Ludlow Picks

Ludlow is situated in Shropshire, the racetrack is about 2 miles from Ludlow town center 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.

* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Ludlow

Ludlow Outright Favorite Statistics

• Handicap Chases: 46-137 (34%) -15.58
• Handicap Hurdles: 49-124 (40%) +7.34
• Non-Handicap Chases: 13-36 (36%) -12.37
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 70-133 (53%) +3.12

Right Handed: The chase course is two fairly long straights with sharp bends into and out of each. Relatively flat, there is a rise up to the end of the back straight, from which point it is a gradual descend to the finish. 

The hurdle course shares the home straight but the slightly undulating back straight is outside the chase track. It is about 150 yards longer than the chase course which is about 12f but this does not make the bends any easier. The fences are far from difficult and good jumpers may see them as no more inconvenient than a hurdle. Both courses have a near 2 furlong run in.

Ludlow Racecourse Address: Ludlow Race Club Ltd, Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2BT

Ludlow Racourse Telephone Number: 01584 856221

To buy tickets for a raceday at Ludlow, head over to their offical ticket booking webpage

As Ludlow is a right-handed track, look 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 over faced their horses at Sandown or Newbury and will find an easier level of a race at Ludlow. 

Ludlow has an excellent record for favorites winning which we expect is down to the class of trainer who sends horses a long way, the bookies know trainers who are traveling to Shropshire are looking for a win. 

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Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Ludlow?

Following Miss Venetia Williams would have returned a profit here at Ludlow with an LSP of +5.69 and their twenty-one winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. Fergal O'Brien does lead the trainers' list overall with thirty-one winners but shows an overall loss. 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 +30.64 which is courtesy of their thirty-eight placings (twenty winners). At the other end of the spectrum is Evan Williams who has a terrible record at Ludlow, of all the trainers their LSP of -73.09 is the worst, they have a 10% strike rate with fifteen winners from one hundred forty-seven runners.

Sam Twiston-Davies is the leading jockey here at Ludlow with twenty-three winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides whilst following Jonathan Burke would have returned the most winners (seventeen) from a profitable jockey. 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 +32.47 which has been accumulated by a total of fifteen placings which includes seven winners. With an LSP of -51.40 at Ludlow, Ben J Poste heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of two winners from sixty-two rides which is a strike rate of 3%.

Ludlow Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Ludlow for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 5-11 (45%) +22.25 - Backing Miss Venetia Williams runners when horses are aged 9yo
• 5-10 (50%) +20.33 - Backing T R George runners when over a trip of 2m4f
• 5-11 (45%) +18.75 - Backing Jonjo O'Neill runners when horses are aged 6yo
• 5-9 (56%) +12.25 - Backing Jonjo (Jr) O'Neill rides when on horses aged 6yo

Ludlow Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Ludlow based on the number of winners:

• 18 Wins: Fergal O'Brien & P J Brennan
• 16 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
• 15 Wins: N J Henderson & Nico Boinville
• 14 Wins: N A Twiston-Davies & Sam Twiston-Davies
• 12 Wins: K C Bailey & David Bass

Ludlow Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Ludlow Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit