Full Result 3.10 Ludlow | 18 December 2024

Pontesbury Tractors Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m4f11yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £6,337.20 2nd £2,916 3rd £1,458 4th £729.60 5th £363.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Moodofthemoment (IRE) 3/1 Stan Sheppard Matt Sheppard	Stan Sheppard Matt Sheppard	7	1110 p	106	79	–	–
ch g Shantou (USA) - Mood I'm In (GER) (Saddlers' Hall)
Towards rear, headway 10th, pushed along 4 out, pressed leaders 3 out, led 2 out, jumped right last, ridden and kept on well run-in (op 10/3)

2 6½	11. Martalmix'jac (FR) 12/1 Tabitha Worsley ³ Mel Rowley	Tabitha Worsley ³ Mel Rowley	7	100 tp	85	51	–	–
gr g Lord Du Sud (FR) - Andria (FR) (Martaline)
Prominent, disputed lead 5th, lost position 2 out, kept on but no match for winner (op 11/1)

3 4¾ [11¼]	4. Zestful Hope (FR) 11/4F Jack Tudor Charlie Longsdon	Jack Tudor Charlie Longsdon	7	1110 p	106	67	–	–
b g Zanzibari (USA) - Chamdespoir (FR) (Chamberlin)
Prominent, outpaced from 2 out (op 10/3 tchd 5/2)

4 ¾ [12]	10. River Robe (IRE) 20/1 James Best Sarah-Jayne Davies	James Best Sarah-Jayne Davies	5	109	91	51	–	–
b m Imperial Monarch (IRE) - The River (IRE) (Westerner)
Midfield, not fluent 1st, hit 11th, headway 5 out, 5 lengths down when bad mistake and lost ground 2 out, ran on run-in (op 18/1 tchd 22/1)

5 7½ [19½]	1. Chosen Templar (IRE) 22/1 Tom Bellamy D J Jeffreys	Tom Bellamy D J Jeffreys	6	121	111	63	–	–
b g Well Chosen - Kilganey Maid (IRE) (Rudimentary)
Led, joined 5th, lost position 3 out, soon weakened (op 14/1)

6 3¼ [22¾]	2. Cracking Destiny (IRE) 16/1 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	11	1112 p¹	108	57	–	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Cracking Gale (IRE) (Alderbrook)
Prominent, lost position 4 out, weakened before 2 out (op 18/1 tchd 20/1)

7 nse [22¾]	6. Kankin 9/1 Charlie Deutsch Alex Hales	Charlie Deutsch Alex Hales	8	114	100	49	–	–
ch g Archipenko (USA) - Touriga (Cape Cross)
In rear, no chance before 4 out, ran on run-in (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

8 nk [23]	3. Ask Brewster (IRE) 11/2 Conor Ring Evan Williams	Conor Ring Evan Williams	5	1112	108	56	–	–
b g Ask - Latest Instalment (IRE) (Mahler)
Midfield, weakened from 4 out (op 7/1)

9 1¾ [24¾]	8. Rockvale (IRE) 20/1 Alan Johns Sam Allwood	Alan Johns Sam Allwood	5	1011	93	40	–	–
ch g El Salvador (IRE) - Just For Jean (IRE) (Presenting)
Took keen hold, towards rear, not fluent 4th, mistake 7th, weakened 4 out, hit 2 out (op 18/1)

10 18 [42¾]	9. Storm Of Light (IRE) 14/1 Beau Morgan ⁵ Rob Summers	Beau Morgan ⁵ Rob Summers	8	105	92	19	–	–
b g Fame And Glory - Blazing Moon (IRE) (Presenting)
Didn't jump with fluency, always behind (op 9/1)

PU	7. L'Empire Vert (FR) 14/1 Sean Houlihan Sheila Lewis	Sean Houlihan Sheila Lewis	4	1013 t	103	–	–	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Femme En Or (FR) (Astarabad)
Midfield, not fluent 7th, lost position 10th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up 2 out (op 11/1 tchd 16/1)

11 ran Off time: 3:10:28 Winning time: 5m 16.98s (slow by 24.98s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Barry Hawkins (Moodofthemoment) 1st breeder: Andrew Pierce
2nd owner: High And Low (Martalmix'jac)
3rd owner: Ms G E Morgan (Zestful Hope)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.60 £3.30 £1.60 Ex: £37.20 CSF: £37.05 Tricast: £110.97 Trifecta: £146.10

3:10 Ludlow 18 Dec 2024

Pontesbury Tractors Handicap Chase