Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Ludlow - Thu 5th Apr 2012
14:20 14:50 15:20 15:50 16:20 16:50 17:15

14:50 Alfa Aggregates Products Novices' Chase2m 4f
Weighed In - (Class 3), £10,000 added, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winner £6,330 2nd £1,870 3rd £935 4th £468
Going: Good Surface: Turf
Winning distances - always be involved in the finish

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 5m 2.40s
Off time: 14:50:37

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Domtaline (FR)	11/10
2nd	Lancetto (FR)	13/8

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	113U43	Lancetto (FR) 41	7	11-8	Adam Wedge (5)	Evan Williams	137	13/8
2	8-31552	L'Eldorado (FR) 36	7	11-4	T Messenger	C C Bealby	124	9/2
3	23-P35	Croco Mister (IRE) 27	5	10-12 t	Miss Hannah Watson (7)	Mrs R Gasson		33/1
4	18F-13P	Domtaline (FR) 82	5	10-12	D A Jacob	P F Nicholls		11/10
5	S257-5	How's D Strawboss (IRE) 16	7	10-12 p1	Lee Edwards (3)	A Sadik		100/1
6	25U066	Mister Twirley (IRE) 35	8	10-12 b1	L Stephens	Mrs A Price	70	200/1
7	P444P9	No Reception (IRE) 43	11	10-12 pt	Miss L Brooke (7)	T Symonds	57	200/1

Verdict

Lancetto sets a decent standard on his third to Al Ferof in a Grade 1 at Sandown in December and has been proved very consistent over fences. He'll make a decent handicapper next season while L'Eldorado won at Hexham in the autumn, though has had his limitations exposed since. DOMTALINE has managed a couple of wins over hurdles at Chepstow but he's bred to be a chaser and, getting plenty of weight from his two likely market rivals, can get off the mark at the first time of asking. The others are difficult to recommend on what they've shown so far.

Formwatch

Lancetto (FR) 5-2 (11-6) Led, hung left from before 2 out, headed last, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Toubab (10-12) at Sandown 2m nov chs (2) gd in Feb.

L'Eldorado (FR) 9-2 (11-7) Led, headed after 4 out, soon reminders and beaten, 2nd of 3, 16l behind Kudu Country (11-7) at Southwell 2m nov chs (4) gd in Feb.

Croco Mister (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) In rear, mistake 6th(water), stumbled on landing 8th, weakened 4 out, 5th of 7, well behind Relax (11-0) at Leicester 2m 4f mdn chs (5) gs in Mar.

Domtaline (FR) 25-1 (10-13) Mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next, in a race won by Swincombe Flame (10-4) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gd in Jan, 19 ran.

How's D Strawboss (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up, headway approaching 8th, blundered 10th, outpaced 11th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Darna (11-5) at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd in Mar.

Mister Twirley (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, reminder after 9th, blundered 12th, soon weakened, 6th of 7, well behind Tiger O'Toole (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in Mar.

No Reception (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, weakened well before 3 out, 9th of 13, 41l behind Low Gales (11-4) at Ludlow 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Feb.