2.55 G C Rickards Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £10,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 4) 2m. 4f. 11yds.

Ludlow Results Wed, 17th Dec, 2025

Going - Good to Soft (Soft In Places).

Placepot Pool - £62,993.01 Winning Units - 81.1 Dividend - £567.00. Quadpot Pool - £7,916.76 Winning Units - 158.06 Dividend - £37.00. Place Six Dividend - £538.92. Place Five Dividend - £444.80.

G C Rickards Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £10,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 4) 2m. 4f. 11yds.

1st - £5,281.00, 2nd - £2,430.00, 3rd - £1,215.00, 4th - £608.00, 5th - £303.00 9 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Followcato (IRE) 12-1 (Highclere And The Followers)
cp¹sr Rated 111
Notnowcato (GB) - Follow The Icon (GB)(Black Sam Bellamy (IRE))
Breeder - Patrick McCarthy

(Morning price: 7/2 10/3 7/2 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 3/1 10/3 9/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

B Pauling

Kielan Woods

Tote Win £6.20 Place £2.00

disputed lead, led outright 3rd, pressed for lead 4 out, 2 lengths clear 3 out, kept on approaching last, diminishing advantage run-in, all out

18th Nov, 25 Lingfield
5th Hcp Chs Rated 113 This
Race 9th Jan, 26 Exeter
1st Hcp Chs Rated 113

2nd

Pepe Le Moko (FR) 12-1 (Mr Len Jakeman & Mrs Jane Williams)
cp⁷sr Rated 111
Saint des Saints (FR) - Jolie Menthe (FR)(Bateau Rouge)
Breeder - Mr Francois-Marie Cottin

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Mrs J Williams

James Best

Place £2.20

prominent, ridden and pressed winner 4 out where slipped on landing and lost ground, headway approaching last, kept on, held final strides

5th Dec, 25 Exeter
4th Hcp Chs Rated 114 This
Race 12th Jan, 26 Hereford
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 112

3rd

Planned Paradise (IRE) 10-13 (The Paradise Mob)
Rated 102
Westerner (GB) - Quel Bleu (IRE)(Tel Quel (FR))
Breeder - Mr Cal Flavin

(Morning price: 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 11/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

Christian Williams

Mr J J Murphy-knight(7)

Place £2.50

held up in rear, ridden before 13th, headway into midfield 4 out, went modest third before last, kept on, not reach leaders

2nd Dec, 25 Southwell
4th Hcp Chs Rated 105 This
Race 18th Jan, 26 Windsor
6th Hcp Chs Rated 100

4th

10L

Kit's Coty (IRE) 11-2 (Owners Group 120)
Rated 98
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Great Jane (FR)(Great Palm (USA))
Breeder - M. Fleming & T. Westropp Bennett

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Miss E Lavelle

Stan Sheppard

midfield, ridden before 3 out, briefly left in third but hampered 2 out, no impression run-in

11th Nov, 25 Hereford
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 98 This
Race 26th Feb, 26 Ludlow
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 97

5th

3.25L

Icare Colombe (FR) 11-8 (Lawson, Lewis, Macadam & Duerden)
sr Rated 104
Cokoriko (FR) - Valse De Touzaine (FR)(Dom Alco (FR))
Breeder - C. Boistier & M. A. Boistier

(Morning price: 14/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 10/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 13/2 15/2 17/2)
(Ring price: 8/1 17/2 9/1 17/2 9/1 17/2 8/1) SP 8/1

F M O'Brien

J J Burke

held up in midfield, headway 9th, ridden and not fluent 4 out, soon lost position, faded run-in

19th Nov, 25 Warwick
5th Hcp Chs Rated 107 This
Race 16th Jan, 26 Market Rasen
4th Hcp Chs Rated 100

6th

21L

Devon Dude (GB) 11-11 (Mr W Clifford)
Rated 107
Dartmouth (GB) - Weather Babe (GB)(Storming Home (GB))
Breeder - Mrs S. Clifford

(Morning price: 15/2 13/2 7/1 15/2 12/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 14/1 12/1 16/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 22/1) SP 22/1

E Williams

C V Ring

disputed lead, not fluent and headed 3rd, mistake 11th, ridden and tailed off before 4 out

3rd Dec, 25 Ludlow
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 110 This
Race 20th Jan, 26 Leicester
7th Hcp Chs Rated 103

7th

1.5L

Est Illic (IRE) 9-13 (Mr Andrew Gough)
cp⁺bbv¹sr Rated 77
Court Cave (IRE) - Ten Friends (IRE)(Shantou (USA))
Breeder - Gerry Ross

(Morning price: 28/1 33/1 50/1 40/1 66/1 80/1 66/1 80/1 66/1 80/1 66/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 66/1)
SP 66/1

Miss S-J Davies

Tabitha Worsley(3)

midfield, ridden and dropped to rear before 4 out, soon tailed off

1st Jun, 24 Worcester
7th Hcp Chs Rated 83 This
Race 15th Jan, 26 Ludlow
5th Hcp Chs Rated 77

fell

Lemoncello (FR) 12-2 (David & Carol Shaw)
sr Rated 112
Spider Flight (FR) - That's Nellie (FR)(Martaline (GB))
Breeder - Jean-Michel Tessier, Mme Pernille Tessie

(Morning price: 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 13/2 11/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 7/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3) SP 10/3fav

Miss Venetia Williams

Charlie Deutsch

wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in rear, going okay but plenty to do 4 out, mistake and fell 3 out

17th Nov, 25 Exeter
fell Hcp Chs Rated 114 This
Race 8th Jan, 26 Ffos Las
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 112

fell

Regal Renaissance (GB) 12-0 (Ludlow Racing Partnership)
Rated 110
Clovis Du Berlais (FR) - Aisance (FR)(Saint des Saints (FR))
Breeder - Mr & Mrs D. & T. Futter & Mr B. Keogh

(Morning price: 3/1 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2)
(Ring price: 7/2 4/1) SP 4/1

H D Daly

Sam Twiston-Davies

midfield, not fluent 6th, ridden and chased leaders 4 out, keeping on when fell 2 out

29th Nov, 25 Bangor-on-Dee
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 112 This
Race 18th Feb, 26 Ludlow
4th Hcp Chs Rated 110

Off 2.55
Time 5m. 13.27 secs, which is 1m. 9.78 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £33.80
Tote Trifecta- £201.80
CSF- £35.65
Tricast- £263.87.

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