15:15 Ludlow

Wednesday 22 December 2021

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Merry Christmas From Ludlow Racecourse Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 3m 49.72s

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Blue Suede Shoes⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

20/1

11/2, green when sixteenth of 18 in bumper at Aintree (17f, good) on NH debut 59 days ago. No surprise to see her take a big step forward now for top yard.

Form: 0

Call Blue³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

12/1

12/1, seventh of 16 in bumper at Ffos Las (15.8f, soft) on NH debut 35 days ago. Can do better with that run under her belt.

Form: 7

Call Me Tara⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. 11/2, fourth of 6 in bumper at Stratford (16.3f, good) 79 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 3-4

Dee Eire^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: K Brogan⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer

33/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time and had wind op before fair fifth of 9 in bumper (50/1) at Catterick (15.7f, good) 33 days ago. Needs another step forward now, though.

Form: 7-5

Galante De Romay

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

10/1

Lord Du Sud mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser Espoir de Romay. Dam placed over jumps in France. Noteworthy newcomer who is worth a market check.

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Hana Collonges

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

7/2

£55,000 3-y-o, Kapgarde filly. Dam, lightly raced over hurdles, sister to useful hurdler/chaser Robinson Collonges. Makes plenty of appeal on paper. Interesting newcomer for leading stable.

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Miss Kharizma

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Noel Williams

33/1

€9,000 3-y-o, Kalanisi filly. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler/chaser Aunt Nora. Debutante is no forlorn hope.

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Nifty Getaway²²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: A Watson

7/2

£32,000 5-y-o, Getaway mare. Dam unraced, closely related to smart hurdler Quick Grabim. Narrow leader when falling last in point in May, so she needs considering.

Form: P-F

Now Then Wendy¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

16/1

Showed some promise when eighth of 13 in listed bumper (50/1) at Huntingdon on NH debut 17 days ago. This is less demanding, so she must enter calculations.

Form: 8

Pass The Love On⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

7/1

Green when encouraging eighth of 16 in bumper (12/1) at Warwick (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 47 days ago. In very good hands, and sure to do better.

Form: 8

Songdance^h1,t1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Lee Edwards| T: J G O'Neill

400/1

250/1, ninth of 10 in bumper at Market Rasen on NH debut 34 days ago. Hooded/tongue strap reached for now with others preferred.

Form: 9

Tintern Abbey⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jay Tidball⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Ralph

3/1

Third in bumper at Punchestown for Aiden Fitzgerald. Since runner-up in a point in September, so she's well worth a second look.

Form: 3-2

Trouville Lady^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case

66/1

Boris De Deauville filly. Half-sister to La Henriade. Wears tongue strap for her first run. Others appeal more.

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Non-Runners

Prosopagnosia²⁴³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: S-J Davies J: W T Kennedy

Forecasts

Tintern Abbey (3/1), Nifty Getaway (7/2), Hana Collonges (7/2), Pass The Love On (7/1), Galante De Romay (10/1), Call Blue (12/1), Call Me Tara (14/1), Now Then Wendy (16/1), Blue Suede Shoes (20/1), Dee Eire (33/1), Miss Kharizma (33/1), Prosopagnosia (50/1), Trouville Lady (66/1), Songdance (400/1)

The market should prove highly informative for this mares' bumper, but Nicky Henderson's HANA COLLONGES makes plenty of appeal on paper and is taken to go in at the first time of asking. Alan King's Pass The Love On should have learnt plenty from her debut eighth at Warwick and is next on the list ahead of Blue Suede Shoes and Now Then Wendy who can both build on their respective debuts.