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15:00 Ludlow

Alfa Aggregates Products Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 57.20s
  • Off Time: 15:00:45
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - White and Yellow stripes, Black cap
13/8
  • Form 30-1172
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 142

tracked leader, led 4 out, hit 2 out, edged left before last, ridden when idled flat, edged left, in command towards finish

2
Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue (quartered), White sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap
6/1
  • Form 3-21110
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 95

patiently ridden, held up, headway to go 3rd approaching 4 out, stayed on to chase winner 2 out, challenged flat, not quicken towards finish

3
Silk - ORANGE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, armlets and cap
28/1
  • Form P45633
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 94

pulled hard, ran wide, pulled up before 1st

4
Silk - Yellow, Purple hoops, Purple sleeves, hooped cap
100/1
  • Form P95-P3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 94

held up in touch, pulled hard, losing ground on leaders from 7th, weakened approaching 4 out

5
Silk - Yellow, Red hoop, Red and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond
10/11
  • Form P-12F6F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 135

prominent, niggled along and losing ground on front pair from 7th, weakened approaching 4 out, behind when pulled up before last

6
Silk - ORANGE, BLUE and BROWN quartered cap
  • Form 573656
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 68

led to 4 out, weakened after last

7
Silk - Dark Green, Red spots, Dark Green sleeves
150/1
  • Form 2P-PPU6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

held up, hit 4th, losing touch from 7th, tailed off

In depth

Verdict

All eyes will be on Psychomodo here and he should take all the beating if none the worse for his crashing fall at Sandown. Desert Quest and City Affair are best of the rest. The selection made a decent start to his hurdling career but connections opted to send him chasing at Sandown last month and it was plain to see why. He jumped beautifully throughout the early exchanges and looked sure to run Noland and My Petra very close indeed until taking a crashing fall at the second last. It remains to be seen how he comes out of that but connections must feel that he's none the worse for the experience and he's unlikely to have as much pressure put on his jumping in this company. Another concern is the sharpness of the track and the trip given that he has shown most of his form on more testing ground and over further but he should be able to get away with it. Desert Quest is a classy performer but not the easiest to win with and is always a horse to take on; his second to Modicum is a perfectly decent run but once again he didn't look too keen to go past. City Affair could pose a bigger threat but this is his chase debut; he made rapid strides as a hurdler in the summer, goes well fresh and represents an up and coming yard. It'll be interesting to see how he goes but Psychomodo is the one to beat.

Formwatch

Desert Quest (IRE) 11-4 (11-5) In touch, smooth headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, hung left, soon one pace, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Modicum (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m nov chs (3) gd in Feb.

City Affair 16-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, ridden after 6th, soon struggling, 14th of 17, 39l behind Pigeon Island (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Sept.

Orrezzo (GER) 9-2 (10-5) Tracked winner until 8th, ridden and weakened 3 out, 3rd of 4, 30l behind Gods Token (11-4) at Hereford 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd.

Pret A Thou (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, hit 4th, ridden after 8th, weakened 4 out, 3rd of 6, 18l behind Manhattan Boy (11-0) at Taunton 2m beg chs (4) sft.

Psychomodo 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, every chance when fell 2 out in race won by Noland (11-3) at Sandown 2m nov chs (2) gd in Feb, 5 ran.

Tyup Pompey (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Held up, reminders 4th, effort 7th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 10, 24l behind Cleymor House (10-5) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.

Making Overtures 150-1 (10-5) Held up, mistake 9th, lost touch 12th, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Blaeberry (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 4f mrs nov chs (3) gd in Feb.