Result 17:15 · Ludlow

Eric Roper 90th Celebration Open Hunters Chase (For The Ludlow Gold Cup)

Class 42m 4fGood5yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 01.80s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Arthurs Secret (FR)	Miss Abigail Banks	Martin Weston	—	1.53	1.55
2	Sam Cavallaro (IRE)	Bryan Carver	Miss H Brookshaw	43L	21.0	46.5
3	Dissertation (GB)	Miss Thomasina Eyston	Andrew Quick	57L	67.0	329.2
4	Numbercruncher (IRE)	Mr David OBrien	David OBrien	71L	21.0	46.7
PU	River Purple (GB)	Miss Lorna Brooke	Lady Susan Brooke	—	101.0	753.7
F	Ballotin (FR)	Mr David Maxwell	Philip Hobbs	—	2.75	3.18

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Arthurs Secret (FR)

9yo · 11-13 · OR 128

7611P1 J Miss Abigail Banks T Martin Weston —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Feb 19	Ludlow	3m	Good	C5	1/8	—	5.00
08 Jun 18	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 6f 110y	Good	C3	PU	—	5.50
25 May 18	Worcester	2m 7f	Good To Soft	C6	1/9	—	2.00

3 wins from 8 · placed 3

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Ballotin (FR) p

8yo · 12-6 · OR 137

12P41 J Mr David Maxwell T Philip Hobbs —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Mar 19	Leicester	2m	Good	C5	1/5	—	1.61
16 Feb 19	Haydock Park	2m 6f	Good	C3	4/8	44½L	5.50
28 Apr 18	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	PU	—	41.0

2 wins from 5 · placed 3

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Numbercruncher (IRE)

13yo · 11-13 · OR 105

2U71P3 J Mr David OBrien T David OBrien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Mar 19	Leicester	2m	Good	C5	3/5	16L	26.0
08 Jun 18	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 1f	Good	C5	PU	—	5.00
17 May 18	Fontwell Park	2m 2f	Good	C6	1/8	—	4.50

2 wins from 8 · placed 4

1 run here without a win

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River Purple (GB) t

12yo · 12-3 · OR 70

P668P0 J Miss Lorna Brooke T Lady Susan Brooke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Dec 18	Warwick	2m	Good To Soft	C5	10/12	100¼L	51.0
19 Dec 18	Ludlow	2m	Soft	C2	PU	—	151.0
27 Jun 18	Worcester	2m 110y	Good	C4	8/10	74¾L	67.0

2 wins from 25 · placed 5

Course winner: 1 win from 6 here

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Sam Cavallaro (IRE) p

13yo · 11-5 · OR 106

F22334 J Bryan Carver T Miss H Brookshaw —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Jun 18	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 5f	Good	C4	4/11	26½L	11.0
15 May 18	Southwell	2m 4f 110y	Good	C6	3/7	8L	9.00
04 May 18	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good	C5	3/15	16¾L	9.00

2 wins from 14 · placed 8

4 runs here without a win

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Dissertation (GB)

7yo · 10-12

867058 J Miss Thomasina Eyston T Andrew Quick —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Oct 16	Dundalk	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	8/14	11¾L	67.0
16 Oct 16	Cork	2m	Yielding	—	5/16	16L	34.0
06 Oct 16	Tramore	2m	Good	—	11/15	47½L	41.0

0 wins from 15 · placed 1

First time at this course and trip

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