Results From Ludlow - Wednesday, 18th February 2026

raced in third, pushed along before 3 out, ridden 2 out, challenging last, soon led, kept on well but edged left towards finish

led, joined 6th, led clearly 3 out, not fluent 2 out, faced challenges last, soon lost position and no extra

raced in second, disputed lead 6th, not fluent 9th, lost position 3 out, challenging last, weakened run-in (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)

midfield, headway before 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden 2 out, led run-in, ran on well

prominent, jumped left 2 out, disputing lead last, lost position run-in, kept on

took keen hold, midfield, headway and prominent 2nd, mistake 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, joined last, lost position run-in, no extra towards finish (vet reported mare lost her right-fore shoe)

held up in rear, headway 6th, pressed leaders 3 out, outpaced from last

led, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last

prominent, lost position 5th, weakened from 2 out, mistake last (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)

in touch with leaders, dropped to midfield 4th, weakened before 3 out

in rear, mistake 1st, struggling 6th, no chance 3 out, ran on run-in

towards rear, midfield 3rd, kept on, weakening when not fluent 2 out

took keen hold, in rear, badly hampered by faller 1st, mistake 3rd, headway and prominent 5th, weakened before 3 out

in rear, hampered by faller and dropped to rear 1st, not fluent 4th, lost touch after 6th, wandered on approach 3 out

prominent, wandered on approach and fell 1st

jumped left on occasions, in touch with leaders, went second after 9th, mistake 11th, lost second before 13th, headway before 3 out, led approaching last, pushed along and kept on well run-in

towards rear, steady headway after 13th, bumped rival 4 out, mistake 3 out, not fluent last, went second run-in, kept on

jumped slightly left throughout, disputed lead, led before 6th, headed approaching last, weakened run-in

midfield, headway before 10th, went second before 13th, not fluent and lost second 3 out, not fluent last, weakened run-in

midfield, not fluent 8th, headway before 12th, bumped and not fluent 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out

jumped left throughout, took keen hold, disputed lead, prominent 3rd, awkward jump 5th, soon in touch with leaders, headway when mistake 3 out, soon weakened

jumped left throughout, always behind, pulled up before 12th

disputed lead, hit 2nd, prominent before 6th, lost ground before 10th, soon struggling, pulled up before 4 out

self certificate

disputed lead, led clearly after 2nd, jumped left from 4th, joined and pushed along 2 out, ridden run-in, led clearly towards finish

prominent, hit 9th, not fluent 3 out, disputed lead and pecked on landing 2 out, not fluent last, lost position towards finish

held up in last, headway 11th, mistake 14th, bad mistake 4 out, mistake and weakened 2 out

towards rear, headway 15th, weakened from 3 out

in touch with leaders, weakened before 4 out where mistaket (vet reported gelding lost his left-hind shoe)

prominent, mistake 1st, hit 10th, lost position with one circuit to go, weakened 4 out

disputed lead, awkward jump 1st, lost position but prominent after 2nd, lost position 6th, in rear 7th, tailed off when pulled up 15th (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)

led, mistake and briefly headed 5th, pushed along and joined 3 out, headed 2 out, ridden run-in, led again towards finish

raced in second, briefly led 5th, disputed lead 3 out, led 2 out, not fluent last, headed towards finish

took keen hold, prominent, outpaced 3 out, weakened from 2 out

took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 3 out, went modest fourth 2 out, never on terms

hung left soon after start, towards rear, headway 5th, nudged along and outpaced from 3 out (jockey said, regarding the running and riding, his instructions were to obtain a handy position and ride his race from there however he was unable to do so as the gelding was reluctant to jump off at the start, hanging left-handed surrendering his early position causing him to sit further back in the field than ideal. he explained that he had begun to improve his position leaving the back straight but felt the gelding was flat out before staying on at the one paced under hands and heels up the straight with the gelding having no more to give. the trainer was interviewed via telephone, confirmed the instructions given and was happy with the ride. he also added that in his opinion the gelding ran flat having previously run at huntingdon 13 days ago on ground that was riding tacky and would likely be given a break following this run)

midfield, towards rear 6th, no chance from 3 out

prominent, weakening when mistake 3 out (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)

slowly away, mistake 3rd, always behind

led, headed 4th, disputed lead 6th, lost position 8th, led again 4 out, 1 length ahead last, pushed along and faced challenge run-in, just did enough

raced in third, went second but hit 2 out, 1 length down last, kept on run-in, just held

midfield, jumped right 2 out, soon went third, kept on run-in

midfield, hit 3rd, ran on run-in, never on terms

raced in second, led 4th, joined 6th, led clearly 8th, headed 4 out, lost second and weakened 2 out

always behind, tailed off when hampered by faller 4 out

always behind, not fluent 1st, mistake 4th, slow jump 6th, tailed off when pulled up 8th

always behind, mistake 5th, fell 4 out

prominent, disputed lead 4th, lost position 6th, led and pushed along before 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, soon ridden, ran on well run-in

led, joined 4th, led clearly 6th, not fluent 8th, headed before 3 out, 3 lengths down last, no match for winner

prominent, outpaced from 3 out

midfield, lost position and in rear 8th, stayed on from 2 out, went fourth run-in

in rear, some headway 8th, outpaced from 3 out

prominent, weakened from 2 out

taken down early, held up in rear, headway 7th, outpaced 3 out, jumped left and weakened 2 out

in rear, not fluent 2nd, no chance from 3 out, hit last