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.
Advance Going
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
Upcoming races
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18:00 Suzuki ATV EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (1m 7f 169y) -
18:33 Farm And Garden Machinery Ltd Heavy Horsepower Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 7f 174y) -
19:05 Meadows And Hynes Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 4f 11y) -
19:35 His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 7f 171y) -
20:05 Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle
(Class 4) (1m 7f 169y) -
20:35 Farm And Garden Machinery Ltd Overgrown Hedges Novices' Handicap Chase
(Class 5) (1m 7f 212y) -
21:05 Suzuki King Quad Handicap Hurdle
(Class 4) (2m 5f 55y)
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 31 7 £50K 22.58% -£1.07 Evan Williams 37 7 £53K 18.92% -£5.17 Dan Skelton 24 7 £47K 29.17% £10.00 H D Daly 30 5 £30K 16.67% -£17.63 Miss V Williams 39 4 £25K 10.26% -£21.29 Sheila Lewis 29 4 £25K 13.79% -£4.50 O Greenall & J Guerriero 15 3 £19K 20% £7.63 M Sheppard 10 3 £18K 30% £4.20 Miss E C Lavelle 10 3 £21K 30% -£2.63 P F Nicholls 10 3 £19K 30% -£3.73 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L F O'Brien 68 14 £66K 20.59% -£19.66 A Ralph 74 12 £62K 16.22% £10.61 B Pauling 27 11 £50K 40.74% £25.13 Miss E C Lavelle 21 8 £39K 38.1% £14.80 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 38 7 £32K 18.42% -£12.28 H D Daly 45 6 £25K 13.33% £3.60 Evan Williams 39 6 £42K 15.38% -£1.25 K C Bailey 26 5 £21K 19.23% -£5.27 N J Henderson 26 5 £35K 19.23% -£18.36 Jamie Snowden 16 5 £36K 31.25% -£1.59 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L F O'Brien 11 4 £13K 36.36% £12.50 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 11 2 £6K 18.18% £0.83 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 6 1 £3K 16.67% £2.50 Evan Williams 6 1 £4K 16.67% -£0.50 C E Longsdon 5 1 £3K 20% £3.00 Harry Derham 3 1 £3K 33.33% -£0.50 N J Henderson 6 1 £3K 16.67% £0.00 Miss S West 3 1 £2K 33.33% £6.00 N P Mulholland 3 1 £3K 33.33% £23.00 Jamie Snowden 3 1 £3K 33.33% £0.13 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Sam Twiston-Davies 36 5 £32K 13.89% -£17.94 Adam Wedge 22 5 £38K 22.73% £1.58 Toby McCain-Mitchell 12 5 £31K 41.67% £14.00 Charlie Hammond 7 5 £31K 71.43% £11.48 H Cobden 10 4 £28K 40% -£1.17 Charlie Deutsch 32 3 £24K 9.38% -£17.00 J J Burke 23 3 £15K 13.04% -£4.13 James Best 21 3 £14K 14.29% £11.50 R Patrick 14 3 £15K 21.43% -£5.30 Stan Sheppard 14 3 £18K 21.43% £0.20 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Sam Twiston-Davies 58 13 £58K 22.41% -£1.70 J J Burke 61 12 £55K 19.67% £0.72 Thomas Bellamy 34 9 £42K 26.47% £6.30 R Patrick 25 5 £26K 20% £28.50 G Sheehan 25 5 £36K 20% -£13.76 James Bowen 22 4 £30K 18.18% -£11.69 H Cobden 22 4 £18K 18.18% £0.85 Ben Jones 25 4 £19K 16% -£11.08 Paul O'Brien 16 4 £17K 25% -£7.29 Jay Tidball 20 4 £24K 20% £0.75 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Jack Hogan 2 2 £7K 100% £16.00 Sam Twiston-Davies 11 1 £4K 9.09% -£6.67 Thomas Bellamy 5 1 £2K 20% £2.50 J J Burke 4 1 £3K 25% £22.00 G Sheehan 7 1 £3K 14.29% -£3.88 C J Todd 4 1 £2K 25% £0.00 Paul O'Brien 3 1 £3K 33.33% -£0.50 Isabel Williams 2 1 £4K 50% £4.50 C Gethings 2 1 £3K 50% £0.88 M Goldstein 2 1 £2K 50% £7.00
Future Fixtures
Address & Contact
Ludlow Race Club Ltd
Bromfield
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 2BT
01584 856217
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