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Ludlow Course Guide
Racing takes place at Ludlow throughout the winter months with its feature race being the Forbra Gold Cup run in late February. The race, named in honour of Forbra, a 50/1 winner of the 1932 Grand National whose owner was based in Ludlow, usually attracts a competitive field.
Notable horses that have got their nose in front at the Shropshire track include 2009 Champion Hurdler Punjabi, Tamarinbleu, winner of the 2008 Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot, and Taranis, winner of the 2007 Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham festival.
A sharp, right-handed, oval track, with a nine-fence chase circuit about a mile and a half and a run-in of 250 yards. The fences are easy, though the first fence in the home straight can catch horses out. The hurdle course, which runs on the outside of the chase course, has easier turns. Whereas the chase course is flat, the hurdle course has slight undulations but they rarely provide difficulties for a long-striding horse.
My old boss, Nicky Henderson, loves Ludlow and the list of horses to have won there reads like a who’s who of jump racing stars. That’s because, in order to be successful, you need one with a lot of speed - and you can win races over two miles with a non-stayer, just as long it wastes little time in the air. The fences are easy - some horses practically hurdle them - but, until they re-sited the first fence in the straight, we used to call it ‘Trappy Trevor’. It doesn’t seem to catch so many out these days.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Address & Contact
Ludlow Race Club Ltd
Bromfield
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 2BT
01584 856217
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Upcoming races
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17:00 Racing To School Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (1m 7f 169y) -
17:35 Mick Rollings & Nett Leach Memorial Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 5f 55y) -
18:10 Ludlow Members Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (1m 7f 169y) -
18:45 Attwood Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase (Challenger Middle Distance Chase Series Qualifer) (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 4f 11y) -
19:20 Watch On Racingtv Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Final)
(Class 4) (2m 5f 55y) -
19:55 Ludlow Club Handicap Hurdle
(Class 5) (2m 5f 55y) -
20:30 Pointing Pointers Chase Meredith Memorial Open Hunters' Chase
(Class 4) (2m 7f 171y)
Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 212y Matterhorn (Good) 12 May 2024 3m 51.24s 2m 4f 11y Runswick Bay (Good) 06 Oct 2021 4m 47.1s 2m 7f 171y Hold Your Fort (Good to Firm) 08 Oct 2025 5m 52.31s 3m 1f 125y Minniemum (Good) 06 Nov 2025 6m 34.1s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 169y See The Sea (Good) 06 Oct 2021 3m 30.4s 2m 5f 55y Une De La Seniere (Good) 06 Oct 2021 4m 53.3s 2m 7f 174y Hardy Fella (Good to Soft) 26 Apr 2023 5m 40.85s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 6f 7y Tchoupinminzac (Soft) 20 Jan 2022 3m 25.5s 1m 7f 169y Martha Willow (Good) 06 Oct 2021 3m 33.3s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 30 7 £50,227 23.33% -£0.07 Evan Williams 37 7 £53,075 18.92% -£5.17 Dan Skelton 22 7 £47,341 31.82% £12.00 H D Daly 30 5 £29,630 16.67% -£16.63 Miss V Williams 39 4 £25,349 10.26% -£21.29 Sheila Lewis 29 4 £24,821 13.79% -£4.50 O Greenall & J Guerriero 15 3 £18,967 20% £7.63 Miss E C Lavelle 10 3 £21,322 30% -£2.63 M Sheppard 10 3 £17,955 30% £4.20 P F Nicholls 9 3 £19,232 33.33% -£2.73 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L F O'Brien 65 14 £66,317 21.54% -£15.66 A Ralph 72 11 £57,150 15.28% £0.61 B Pauling 25 11 £50,286 44% £27.13 Miss E C Lavelle 21 8 £38,716 38.1% £14.80 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 37 7 £32,080 18.92% -£11.28 Evan Williams 39 6 £42,494 15.38% -£1.25 H D Daly 42 5 £21,141 11.9% -£14.40 K C Bailey 26 5 £20,861 19.23% -£5.27 N J Henderson 26 5 £34,822 19.23% -£18.36 Jamie Snowden 16 5 £36,142 31.25% -£1.59 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L F O'Brien 11 4 £13,072 36.36% £12.50 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 11 2 £6,263 18.18% £0.83 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 6 1 £3,268 16.67% £2.50 Evan Williams 6 1 £3,812 16.67% -£0.50 C E Longsdon 5 1 £3,268 20% £3.00 Harry Derham 3 1 £3,268 33.33% -£0.50 N J Henderson 6 1 £3,268 16.67% £0.00 Miss S West 3 1 £2,451 33.33% £6.00 Jamie Snowden 3 1 £3,268 33.33% £0.13 N P Mulholland 3 1 £3,268 33.33% £23.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Sam Twiston-Davies 36 5 £32,215 13.89% -£16.94 Adam Wedge 22 5 £38,288 22.73% £1.58 Toby McCain-Mitchell 12 5 £30,642 41.67% £14.00 Charlie Hammond 7 5 £31,158 71.43% £11.48 H Cobden 10 4 £27,990 40% -£1.17 J J Burke 22 3 £14,787 13.64% -£3.13 James Best 21 3 £14,259 14.29% £11.50 R Patrick 13 3 £14,787 23.08% -£4.30 Stan Sheppard 14 3 £17,955 21.43% £0.20 Callum Pritchard 7 3 £17,114 42.86% £5.70 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Sam Twiston-Davies 56 12 £54,445 21.43% -£20.70 J J Burke 57 12 £55,484 21.05% £5.72 Thomas Bellamy 32 8 £36,076 25% £5.30 R Patrick 25 5 £25,893 20% £28.50 G Sheehan 25 5 £35,746 20% -£13.76 James Bowen 22 4 £29,673 18.18% -£11.69 H Cobden 22 4 £17,692 18.18% £0.85 Ben Jones 23 4 £19,177 17.39% -£9.08 Jay Tidball 20 4 £24,227 20% £0.75 Joe Anderson 18 4 £18,616 22.22% £10.75 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Jack Hogan 2 2 £6,536 100% £16.00 Sam Twiston-Davies 11 1 £3,812 9.09% -£6.67 Thomas Bellamy 5 1 £2,451 20% £2.50 J J Burke 4 1 £3,268 25% £22.00 G Sheehan 7 1 £3,268 14.29% -£3.88 C J Todd 4 1 £2,451 25% £0.00 Paul O'Brien 3 1 £3,268 33.33% -£0.50 Isabel Williams 2 1 £3,812 50% £4.50 M Goldstein 2 1 £2,451 50% £7.00 C Gethings 2 1 £3,268 50% £0.88
