Vera Davies Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Ludlow

Ludlow

15:15

Vera Davies Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-02

Distance 2m5f55y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 5m 15.80s (slow by 22.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Elusiveness (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	10/11F	Won
2nd	Tellairsue (GER) Caoilin Quinn · David Bridgwater	11/2	1
3rd	No Worries (GB) Dylan Johnston · Neil Mulholland	18/5	7
4th	Crac De Megaudais (FR) Robert Dunne · Tom Gretton	4/1	3

Runners (5)

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	Elusiveness Brown J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	161	tb	-55851	92	100	69	8d	—	—	-7	33.8	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Cruised clear to win easily by 3l in first-time blinkers at Taunton last week; 7lb penalty
2	Crac De Megaudais Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton	J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton	162	ht	-45571	93	99	79	91d	—	—	+5	27.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Improved form when wide-margin winner at Fakenham in January; resumes on 13lb higher mark
4	No Worries Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Neil Mulholland	149	tp	-46217	80	97	72	139d	—	—	+3	22.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Absent since disappointing run in November and remains on fairly tough mark
5	Tellairsue Chestnut J:Caoilin Quinn T:David Bridgwater	J:Caoilin Quinn T:David Bridgwater	142	—	1/8-4P	73	94	-	58d	—	—	+1	14.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Returned from long layoff with encouraging run in December but performed poorly last time
NR	El Rayo Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	168	—	7-3P5	99	98	62	17d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Ran well in two of his three qualifying races but probably needs to improve to win this

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Elusiveness	11/10	11/10	11/10
Crac De Megaudais	10/3	3/1	3/1
No Worries	4/1	4/1	4/1
Tellairsue	11/2	5/1	5/1
El Rayo	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Elusiveness

33.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 10 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Crac De Megaudais

27.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

10/3

3rd

No Worries

22.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Tellairsue

14.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

El Rayo

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
El Rayo	99	98	62
Crac De Megaudais	93	99	79
Elusiveness	92	100	69
No Worries	80	97	72
Tellairsue	73	94	—

Last Run