25 Mar 2021 16:15 Ludlow
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 4f 11y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (For The Ludlow Gold Cup)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Garde Ville (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 2235-P2 / 11 | Jump (21) | Alexander Thorne | Mrs P A Rigby Mrs P A Rigby | 10/3 | |
| in touch, every chance approaching 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, jumped to front 2 out, in control last, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 3½ L | Bletchley Castle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 22P-PU5 / 14 | Jump (22) | Alex Edwards | Miss H Brookshaw Mr D R Ellis | 9/1 | |
| led, mistake 6 out, mistake 5 out, lost lead 4 out, rallied straight, every chance 2 out, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Guttural (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0-F3395 / 10 | Jump (13) | W T Kennedy | P Taylor Mrs Phillippa Taylor | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, well behind after 5 out, reminders before 4 out and progress, staying on approaching 3 out in sixth, jumped into fifth 2 out, disputing third last, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 3½ L | Zamparelli (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) | 171/23-P / 11 | Jump (102) | Cillin Leonard | Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson | 20/1 | |
| midfield, progress to lead 4 out, lost lead 3 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 7 L | Capitaine (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 2/329-75 / 11 | Jump (22) | Sam Twiston-Davies | G Nicholls Martin, Jocelyn… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, slow jump 2nd and 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 5½ L | Love Around (GB) (mare, chestnut, 11 5) | P/121PP- / 8 | Jump (375) | R T Dunne | Mrs C Crow Mrs S Davies | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden along before 4 out in fifth, never threatening leaders | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Sam Cavallaro (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 231/135- / 15 | Jump (414) | Bryan Carver | Miss H Brookshaw Miss H Brookshaw | 66/1 | |
| in rear, soon struggling, pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Copain De Classe (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 414465/ / 9 | Jump (754) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family | 6/5 | |
| prominent, mistake 1st, pushed along before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Jenkins (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P0P0-U7 / 9 | Jump (29) | Ryan Mania | Miss H M Mcmahon Miss H M McMahon | 9/1 | |
| towards rear, jumped right 2nd, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
