GB - Ludlow - Race 4

Thoroughbred

8 Runners

20.1f

Handicap Chase

Turf

Soft

22.0K

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Verdict

Though cases can be realistically made for several of these, RODNEY is firmly on the up and is taken to complete the hat-trick following commanding victories at Leicester and Hereford. Regal Renaissance may well have won had she stayed on all fours here in December and is feared most ahead of Toothless, who regained the winning thread at Windsor on New Year's Day. Joker de Mai is also worth a second look.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
1	Dual hurdles winner who has raised his game since tackling the larger obstacles, making it third time lucky in this sphere at Leicester during the Christmas period before following up in good style at Hereford (21f, soft). 10 lb rise for latest win looks manageable and another bold show anticipated. 1st Pick 1 Rodney (Ire) Jockey: Charlie Deutsch Trainer: Kerry Lee J: Charlie Deutsch T: Kerry Lee	100	-	-	-	34%
Analysis Dual hurdles winner who has raised his game since tackling the larger obstacles, making it third time lucky in this sphere at Leicester during the Christmas period before following up in good style at Hereford (21f, soft). 10 lb rise for latest win looks manageable and another bold show anticipated.
8	Successful at Warwick last season and decent second there on return in November. Ran no sort of a race at Bangor next time but she goes well here and surely would've gone close had she not departed at the second-last in a C&D handicap last time. Key player off the same mark. 2nd Pick 8 Regal Renaissance Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies Trainer: Henry Daly J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Henry Daly	98	-	-	-	16%	Scratched
Analysis Successful at Warwick last season and decent second there on return in November. Ran no sort of a race at Bangor next time but she goes well here and surely would've gone close had she not departed at the second-last in a C&D handicap last time. Key player off the same mark.
6	Understandably looked in need of the run back from a lengthy absence at Wincanton in December, and subsequently took a step firmly back in right direction when accounting for 6 rivals at Windsor (20.2f, good) early last month. 5 lb rise fair enough and he's a must for the shortlist. 3rd Pick 6 Toothless (Fr) Jockey: Jay Tidball Trainer: Paul Nicholls J: Jay Tidball T: Paul Nicholls	99	-	-	-	34%
Analysis Understandably looked in need of the run back from a lengthy absence at Wincanton in December, and subsequently took a step firmly back in right direction when accounting for 6 rivals at Windsor (20.2f, good) early last month. 5 lb rise fair enough and he's a must for the shortlist.

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