16:37 Ludlow 10 May 2026
GC Rickards Mares' Handicap Chase
GBB Race | Class 4 | 5YO plus
Winner £4,753 - 5 declared to run
Good-good to firm in places
Draw Advantage: None
Forecast: Sunny spells
Temperature: 3.1° - 13.6°
Rainfall: none
Wind: 9.4 mph NE
Last Update: 09/05/2026 17:00
Bookies best price percentage = 110.04%
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Outpaced, rallied, ran to form appreciating the better ground beaten a neck off a 2lb lower mark at Stratford last time; effective 2m4f, suited by decent ground; consistent sort who likes this venue.
She has won three hurdle races and a chase from 2m 3f to 2m 5f on good to soft and heavy ground. Beaten a neck by Two To Tango when second of 5 at 5-2fav on her latest outing in a chase at Stratford over 2m 3f (good) in March.
Outpaced, rallied, ran to form appreciating the better ground beaten a neck off a 2lb lower mark at Stratford last time; effective 2m4f, suited by decent ground; consistent sort who likes this venue.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 25 | 4 | 6 | 16% | |
| Chase | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8.3% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| CD | Course and Distance | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| C | Course | 15 | 2 | 3 | 13.3% |
| D | Distance | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11.1% |
| G | Similar Going | 20 | 3 | 4 | 15% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 15.4% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 13.3% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9.1% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11 | 2 | 4 | 18.2% |
| T | H D Daly | 26 | 4 | 6 | 15.4% |
| BF Was beaten favourite last time out | |||||
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Outpaced, poor run down the field in a handicap hurdle at Chepstow most recent; cheekpieces first time; effective 2 1/2-3m, acts on good, doesn't handle cut; progressive over summer, mark high now and form has tailed off.
She has won three hurdle races from 2m 6f to 3m on good ground. Well beaten at 28-1 behind The Italian Fox when 10th of 15 on her latest outing in a hurdle race at Chepstow over 3m (good to soft) in March. She is wearing cheekpieces for the first time.
Outpaced, poor run down the field in a handicap hurdle at Chepstow most recent; cheekpieces first time; effective 2 1/2-3m, acts on good, doesn't handle cut; progressive over summer, mark high now and form has tailed off.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27.3% | |
| Chase | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| G | Similar Going | 8 | 3 | 0 | 37.5% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (P only) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | James Best | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | H Dickin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Returned to form back over hurdles suited by positive ride down in trip beaten a length off this mark at Newton Abbot last time; effective 2m; unreliable.
Successful in a hurdle race and a point-to-point at 2m and 3m on good to soft ground. Beaten 1l by Reel Orange when second of 7 at 17-2 on her latest outing in a hurdle race at Newton Abbot over 2m 1f (good to soft) last month.
Returned to form back over hurdles suited by positive ride down in trip beaten a length off this mark at Newton Abbot last time; effective 2m; unreliable.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11.1% | |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| G | Similar Going | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14.3% |
| Headgear | |||||
| HG | Today (T only) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Tom Broughton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| T | D J Jeffreys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Yard won this last year; didn't find much after bad error, below form up in class when fourth beaten 14l in a handicap chase at Warwick latest; trainer in form; effective 2m4f; should be capable of better over fences.
Successful in a hurdle race and a NH flat race at 2m and 2m 1f on good and good to soft ground. Finished 14l behind Move With The Beat when fourth of 6 at 13-8fav on her latest outing in a chase at Warwick over 2m 4f (good) last month.
Yard won this last year; didn't find much after bad error, below form up in class when fourth beaten 14l in a handicap chase at Warwick latest; trainer in form; effective 2m4f; should be capable of better over fences.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% | |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| D | Distance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| G | Similar Going | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20% |
| Headgear | |||||
| HG | Today (T only) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22.2% |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Harry Skelton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| T | Dan Skelton | 11 | 2 | 3 | 18.2% |
| BF Was beaten favourite last time out | |||||
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Jumped abysmally, poor chase debut down the field in a handicap chase at Ffos Las most recent; blinkers first time; effective 2m; regressive.
A winner of a hurdle race at 2m 1f on good to soft ground, but that win was over two years ago. Well beaten at 40-1 behind L'empire Vert when 9th of 11 on her chase debut at Ffos Las over 2m 3f (good to soft) last month.
Jumped abysmally, poor chase debut down the field in a handicap chase at Ffos Las most recent; blinkers first time; effective 2m; regressive.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7.1% | |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| G | Similar Going | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9.1% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (B only) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Charlie Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| T | S-J Davies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Verdict
Northern Air made a pleasing start for her new yard when second over 2m1f at Newton Abbot last month and she needs to be taken seriously, but the vote goes to CLAIM DU BRIZAIS. Dan Skelton's mare failed to justify favouritism when only fourth at Warwick on her most recent start. However, she was dropped 1lb for that effort and might be worth another chance. Regal Renaissance looks best of the rest.
Expert View Verdict
This looks a match race between Claim Du Brizais and REGAL RENAISSANCE. The former ran better than the finishing figures suggest last time just tiring after a late error and should be capable of better if brushing up on her jumping. However preference is for the top weight who is on a long losing run but has an excellent record at this venue. She arrives on her last winning mark and showed a willing attitude when narrowly denied last time where she appreciated the return to better ground. Dual hurdles winner Northern Symphonie has had a wind op and may do best of the rest on her chase debut.
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Previous Winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good | 3 | Lady Jago | 6 | 11 12 | 114 | 36P114 | 20 days | D Skelton (48 miles) | Miss Heidi Palin | 3/ 1 | 5:11.90 | |
| 2024 | Good | 5 | Trapista | 7 | 11 4 | 103 | 35601-1 | 6 days | J & A O'Neill (58 miles) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 5/ 4 | 4:57.96 | |
| 2023 | Good | 6 | Lost Connections | 7 | 10 13 | 100 | 742453 | 24 days | Katy Price (41 miles) | Gavin Sheehan | 9/ 2 | 5:06.47 | |
| 2022 | Good | 5 | Reine Fee | 9 | 11 12 | 107 | 28P234 | 22 days | Henry Oliver (25 miles) | David Noonan | 11/ 2 | 5:04.99 | |
| 2021 | Good to Soft | 4 | Outonpatrol | 7 | 11 1 | 119 | 4-13278 | 36 days | A King (97 miles) | Adrian Heskin | 13/ 8 | 5:05.30 |
Race Favourite Stats
| Year | Favourite Finish Position | Winner Market Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4, DNF | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
Race Record
| Distance | Record Time |
|---|---|
| 2m 4f 11y | 4:47.10 |