UK Horse Racing Tips: Ludlow

PERCY SHELLEY had been running consistently well on the level during the summer before switching to hurdles and gaining his first success in the UK at Uttoxeter last month. Fast ground should play to his strengths and his speed from the Flat is likely to give him the edge over Maldini Milano, who is entitled to improve from his first attempt over timber at Newton Abbot.
Prediction : 1st Percy Shelley 2nd Maldini Milano 3rd null

SERGEANT FURY was attempting to register a fourth success on the bounce when second at Newton Abbot. The five-year-old seems to have benefited from racing on flatter tracks and this may be an excellent opportunity for him to go one better. King Of The Road was runner-up off this mark at Kempton on Boxing Day and a repeat of that kind of display would give him every chance. Jubilee Gold is worth forgiving her latest run when pulling up on her stable debut at Plumpton.
Prediction : 1st Sergeant Fury 2nd King Of The Road 3rd Jubilee Gold

KATE O'RILEY makes plenty of appeal on paper, with the Cheshire Oaks fifth now having her first start over timber. Her connections have made a real impact in the juvenile division over the past few seasons and she is more than capable of making a winning start in this sphere. Love Sonnet has joined Tim Vaughan after an impressive success in a Killarney handicap in July and looks the most likely threat. Madame Pomone and Minnie Belle head the remainder.
Prediction : 1st Kate ORiley 2nd Love Sonnet 3rd Madame Pomone

Having continued his resurgence when digging deep to complete a Worcester double, Almazhar Garde cannot be taken lightly in his current vein of form. However, a further 3lb rise does demand more and it may be worth chancing the returning STRAW FAN JACK. Sheila Lewis' inmate ended last season's campaign with a victory over C&D and a similar performance may prove sufficient. The down-in-class Another Day Out is also worth a look.
Prediction : 1st Straw Fan Jack 2nd Almazhar Garde 3rd Another Day Out

LA MARQUISE was too bad to be true when finishing down the field at Newbury back in December and she may take some stopping if reproducing the level of her course victory two months prior. She will have been freshened up by a 284-day break and is a potential improver stepping up in distance. Porter In The Park is unbeaten in two appearances at this venue and she's feared most, ahead of Diplomatie.
Prediction : 1st La Marquise 2nd Porter In The Park 3rd Diplomatie

Narrowly denied at Hereford when last seen, GRIS MAJEUR looks the one to beat on his return off a 2lb higher mark. The Sheila Lewis-trained eight-year-old gets the vote ahead of Chestnut Pete, who should appreciate going back up in trip on his reappearance. The Martin Keighley stable has been going well of late and Redbridge Rambler is another to consider.
Prediction : 1st Gris Majeur 2nd Chestnut Pete 3rd Redbridge Rambler

A tad unlucky when narrowly denied at Huntingdon in May, SNATCH A GLANCE is likely to have more improvement to come and he can strike, with Fern O'Brien taking off a valuable 5lb. Runner-up when only worn down late in the piece on debut at Worcester, Noonetellsmenothin is expected to be thereabouts again along with Miracles Do Happen, who makes her first start for Tom Lacey since arriving from Ireland.
Prediction : 1st Snatch A Glance 2nd Noonetellsmenothin 3rd Miracles Do Happen