Luke Watson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Ludlow

14:30

Date 2025-02-19

Distance 2m7f174y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 6m 4.58s (slow by 31.58s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bold Recruit (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Billy Aprahamian	100/30	Won
2nd	Doctor Midas (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	11/2	3
3rd	Swift Jet (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Richard Phillips	12/1	2
4th	Loch Frisa (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	20/1	9.5
5th	Keel Strand (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	11/2	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Pike Road (GB) Sean Bowen · Martin Keighley	6/5F
P.U.	Queensland Boy (IRE) Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	125/1

Runners (7)

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
5	Pike Road Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	160	—	2-7225	112	121	94	19d	—	—	-4	29.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Not disgraced on handicap debut last time and should hold every chance back in a maiden
1	Bold Recruit Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	160	—	2-2223	113	112	86	65d	—	—	+2	26.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Stayed 3m in points and he's run well in all his races under rules; every chance
2	Doctor Midas Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	160	—	55	-	107	43	69d	—	—	-10	4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
In top hands but he's made a quiet start to his career and best watched for now
3	Keel Strand Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	160	—	274	-	104	94	64d	—	—	-9	6.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has to improve on what he's shown but that's feasible now stepped up in distance
7	Swift Jet Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Richard Phillips	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Richard Phillips	160	—	49-5	-	113	78	26d	—	—	-6	2.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Lightly raced 7yo who was returning from a year out when beaten 9l at Doncaster (2m3f)
4	Loch Frisa Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	160	—	74	-	74	53	23d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
In trouble a long way out when a market drifter on his hurdling debut (2m4f)
6	Queensland Boy Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	160	p	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
The last of his two Flat wins (from 20 starts) was at 2m but fairly modest in that scene

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Pike Road	6/4	11/8	6/4
Bold Recruit	11/4	11/4	11/4
Doctor Midas	5/1	5/1	5/1
Keel Strand	11/2	11/2	11/2
Swift Jet	12/1	12/1	12/1
Loch Frisa	20/1	20/1	20/1
Queensland Boy	150/1	66/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Pike Road

29.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Bold Recruit

26.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Keel Strand

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Doctor Midas

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Swift Jet

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Loch Frisa

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Queensland Boy

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bold Recruit	113	112	86
Pike Road	112	121	94
Doctor Midas	—	107	43
Keel Strand	—	104	94
Swift Jet	—	113	78
Loch Frisa	—	74	53
Queensland Boy	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pike Road	19d ago	Fit
Loch Frisa	23d ago	Fit
Swift Jet	26d ago	Fit
Keel Strand	64d ago	Fresh
Bold Recruit	65d ago	Fresh
Doctor Midas	69d ago	Fresh
Queensland Boy	—	—