16:30 Ludlow
Thursday 24 October 2024
All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40
KLF Insurance Brokers Champion Stakes Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 7f 174y | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 53.7s
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Found improvement when good fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.2f, good to firm) in May and looks worth another crack at this longer trip. Not out of things.
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Posted best effort in this sphere when creditable second of 9 in handicap at Market Rasen (18.6f, good to firm, 11/2) 26 days ago, rallying. This longer trip should suit and he holds strong claims.
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Off the mark in good style at Stratford (26.4f) in April and followed up in 8-runner handicap hurdle at same course (22f) the following month. 5 lb higher on return to action but must enter calculations.
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Ran creditably when last seen at Huntingdon (15.8f) 11 months ago but is untried over this sort of trip and others are more convincing.
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Back from 11 months off when creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (25.8f, good, 9/1) 30 days ago. Entitled to build on that and merits consideration.
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Dual winner early last year but rather gone backwards since and was held when unseating rider in handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot latest.
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Hasn't made much impact in a trio of novice hurdles so far, well beaten at Huntingdon (20.7f) when last seen in January. However, no surprise to see her fare better on switch to handicaps.
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Fifteen runs since last win in March 2023 and was well below form when last seen in June.
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Limited form in bumpers/hurdles and no signs of improvement, back from 5 months off, at Huntingdon recently. Tries longer trip now.
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Non-Runners
8
Tis But A Scratch11
Weight: 10-7| Age: 8
T: G Howell J: Non Runner
NR
11
Getaway Cory46
Weight: 10-2| Age: 9
T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns
NR
Forecasts
Opera King (5/2), R Bernard (4/1), Pearl Island (5/1), Horizon D'or (13/2), Ann D'arabie (17/2), Karakoram (12/1), Pollyonesock (12/1), Caspers Court (12/1), Getaway Cory (25/1), Tis But A Scratch (66/1), G'day Aussie (125/1)
Preference is for OPERA KING, who found improvement when runner-up at Market Rasen last month and remains relatively low mileage. Horizon d'Or and R Bernard are feared most.
- Opera King5/2
- Horizon D'or13/2
- R Bernard4/1
Prize Money
1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00
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