Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Ludlow

Ludlow

2:55

Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-02-21

Distance 1m7f169y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
11	Royal Deeside b Tom Bellamy · Alan King	Tom Bellamy · Alan King	144	—	623	98	117	99	30d	—	—	+6	23.5	4/1 20%
Flat maiden; beaten in 3 hurdle races won by useful horses; interesting handicap debutant
4	Evenwood Sonofagun b Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	164	—	B7-543	106	114	89	92d	—	—	+5	17.6	6/1 14%
Frustrating maiden and all his best form is on good or faster ground
8	Latin Verse b Harry Reed · Syd Hosie	Harry Reed · Syd Hosie	156	p	23152	110	112	96	40d	—	—	+18	30.2	13/2 13%
Capable juvenile hurdler and he is now tackling his first handicap as a jumper
10	Little Pi b Charlie Deutsch · Matt Sheppard	Charlie Deutsch · Matt Sheppard	152	—	-84110	94	110	79	24d	—	—	+15	26.1	13/2 13%
Poor last time but definite chance off this mark with a repeat of his Wincanton form
5	Gower Prince b Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	160	h	00-564	102	111	92	26d	—	—	+7	15.4	9/1 10%
Handicaps could see him in a better light; market optimism behind him would boost interest
3	Thankyourluckystar b Jay Tidball(5) · Alastair Ralph	Jay Tidball(5) · Alastair Ralph	164	—	3613-P	106	112	106	104d	—	—	+8	16.5	17/2 11%
Just two runs since winning off 4lb lower here last March and latest was over fences
2	Despereaux b David Noonan · Jane Williams	David Noonan · Jane Williams	167	—	10-357	109	111	76	71d	—	—	+8	17.4	10/1 9%
Ran moderately last time but not disgraced in two handicaps previously
1	John Betjeman b Theo Gillard · Mark Gillard	Theo Gillard · Mark Gillard	169	b	252438	111	112	100	40d	—	—	+12	21.5	10/1 9%
Could have some say back over 2m but he finds winning difficult
9	Mr Hope Street br Tristan Durrell(3) · Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell(3) · Dan Skelton	153	—	45-750	95	106	42	93d	—	—	+7	12.9	16/1 6%
Handicap debutant from a leading yard and it was always going to be tough in latest novice
6	Heross Du Seuil b Daryl Jacob · Ryan Potter	Daryl Jacob · Ryan Potter	160	—	2554P5	102	114	99	29d	—	—	+10	14	25/1 4%
Although a winner in September, his recent efforts have been thoroughly underwhelming
7	Black Occ br Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	156	—	2424	98	106	56	107d	—	—	+14	18.1	22/1 4%
Lightly raced but makes handicap debut after quite a break and others are safer
NR	Thatza Dazzler b NON-RUNNER · David Brace	NON-RUNNER · David Brace	142	h	-9PP6U	84	101	-	20d	—	—	—	8.5	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Royal Deeside	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2
Evenwood Sonofagun	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Latin Verse	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Little Pi	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Gower Prince	8/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	8/1
Thankyourluckystar	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Despereaux	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
John Betjeman	10/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	8/1
Mr Hope Street	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Heross Du Seuil	20/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Black Occ	18/1	22/1	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

Latin Verse

30.2

OR: 15 Form: 11.9 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Little Pi

26.1

OR: 11 Form: 12 Odds: 3.1

13/2

3rd

Royal Deeside

23.5

OR: 12 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

4/1

John Betjeman

21.5

OR: 15.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Black Occ

18.1

OR: 12 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Evenwood Sonofagun

17.6

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Despereaux

17.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Thankyourluckystar

16.5

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Gower Prince

15.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Heross Du Seuil

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Mr Hope Street

12.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Thatza Dazzler

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
John Betjeman Top Rated	111	112	100
Latin Verse	110	112	96
Despereaux	109	111	76
Evenwood Sonofagun	106	114	89
Thankyourluckystar	106	112	106
Gower Prince	102	111	92
Heross Du Seuil	102	114	99
Royal Deeside	98	117	99
Black Occ	98	106	56
Mr Hope Street	95	106	42
Little Pi	94	110	79
Thatza Dazzler	84	101	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Royal Deeside	30d ago	Fit
Evenwood Sonofagun	92d ago	Long break
Latin Verse	40d ago	Fit
Little Pi	24d ago	Fit
Gower Prince	26d ago	Fit
Thankyourluckystar	104d ago	Long break
Despereaux	71d ago	Fresh
John Betjeman	40d ago	Fit
Mr Hope Street	93d ago	Long break
Heross Du Seuil	29d ago	Fit
Black Occ	107d ago	Long break
Thatza Dazzler	20d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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