Ludlow Racecourse Guide
Ludlow is situated in Shropshire, the racecourse is about 2 miles from Ludlow town centre and just off the A49 Hereford to Shrewsbury road. A small but friendly provincial course, it holds National Hunt meetings from mid-October to the middle of May.
Highlights: The feature race is the Forbra Gold Cup run over 3 miles at the beginning of March, it can be a bit close to Cheltenham although some horses do run in both and or Aintree in April. Since 2012, trainers Evan Williams and Venetia Williams have won the race twice.
Another notable chase is the Prince of Wales in January, the other races on the Ludlow cards are competitive novice races and handicaps.
Type of Racing: National Hunt Only.
TV Channel: Racing TV
Bookmakers Streaming Services: Paddy Power, Bet 365, William Hill.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Ludlow
Ludlow Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 44-135 (33%) -20.15
- Handicap Hurdles: 50-125 (40%) +9.55
- Non-Handicap Chases: 10-29 (34%) -9.27
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 72-126 (57%) +18.02
Ludlow Tips From The Racecourse
Ludlow being right-handed, looks for horses that have run at similar right-handed tracks especially those of a similar grade such as Carlisle or Leicester or dropping down a grade from tracks such as Sandown or Newbury.
The big trainers may have overfaced their horses at Sandown or Newbury and will find an easier level of a race at Ludlow.
Ludlow has an excellent record for favourites winning which we expect is down to the class of trainer who sends horses a long way, the bookies know trainers who are travelling to Shropshire are looking for a win.
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Ludlow Jockey and Trainer Statistics
Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Ludlow?
Backing all of the Fergal O'Brien runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Ludlow with twenty-six but you would have returned a loss by doing so, H D Daly leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +14.67 from their twenty-three winners. Alastair Ralph is the trainer to follow at Ludlow if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +20.34 which is courtesy of their thirty-eight placings (nineteen winners). At the other end of the spectrum is Daniel Skelton who has a terrible record at Ludlow, of all the trainers their LSP of -58.47 is the worst, they have an 11% strike rate with twelve winners from one hundred eight runners.
Whilst Sam Twiston-Davies is the most successful jockey at Ludlow with a total of twenty-four winners, if you backed all of their rides you would be showing a loss. Jonathan Burke is the most successful jockey at Ludlow for those who show a profit if backing all their rides thanks to a total of nineteen winners and an LSP of +26.04. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Ludlow, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is R T Dunne, whose LSP is +36.02 which has been accumulated by a total of twelve placings which includes seven winners. The jockey with the worst record at Ludlow based on LSP is Ben J Poste who has only a 3% strike rate with two winners from sixty rides which have returned an LSP of -47.00.
Ludlow Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Ludlow for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-10 (50%) +21.50 - Backing H D Daly runners when in a Handicap Novices Hurdle race
Ludlow Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Ludlow based on the number of winners:
- 16 Wins: Fergal O'Brien & P J Brennan
- 15 Wins: N A Twiston-Davies & Sam Twiston-Davies
- 13 Wins: N J Henderson & Nico Boinville
- 8 Wins: K C Bailey & David Bass
- 8 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
Ludlow Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| H D Daly | 114-23-51 | +14.67 | +8.19 |
| Miss Venetia Williams | 91-21-37 | +3.40 | -3.76 |
| Alastair Ralph | 109-19-38 | +59.96 | +20.34 |
| C E Longsdon | 56-10-22 | +6.91 | -4.09 |
| Dr R D P Newland | 49-10-20 | +9.30 | +2.87 |
| N P Mulholland | 41-9-19 | +17.64 | +8.50 |
| Miss Kerry Lee | 24-6-8 | +22.20 | +12.10 |
| D E Pipe | 21-5-7 | +11.25 | +2.20 |
| P J / White Hobbs | 18-4-5 | +5.60 | -1.88 |
| Jonjo and AJ O'Neill | 17-4-8 | +9.70 | +4.26 |
Ludlow Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Burke | 113-19-41 | +26.04 | +1.29 |
| T J O'Brien | 63-14-31 | +27.29 | +25.66 |
| Stan Sheppard | 31-9-15 | +8.08 | +4.34 |
| R T Dunne | 44-7-12 | +58.93 | +36.02 |
| Gina Andrews | 11-7-7 | +19.38 | +10.38 |
| K K Woods | 40-6-14 | +5.13 | +1.56 |
| Harry A A Bannister | 29-6-11 | +6.38 | +1.48 |
| Jay Tidball | 27-6-9 | +5.75 | -3.76 |
| Tom Scudamore | 13-6-7 | +23.63 | +8.61 |
| Jack Tudor | 33-5-7 | +28.75 | +5.24 |
With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Ludlow Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.
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