17:00 Ludlow

Sunday 14 May 2017

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Ann Esp Memorial 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 38.0s

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Selected odds by:

Desi Daru

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: C Allen

33/1

Unraced gelded son of Indian Haven. Purchased for £600 by current connections in December 2016 and a half-brother to winning staying chaser/hurdler Notonebuttwo.

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Flying Verse

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: David Dennis

12/1

Unraced gelded son of Yeats. Half-brother to the useful Roman Flight amongst others and worth a check in the market with a leading jockey booked for this debut.

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Inheritance Thief

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams

7/1

Son of Black Sam Bellamy out of a mare who won on the Flat and was placed over hurdles. Worth a check in the market for a yard with a 29% strike-rate in bumpers in recent seasons (8/29).

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My Noble Friend^h1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Matthew Ennis⁽⁷⁾| T: K G Wingrove

100/1

Overbury gelding out of a half-sister to winning hurdler Love Ditty and Listed-placed Flat horse Roll Call amongst others. Wears a hood here and probably best watched on debut.

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Scorpions Sound

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M D Grant| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

25/1

Unraced Scorpion gelding who cost £12,500 as a three-year-old in 2015. Full-brother to Deadly Move, placed over hurdles and winner of three point-to-points. Yard just 1/18 with their bumper runners in recent seasons.

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Dandy Dan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

15/8

Unraced son of Midnight Legend bought for £34,000 12 months ago. Dam an unraced half-sister to winners including Grade 2-placed Tengo Ambro and market support would be noteworthy ahead of his debut.

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Higgs

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: S-J Davies

20/1

Unraced Scorpion gelding purchased for €18,000 in June 2016. Dam an unraced half-sister to useful jumpers Blackstairmountain and Allure Of Illusion. Probably best watched for a yard who are 0/32 with their bumper horses in recent seasons.

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Spiny Norman

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: Alexandra Dunn

25/1

Unraced son of Malinas. Cost £6,800 as a two-year-old in January 2015 and market support should be note for a yard who are 2/21 in bumpers in recent years.

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Tell It To Me

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen⁽³⁾| T: N J Henderson

11/10

Unraced daughter of Kayf Tara out of the Grade 3 winning mare Liberthine. Also a half-sister to Listed-placed Free Thinking (bumper winner on debut) and likely to prove hard to beat receiving weight from all her rivals today.

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Non-Runners

One More Bid

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Mark Wall J: Matt Griffiths

Young Phoenix

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: M Keighley J: Andrew Tinkler

Ourville's Million

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: O Sherwood J: L P Aspell

Forecasts

Tell It To Me (11/10), Dandy Dan (15/8), Inheritance Thief (7/1), Ourville's Million (7/1), Young Phoenix (10/1), Flying Verse (12/1), One More Bid (16/1), Higgs (20/1), Scorpions Sound (25/1), Spiny Norman (25/1), Desi Daru (33/1), My Noble Friend (100/1)

INHERITANCE THIEF is a rare bumper runner at this track for trainer Venetia Williams. The selection has a good jockey on board today and they can get the better of Tell It To Me who hails from a family containing a number of precocious individuals including first time out bumper winners while Dandy Dan can claim third for a stable who are 3/6 in bumpers at this track in recent seasons.