Nightjar British Stout Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Ludlow

16:27

Date 2026-02-26

Distance 1m7f169y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.2°C

Wind 6mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 49.97s (slow by 17.97s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thank You Blue (GB) Lewis Stones · Jennie Candlish	10/11F	Won
2nd	Raging Al (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Tim Vaughan	15/2	13
3rd	No Guarantee (GB) James Turner · Alexander Gibbons	12/1	10
4th	Olivia Kate (GB) Ned Fox · Matt Sheppard	3/1	4.75
5th	Aim Straight (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Alastair Ralph	5/1	15

Runners (6)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Thank You Blue Bay J:Lewis Stones T:Jennie Candlish	J:Lewis Stones T:Jennie Candlish	175	—	544911	112	109	102	7d	—	—	+8	44.3	11/8 42%
Back in prime form this month, winning twice over 2m4f at Sedgefield
2	Aim Straight Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell T:Alastair Ralph	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell T:Alastair Ralph	160	tp	-64664	97	108	90	25d	—	—	-1	17	4/1 20%
0-5 over hurdles but ran okay this month and might be aided by new headgear today
4	Olivia Kate Grey J:Ned Fox T:Matt Sheppard	J:Ned Fox T:Matt Sheppard	155	p	-5F145	92	106	100	48d	—	—	+2	20.3	4/1 20%
Good winner at Leicester in December but current mark demands a career-best effect
3	Raging Al Bay J:Callum Pritchard T:Tim Vaughan	J:Callum Pritchard T:Tim Vaughan	159	h	U705	96	102	81	45d	—	—	+1	15.9	5/1 17%
Kept on for fifth in Hereford novice last month; can improve again in handicaps
5	No Guarantee Bay J:James Turner T:Alexander Gibbons	J:James Turner T:Alexander Gibbons	152	tv	891156	89	99	95	25d	—	—	+13	19.7	11/1 8%
Won twice in December but held twice since; needs to kick on again
6	Give Her Hollie Chestnut J:Finn Brickley(7) T:Cian Collins	J:Finn Brickley(7) T:Cian Collins	145	tb	7-P04P	82	100	26	42d	—	—	+6	8.9	28/1 3%
Placed at big odds in big field two starts ago but overall profile not persuasive

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Thank You Blue	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Aim Straight	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Olivia Kate	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Raging Al	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
No Guarantee	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Give Her Hollie	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Thank You Blue

44.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 17 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Olivia Kate

20.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

No Guarantee

19.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Aim Straight

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Raging Al

15.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Give Her Hollie

8.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Thank You Blue	112	109	102
Aim Straight	97	108	90
Raging Al	96	102	81
Olivia Kate	92	106	100
No Guarantee	89	99	95
Give Her Hollie	82	100	26

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thank You Blue	7d ago	Quick return
Aim Straight	25d ago	Fit
No Guarantee	25d ago	Fit
Give Her Hollie	42d ago	Fit
Raging Al	45d ago	Fit
Olivia Kate	48d ago	Fresh