19 Mar 2026 16:20 Ludlow
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £4,753); Distance: 2m 5f 55y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
GC Rickards Ltd Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Royal Way (FR) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
P73-333 / 6 |
Flat (967), Jump (25) |
Sean Houlihan | G & J Moore Celtic Contractors… |
8/1 | |
| keen early, chased leaders, went second before 3 out, ridden to lead before 2 out where not fluent, mistake last, kept on and went clear flat, readily | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 2¾ L |
Sunshine Diamond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
118-224 / 7 |
Jump (46) | Bradley Harris | N P Mulholland Mrs P Bunch |
15/2 | |
| led, went left 3rd, headed before 4th, not fluent 5th, chased clear leader 6th, closed on leader after 8th, led before 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no impression on winner approaching last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 7 L |
Don't Mind If I Do (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 13) |
2/213-35 / 6 |
Jump (102) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Mr Rupert Anton |
10/3 | |
| wore hood to post, held up in rear, made steady headway after 8th, went third after 3 out, outpaced 2 out, no chance flat, ran on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 11 L |
Byzantium (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) |
PF-6114 / 6 |
Flat (887), Jump (138) |
Jay Tidball | P F Nicholls Mr Brendan McManus |
13/2 | |
| keen in rear, made headway and led before 4th, went clear 6th, much reduced advantage after 8th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| SHD |
Windsor Blue (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 2) |
463541 / 5 |
Jump (43) | Sam Twiston-Davies | H D Daly The Ludlow Racecourse… |
7/1 | |
| in touch, blundered 2nd, dropped to rear before 6th, outpaced after 8th, ridden 3 out, beaten before 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| NK |
Stoner's Choice (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
056057 / 11 |
Jump (62) | Fern O'Brien | F O'Brien Mrs Carolyn Kendrick |
10/3 | |
| prominent, chased leaders after 5th, not fluent 8th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 10 L |
Golden Glance (GB) (filly, bay, 11 1) |
72245/7 / 7 |
Flat (1284), Jump (83) |
Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero Bcc Racing Partnership |
22/1 | |
| towards rear of midfield, ridden along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Krak (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 2) |
31-6370 / 6 |
Jump (68) | J J Slevin | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… |
9/2 | |
| handy, chased leaders after 5th, dropped to midfield 6th, in rear and struggling 8th, detached before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Walkadina (FR) (mare, bay, 11 11) |
324-529 / 7 |
Jump (90) | Jack Tudor | D Pipe Prof C Tisdall,… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||