Welsh Guards Association Handicap Hurdle – Ludlow

Ludlow

15:50

Welsh Guards Association Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-05-11

Distance 1m7f169y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 3m 36.85s (slow by 3.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zucayan (FR) Nick Slatter · Fergal O'Brien	7/2	Won
2nd	Wasthatok (GB) Liam Harrison · Kerry Lee	8/1	3.5
3rd	Star Of Guiting (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	7/1	2
4th	Auntie Maggie (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	11/10F	0.3
5th	Mill Street (USA) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	22/1	24
6th	Kotgar (IRE) Isabel Williams · Evan Williams	80/1	15
7th	Dartman (IRE) Miss Jess Stewart · Sarah-Jayne Davies	50/1	9.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Garitsa Bay (IRE) Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	11/2

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	Auntie Maggie Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	148	—	64P21-	84	108	96	20d	—	—	-5	33.8	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Easily made all at Fakenham and a 9lb rise may not stop this lightly raced 6yo
3	Zucayan Bay J:Nick Slatter(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Nick Slatter(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	163	t	63326-	99	109	95	21d	—	—	+5	23.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Not quite at best last time but running well previously and has a good record here
1	Star Of Guiting Brown J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	168	t	12314-	110	104	94	42d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+18	30.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two juvenile hurdle wins last season and one to consider now down in grade in second h'cap
5	Garitsa Bay Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	160	—	31234-	96	105	98	145d	—	—	+11	23.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Some good form last year after moving into handicap hurdles and could be in the mix
2	Wasthatok Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Kerry Lee	J:Liam Harrison T:Kerry Lee	166	t	/8635-	102	103	75	30d	—	—	+7	18.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Soundly beaten last month but showed spark in March and can't be written off
4	Mill Street Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	161	b	2512P-	103	100	82	22d	—	—	+18	22.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Juvenile hurdle winner; pulled up on recent handicap debut but the blinkers may help
7	Dartman Bay J:Miss Jess Stewart(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Miss Jess Stewart(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	150	—	C360F-	86	108	98	36d	—	—	+8	9.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Fair third at Uttoxeter last July but has struggled since & is now 0-16 across both codes
6	Kotgar Bay J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	154	—	42P6-	96	85	35	18d	—	—	+11	13.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Runner-up over C&D on second start but has struggled since, including on handicap debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Auntie Maggie	5/4	11/10	6/5
Zucayan	4/1	9/2	4/1
Star Of Guiting	5/1	11/2	5/1
Garitsa Bay	6/1	13/2	6/1
Wasthatok	8/1	8/1	8/1
Mill Street	18/1	18/1	18/1
Dartman	66/1	50/1	50/1
Kotgar	66/1	33/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Auntie Maggie

33.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 12.8 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Star Of Guiting

30.6

OR: 15 Form: 12 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Zucayan

23.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 5.4

9/2

Garitsa Bay

23.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 8.2 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Mill Street

22.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 8 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Wasthatok

18.4

OR: 13 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Kotgar

13.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Dartman

9.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Of Guiting	110	104	94
Mill Street	103	100	82
Wasthatok	102	103	75
Zucayan	99	109	95
Garitsa Bay	96	105	98
Kotgar	96	85	35
Dartman	86	108	98
Auntie Maggie	84	108	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kotgar	18d ago	Fit
Auntie Maggie	20d ago	Fit
Zucayan	21d ago	Fit
Mill Street	22d ago	Fit
Wasthatok	30d ago	Fit
Dartman	36d ago	Fit
Star Of Guiting	42d ago	Fit
Garitsa Bay	145d ago	Long break