Heath Farm Meats Handicap Hurdle – Ludlow

Ludlow

15:08

Heath Farm Meats Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-23

Distance 2m7f174y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 5m 53.41s (slow by 20.41s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kitesurfer (FR) Joe Anderson · Jamie Snowden	11/2	Won
2nd	The Bold Thady (IRE) Harriet Tucker · Neil Mulholland	4/1	1.25
3rd	Thankyourluckystar (GB) Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	7/4F	5.5
4th	Doctor Midas (FR) Paul O'Brien · Henrietta C Knight	5/1	1.5
5th	Mikimoto (GB) James Best · Martin Keighley	11/1	6
6th	Swift Jet (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Richard Phillips	13/2	16

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
6	Thankyourluckystar Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	158	—	136643	107	117	105	32d	—	—	-1	26.3	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Third of five when stepped up to 2m7f at Bangor last time did not prove his stamina
1	Kitesurfer Bay J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Jamie Snowden	164	—	9-1F17	113	114	105	197d	—	—	+4	20.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Tailed off in October latest and needs to resume improvement but he's one to consider
3	The Bold Thady Bay J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Neil Mulholland	159	tp	P36124	108	118	106	151d	—	—	+11	28.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Off since a good 4th in November; may need better still but worth a close look
5	Doctor Midas Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Paul O'Brien T:Henrietta C Knight	158	—	5523	107	114	60	26d	—	—	+12	24.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
2l in front of Swift Jet in a C&D maiden and this test should suit on handicap debut
4	Swift Jet Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Richard Phillips	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Richard Phillips	158	—	49-536	107	115	80	39d	—	—	+6	17.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
2l behind Doctor Midas in a maiden over C&D; interesting back up in trip on handicap debut
8	Mikimoto Bay J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	156	v	2-4PP3	105	119	75	38d	—	—	+12	19.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Made a step back in the right direction but others have more solid claims
NR	Butler's Brief Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Alastair Ralph	J:NON-RUNNER T:Alastair Ralph	161	p	6731P9	110	114	112	26d	—	—	—	19.9	—	—
While better is likely today than on latest start, others are still more persuasive
NR	Gasmani Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David Dennis	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Dennis	157	—	9-4443	106	112	-	2d	—	—	—	14	—	—
28l third over almost 3m in a Chepstow maiden on Monday for his first run since November

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Thankyourluckystar	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	85/40
Kitesurfer	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
The Bold Thady	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Doctor Midas	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Swift Jet	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Mikimoto	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Butler's Brief	-	-	-	-	-
Gasmani	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

The Bold Thady

28.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Thankyourluckystar

26.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 8.4

85/40

3rd

Doctor Midas

24.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Kitesurfer

20.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Butler's Brief

19.9

OR: 15 Form: 4.9 Odds: 0

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Mikimoto

19.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Swift Jet

17.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Gasmani

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kitesurfer	113	114	105
Butler's Brief	110	114	112
The Bold Thady	108	118	106
Thankyourluckystar	107	117	105
Doctor Midas	107	114	60
Swift Jet	107	115	80
Gasmani	106	112	—
Mikimoto	105	119	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gasmani	2d ago	Quick return
Doctor Midas	26d ago	Fit
Butler's Brief	26d ago	Fit
Thankyourluckystar	32d ago	Fit
Mikimoto	38d ago	Fit
Swift Jet	39d ago	Fit
The Bold Thady	151d ago	Long break
Kitesurfer	197d ago	Long break