR) Richard Patrick · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	66/1	1.5

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
2	Moon Chime Bay J:Tom Cannon T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Tom Cannon T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	166	—	3311-4	116	119	110	108d	—	—	-3	24.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Had wind surgery since handicap debut; could be given another chance off this mark
1	The Hardest Geezer Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	168	h	17-451	118	111	88	42d	—	—	+5	22	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Recent maiden winner; handicapper asks a question but open to further progress
9	Continuance Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	143	h	1PO	105	121	93	64d	—	—	+8	21.7	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Not obviously well in for this handicap debut but has a low weight
4	Chief Sunday Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	163	—	8-4411	113	118	111	35d	—	—	+7	19.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Just held on at Hereford; raised 4lb and they claimed 7lb last time, so needs more
8	Rascal Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	155	—	1927-6	105	120	117	265d	—	—	+6	16.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Might be better for a break and drying conditions would be in his favour; capable
6	Thankyourluckystar Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Alastair Ralph	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Alastair Ralph	158	—	2-1366	108	120	105	35d	—	—	+11	20.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Dual winner but has ground to make up with Chief Sunday on their Hereford form
5	Leloopa Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	160	t	564211	110	115	70	99d	—	—	+29	36.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Made all to win two non-handicaps for mares before the turn of the year
7	Wasthatok Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Kerry Lee	J:Liam Harrison T:Kerry Lee	157	ht	/526-8	107	118	69	15d	—	—	+12	15.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has struggled in handicaps over fences and hurdles since arriving from Ireland
3	Hors Jeu Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	165	t	4-124P	115	108	28	22d	—	—	+15	16.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Winner in France; he was a big price when pulled up on handicap debut 22 days ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Moon Chime	15/8	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
The Hardest Geezer	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Continuance	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Chief Sunday	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Rascal	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
Thankyourluckystar	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Leloopa	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Wasthatok	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Hors Jeu	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Leloopa

36.6

OR: 15 Form: 19.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

2nd

Moon Chime

24.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

The Hardest Geezer

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Continuance

21.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 4 Odds: 4

6/1

Thankyourluckystar

20.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Chief Sunday

19.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Rascal

16.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Hors Jeu

16.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Wasthatok

15.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Hardest Geezer	118	111	88
Moon Chime	116	119	110
Hors Jeu	115	108	28
Chief Sunday	113	118	111
Leloopa	110	115	70
Thankyourluckystar	108	120	105
Wasthatok	107	118	69
Continuance	105	121	93
Rascal	105	120	117

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wasthatok	15d ago	Fit
Hors Jeu	22d ago	Fit
Chief Sunday	35d ago	Fit
Thankyourluckystar	35d ago	Fit
The Hardest Geezer	42d ago	Fit
Continuance	64d ago	Fresh
Leloopa	99d ago	Long break
Moon Chime	108d ago	Long break
Rascal	265d ago	Long break