GC Rickards And Son Handicap Hurdle – Ludlow

Ludlow

14:40

GC Rickards And Son Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-11-24

Distance 2m7f174y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 5m 54.94s (slow by 20.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tracking Treasure (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Matt Sheppard	5/1	Won
2nd	Despereaux (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	6/4F	4.25
3rd	Crystal Glance (GB) Ben Smith · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	100/30	9.5
4th	Diamand De Vindecy (FR) Jonathan Burke · Robert Bevis	14/1	6
5th	Atlanta Brave (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Kerry Lee	4/1	33

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Izzy's Grey (IRE) Lee Edwards · Belinda Clarke	16/1

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	Despereaux Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	162	p	3-6593	99	113	99	22d	—	—	-10	25.8	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Two wins last term, the first over C&D; coming back to form; stable going well; chance
1	Crystal Glance Brown J:Ben Smith(7) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Ben Smith(7) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	168	p	1-2135	105	112	100	28d	—	—	+7	26.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
4-11 over hurdles; not at her best this season; first run at 3m; cheekpieces now tried
2	Atlanta Brave Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	163	—	4PP-U8	100	110	66	27d	—	—	0	17.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Formerly quite a useful hurdler/chaser; not at his best last two seasons; hard to fancy
5	Tracking Treasure Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Matt Sheppard	J:Tom Bellamy T:Matt Sheppard	154	tp	3P-564	91	108	94	21d	—	—	0	14.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
0-8; fair fourth over 3m1f latest; career-low mark; interesting with headgear now tried
4	Diamand De Vindecy Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Robert Bevis	J:Jonathan Burke T:Robert Bevis	157	p	30/6P-	94	-	-	—	—	—	+7	12.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
0-8 over hurdles, best run over 2m3f; dual Flat winner since; up in trip; each-way chance
6	Izzy's Grey Grey J:Lee Edwards T:Belinda Clarke	J:Lee Edwards T:Belinda Clarke	152	t	32-PPP	89	104	-	13d	—	—	+7	10.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Chance on his second in April, but pulled up on his 3 starts since, latest after wind op

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Despereaux	6/4	11/8	11/8
Crystal Glance	10/3	10/3	10/3
Atlanta Brave	4/1	4/1	4/1
Tracking Treasure	5/1	5/1	5/1
Diamand De Vindecy	16/1	14/1	16/1
Izzy's Grey	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Crystal Glance

26.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Despereaux

25.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 11.4

6/4

3rd

Atlanta Brave

17.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Tracking Treasure

14.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Diamand De Vindecy

12.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Izzy's Grey

10.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Crystal Glance	105	112	100
Atlanta Brave	100	110	66
Despereaux	99	113	99
Diamand De Vindecy	94	—	—
Tracking Treasure	91	108	94
Izzy's Grey	89	104	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Izzy's Grey	13d ago	Quick return
Tracking Treasure	21d ago	Fit
Despereaux	22d ago	Fit
Atlanta Brave	27d ago	Fit
Crystal Glance	28d ago	Fit
Diamand De Vindecy	—	—