Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Handicap Chase

Ludlow

14:00

Date 2023-04-03

Distance 2m4f11y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,809

Winning Time 5m 6.03s (slow by 14.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	La Renommee (FR) Charlie Hammond · Dr Richard Newland	9/4F	Won
2nd	Volkovka (FR) Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	9/2	.75
3rd	Walk In Clover (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	5/2	6
4th	Fortunes Melody (GB) Ben Bromley · Harry Fry	100/30	14
5th	Cotton End (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	17/2	2.75
6th	Ingeborg Zilling (IRE) Tabitha Worsley · Sheila Lewis	125/1	40

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
1	Fortunes Melody Bay J:Ben Bromley(5) T:Harry Fry	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:Harry Fry	168	tp	135322	119	126	121	32d	—	—	—	27.9	—	—
Ran creditably behind La Renommee over C&D last time; consistent sort; solid chance
2	La Renommee Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	163	—	-46221	114	120	110	32d	—	—	—	32	—	—
Ridden out to beat Fortunes Melody in C&D handicap last month; open to further progress
3	Volkovka Bay J:Liam Harrison(3) T:Fergal Obrien	J:Liam Harrison(3) T:Fergal Obrien	161	—	5-74P5	112	122	108	32d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
Finished behind a few of these rivals here last month; needs to improve on chase form
4	Walk In Clover Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	-P3292	105	127	96	40d	—	—	—	21.9	—	—
Bare form of latest effort (over C&D) suggests she's well treated back at handicap level
5	Cotton End Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	153	—	-33P33	104	122	114	32d	—	—	—	19.4	—	—
Respectable third behind Fortunes Melody and La Renommee here last month; not dismissed
6	Ingeborg Zilling Chestnut J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Sheila Lewis	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Sheila Lewis	142	p	PP57-8	93	-	56	331d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Holds very weak claims on form; long way out of the handicap to boot

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

La Renommee

OR: 16 Form: 16 Odds: 0

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2nd

Fortunes Melody

27.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0

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3rd

Walk In Clover

21.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0

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Cotton End

19.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0

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Volkovka

15.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ingeborg Zilling

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fortunes Melody	119	126	121
La Renommee	114	120	110
Volkovka	112	122	108
Walk In Clover	105	127	96
Cotton End	104	122	114
Ingeborg Zilling	93	—	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fortunes Melody	32d ago	Fit
La Renommee	32d ago	Fit
Volkovka	32d ago	Fit
Cotton End	32d ago	Fit
Walk In Clover	40d ago	Fit
Ingeborg Zilling	331d ago	Long break