Race Result Ludlow Thu, 20th Oct, 2011

Going - Good to Firm (Firm in places).

Placepot Pool - £47,793.93 Winning Units - 5.85 Dividend - £5,964.00. Quadpot Pool - £5,284.68 Winning Units - 60.7 Dividend - £64.40. Place Six Dividend - £5,456.42. Place Five Dividend - £327.79.

Ludlow Racecourse Supports Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle of £5500.00 4-y-o plus

2m. Hcap Hurdle 1st - £3574.00, 2nd - £1049.00, 3rd - £525.00, 4th - £262.00 OFF 16:50. 7 Ran.

1st		Man In Black (IRE) 11-11 (Lance Bloodstock Limited) (Morning price: 13/2 7/1 8/1 6/1 7/1) SP 17/2 Tote Win £11.70 Place £3.20	G Elliott T J O'Brien
		tracked leaders, closed 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, soon led and edged left, held on
2nd	1L	Lukeys Luck (GB) 11-5 (John Pointon And Sons) (Morning price: 5/1 11/2 4/1) SP 4/1 Place £2.60	Jennie Candlish A O'Keeffe
		took keen hold, held up in 4th, mistake 5th, headway when mistake 3 out, went right and bumped approaching 2 out, every chance when not much room, not clear run and switched left towards finish, kept on
3rd	hd	Parc des Princes (USA) 11-2 (Bob Bennett & Bill Graham) (Morning price: 11/4 2/1) SP 13/8fav	N Richards D C Costello
		held up, not fluent 4th, mistake next, soon ridden, closed 3 out, kept on towards finish, went 3rd post
4th	nose	Mister Fantastic (GB) 10-13 (Mr C Friel) (Morning price: 13/2 7/1 11/2 6/1) SP 13/2	D Burchell David Prichard(7)
		tracked leader, not fluent 3rd, led approaching 2 out, hit 2 out, soon headed, no extra near finish
5th	0.5L	Ajman (IRE) 11-3 (Mr R P R O'neil) (Tongue Strap) (Morning price: 12/1 11/1 8/1 15/2 11/2 6/1) SP 7/1	Evan Williams S W Flanagan
		held up, 4 lengths 6th 3 out, mistake last, kept on towards finish
6th	13L	Akinndi (IRE) 11-4 (Andrew Turton & Paul Langford) (Morning price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1	Evan Williams Adam Wedge(5)
		led, not fluent 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened from next
7th	30L	Nouailhas (GB) 11-5 (Mr C W Wardle & Mrs J E Wardle) (Morning price: 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 12/1) SP 14/1	R Hollinshead Harry Skelton
		held up in rear, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

Non runner Taste The Wine (Nonrunner)

Market Movers

Wexford Wednesday 19th

Castle Genie 14/1 5/1

8.35 Slaney H'cap S'chase (Rated 0-123)
Williamhill 14/1 5/1
Betfred 14/1 11/2
Ladbrokes 14/1 13/2
Boylesport 11/1 6/1
Bet365 14/1 7/1
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
BetVictor 10/1 7/1
PaddyPower 9/1 7/1

Dubh Eile 11/1 7/1

9.05 Barrow (Mares) INH Flat Race
Williamhill 11/1 7/1
PaddyPower 12/1 15/2
Boylesport 12/1 8/1
Bet365 10/1 7/1
Betfred 11/1 8/1
Ladbrokes 12/1 9/1

Hurricane Jojo 8/1 5/1

7.30 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV II)
Bet365 8/1 5/1
Boylesport 8/1 5/1
Betfred 15/2 5/1
CORAL.ie 8/1 11/2
Williamhill 15/2 5/1
PaddyPower 7/1 5/1

Ambush Angel 20/1 14/1

7.30 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV II)
PaddyPower 20/1 14/1
Ladbrokes 20/1 14/1
CORAL.ie 20/1 14/1
Boylesport 20/1 14/1

Bright Light City 11/1 15/2

7.30 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV II)
Williamhill 11/1 15/2
Betfred 11/1 15/2
Bet365 11/1 8/1

Playtime Ben 11/4 2/1

8.05 Courtown Beginners S'chase
Williamhill 11/4 2/1
Ladbrokes 11/4 2/1

Shake The Bucket 12/1 8/1

8.05 Courtown Beginners S'chase
Betfred 12/1 8/1
Boylesport 14/1 10/1
BetVictor 16/1 11/1

Annie Other 4/1 3/1

8.35 Slaney H'cap S'chase (Rated 0-123)
Boylesport 4/1 3/1

Thouva 10/1 14/1

8.35 Slaney H'cap S'chase (Rated 0-123)
Ladbrokes 10/1 14/1
CORAL.ie 10/1 14/1

Sweetheart Susan 13/2 9/1

7.30 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV II)
Ladbrokes 13/2 9/1
Williamhill 15/2 10/1

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Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
T P Treacy - Fractured tibia and fibula in a schooling accident Mon, 13th May
D G Lavery - Fractured pelvis in a fall at Wexford Fri, 17th May
T C Carroll - Suffered a collapsed lung & fractured ribs in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
K C Sexton - Double fracture right collarbone in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
Megan Carberry - Fractured hand in a fall at the Curragh Sat, 25th May
M P Burke - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
No Jockey - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
R P Cleary - Suffered concussion in a fall at Leopardstown Thu, 13th Jun

Suspended Jockeys

D G Hogan - Five day whip ban at Cork, starts Fri, 7th Jun
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