Rees Jones,1619 Open Hunters' Chase – Ludlow

Ludlow

16:40

Rees Jones,1619 Open Hunters' Chase

Date 2025-04-23

Distance 2m7f171y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,388

Winning Time 6m 8.90s (slow by 15.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jeffery's Cross (IRE) Mr Sean O'Connor · Dan Skelton	11/4J	Won
2nd	Jimmy The Digger (GB) Mr Archie Jones · Henry Daly	11/1	4
3rd	Ashtown Lad (IRE) Mr K P Healy · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	11/1	1.75
4th	Yccs Portocervo (FR) Miss Gina Andrews · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	4/1	1.25
5th	Captain Tommy (IRE) Mr Henry Crow · Fred Timmis	11/4J	13
6th	Haven't Time (IRE) Miss Lucy Turner · Miss S McQueen	4/1	4

Runners (6)

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
1	Captain Tommy Bay J:Mr Henry Crow(5) T:Fred Timmis	J:Mr Henry Crow(5) T:Fred Timmis	174	tp	-PP112	122	123	88	22d	—	—	+16	42.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Good record here (won the last three of his four visits) bolsters his chance today
5	Jeffery's Cross Bay J:Mr Sean O'Connor(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Sean O'Connor(5) T:Dan Skelton	166	—	/2-3P4	113	129	83	51d	—	—	+4	25.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Fair fourth at Southwell early last month would surely not be good enough
3	Haven't Time Bay J:Miss Lucy Turner T:Miss S McQueen	J:Miss Lucy Turner T:Miss S McQueen	170	—	13-32P	117	118	94	40d	—	—	+6	21.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unsurprisingly no show at Cheltenham (66-1) but others have the edge on form in this
2	Yccs Portocervo Grey J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	174	p	-110PP	131	126	85	20d	—	—	+13	26.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
It's possible to forgive last two races; form last April-June makes this look manageable
4	Ashtown Lad Bay J:Mr K P Healy(7) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Mr K P Healy(7) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	166	p	/PPP7-	126	-	92	396d	—	—	+13	21.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Hard to beat on his old form but seemed to lose it completely; has left Dan Skelton
6	Jimmy The Digger Bay J:Mr Archie Jones(7) T:Henry Daly	J:Mr Archie Jones(7) T:Henry Daly	166	—	-727U6	110	120	83	51d	—	—	+12	16.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Plenty to prove after latest, even though second of 18 in a Cheltenham handicap in October

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Captain Tommy	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	85/40
Jeffery's Cross	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	11/4
Haven't Time	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Yccs Portocervo	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Ashtown Lad	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Jimmy The Digger	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Captain Tommy

42.3

OR: 18 Form: 16.3 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Yccs Portocervo

26.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Jeffery's Cross

25.9

OR: 15.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Ashtown Lad

21.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Haven't Time

21.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Jimmy The Digger

16.8

OR: 15 Form: 0.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Yccs Portocervo	131	126	85
Ashtown Lad	126	—	92
Captain Tommy	122	123	88
Haven't Time	117	118	94
Jeffery's Cross	113	129	83
Jimmy The Digger	110	120	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yccs Portocervo	20d ago	Fit
Captain Tommy	22d ago	Fit
Haven't Time	40d ago	Fit
Jeffery's Cross	51d ago	Fresh
Jimmy The Digger	51d ago	Fresh
Ashtown Lad	396d ago	Long break