Full Result 2.35 Ludlow | 9 November 2023

NFU Mutual Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (1m7f212yds) 2m Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £5,281 2nd £2,430 3rd £1,215 4th £608 5th £303

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Famoso (IRE) 5/1 Stan Sheppard Matt Sheppard	Stan Sheppard Matt Sheppard	7	109	81	82	93	–
b g Fame And Glory - Mucho Macabi (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear, headway after 5 out, went second going easily 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, led last, ran on, always doing enough (op 7/2)

2 ½	2. Hunter Legend (FR) 6/5F Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	6	1111	97	97	107	–
b g Buck's Boum (FR) - Sience Fiction (FR) (Dom Alco)
Prominent, led before 4 out, headed last, kept on (op 6/4)

3 10 [10½]	1. Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) 7/1 James Bowen Seamus Durack	James Bowen Seamus Durack	6	120	100	87	101	–
b g Slade Power (IRE) - Permsiri (IRE) (Ad Valorem)
Towards rear, headway 5 out, pressed leaders and pecked on landing 4 out, hit 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

4 35 [45½]	8. King Of The Hill (IRE) 40/1 Charlie Todd Sam Allwood	Charlie Todd Sam Allwood	5	103 1 7	75	13	44	–
b g Kingston Hill - Gaye West (IRE) (Westerner)
Raced wide, jumped left on occasions, took keen hold, steadied and in rear 1st, headway after 5 out, not fluent and weakened 4 out (op 20/1)

5 ¾ [46¼]	3. Crews Pitch 12/1 Lewis Dobb ⁷ L J Morgan	Lewis Dobb ⁷ L J Morgan	7	113 t	96	33	64	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Baile Dubh (IRE) (Presenting)
Prominent, led 6th, headed before 4 out where not fluent, lost second 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 9/1)

PU	4. Go Fox 18/1 Ms Laura Ward ⁷ Neil King	Ms Laura Ward ⁷ Neil King	8	1010 h	89	–	–	–
ch g Foxwedge (AUS) - Bling Bling (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Led, headed 6th, lost position 5 out, weakened before 4 out where bad mistake and nearly lost jockey, pulled up last (op 20/1)

PU	7. Lonimoss Bareliere (FR) 14/1 Ben Poste Rob Summers	Ben Poste Rob Summers	7	102 5 t	74	–	–	–
b g Palamoss (IRE) - Lonia Blue (FR) (Anabaa Blue)
In rear, headway 5th, lost position 8th, weakened before 4 out, mistake 3 out, pulled up last, lame (vet said gelding was lame left hind) (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

PU	5. Ten Past Midnight 9/2 James Best Martin Keighley	James Best Martin Keighley	7	1011 p	83	–	–	–
b g Midnight Legend - Thornton Alice (Kayf Tara)
Prominent, lost position 5th, dropped to rear and weakened 5 out, pulled up 4 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by chasing and will return to hurdling) (op 5/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:35:45 Winning time: 4m 16.46s (slow by 26.46s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: The Evron Experience (Famoso) 1st breeder: Sweetmans Bloodstock
2nd owner: Gaskins Family (Hunter Legend)
3rd owner: Phoenix Aquilus Partnership (Phoenix Aquilus)
Tote win: £6 PL: £1.50 £1.10 £2 Ex: £14 CSF: £12.12 Tricast: £41.45 Trifecta: £78.20

2:35 Ludlow 9 Nov 2023

NFU Mutual Novices' Handicap Chase