Ludlow Brewing Company Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Ludlow

15:35

Date 2025-10-08

Distance 2m7f171y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,035

Winning Time 5m 52.31s (fast by 0.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hold Your Fort (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Debra Hamer	16/5	Won
2nd	Straw Fan Jack (GB) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	6/1	25
3rd	Another Day Out (IRE) James Best · Martin Keighley	16/5	2.5
4th	The Gypsy Davey (IRE) Eoin Staples · Evan Williams	9/2	3.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Yes Day (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	9/4F

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
3	Yes Day Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	167	—	311P-P	122	129	115	130d	—	—	+3	24.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Two wins in March but pulled up in last two runs; comes with risks attached on return
4	Hold Your Fort Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Debra Hamer	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Debra Hamer	161	—	213F33	116	129	111	9d	—	—	+8	30.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
5-14 as a chaser but was well-held third in small field at Newton Abbot last week
6	Another Day Out Bay J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	150	p	14527-	105	132	123	174d	—	—	+4	25.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D winner but she's not easy to predict and doesn't have a great record when fresh
5	The Gypsy Davey Bay J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Evan Williams	J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Evan Williams	156	—	1P4526	111	133	116	16d	—	—	+7	23.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Dual chase winner but he's been up and down since last success and others are preferred
1	Straw Fan Jack Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	168	p	89PP1-	123	127	108	189d	—	—	+15	30.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Turned things around with C&D win in April; player if he can pick up where he left off
NR	Almazhar Garde Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Longsdon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Longsdon	168	tp	1-3511	123	126	120	33d	—	—	—	25.3	—	—
Resurgent veteran who has won at Worcester in his last two starts; big player again

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Yes Day	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3
Hold Your Fort	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1	11/4
Another Day Out	7/2	7/2	11/4	7/2	3/1
The Gypsy Davey	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Straw Fan Jack	4/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Almazhar Garde	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Straw Fan Jack

30.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 8.2 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Hold Your Fort

30.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 7.3 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Another Day Out

25.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 6.7

7/2

Almazhar Garde

25.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Yes Day

24.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

The Gypsy Davey

23.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 3.2 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Straw Fan Jack	123	127	108
Almazhar Garde	123	126	120
Yes Day	122	129	115
Hold Your Fort	116	129	111
The Gypsy Davey	111	133	116
Another Day Out	105	132	123

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hold Your Fort	9d ago	Quick return
The Gypsy Davey	16d ago	Fit
Almazhar Garde	33d ago	Fit
Yes Day	130d ago	Long break
Another Day Out	174d ago	Long break
Straw Fan Jack	189d ago	Long break