Ginger Joe - Betting Tips for Ludlow – Wednesday 21 February

Ludlow is the destination for Wednesday’s Jumps action

I have two selections for you today, both coming from the Ludlow Wednesday card and I think they both have better-than-good chances in their respective races. The first, who runs in the 15:30, gets a handy weight allowance all round and with his rivals being somewhat out of form, it makes him the one to beat.

My second selection runs in the race straight after and I think he has found a great opportunity to break his Maiden here. Hopefully we can take a nice bit of profit out of these two before I bring you my Cheltenham Festival Lucky 15.

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15:30 Ludlow - Handicap Chase 2m 7f - Rockinastorm

This Handicap Chase is just shy of the three-mile trip and there are plenty of decent Stayers lining up, but plenty have been out of form just lately. One True King has been well-supported more than once this season, in the expectation that he would run a big race, but he has failed to even get close, so that is a concern here.

Dalamoi and Didero Vallis are both nice horses, but have also struggled to find their form this year and you would be hoping for a revival if you were to back either of those. Tide Times is the most likely one to be a danger and he has a very good engine, but his jumping does let him down from time to time and mistakes are not going to win a race of this calibre.

So I believe the answer here is Rockinastorm, who has done well in his four Chases to date. He won at Warwick on debut, which is no easy place to win over fences and he then backed it up with a decisive win at Hereford next time out. He was beaten in his next two, but it is still early days for this gelding and he has the benefit of Gina Andrews in the saddle (who has ridden the winner of this race for the last two years) to boost his form too. I think Rockinastorm is definitely the percentage play here.

16:05 Ludlow - Maiden Hurdle 2m 7f – Monks Meadow

My next selection comes in the Maiden Hurdle, where there isn’t too much form on show, but there are still a few in here with nice credentials. Mahland, for Mel Rowley, is a horse I think will be a nice type in time, but for now he has a lot to prove, especially as he is taking a step up in trip.

Touchwoodexpress ran really well in his two Point-to-Point starts and made a decent impression in his only Bumper start to date too. He was sent off favourite that day and finished a close third. I think it is fair to assume that he will have improved plenty for the experience and could be the main danger here.

However the one I am siding with is Monks Meadow, for the Emma Lavelle team. Although this gelding is still a Maiden after four starts, he has shown a fair level of ability and could take a bit of beating here. So far, he has improved with every run, and his runner-up effort at Hereford last time out is the best piece of form on offer in this field.

He was only found out by a nice horse from the Paul Nicholls yard last time out and I’m sure there is still more to come from Monks Meadow. This will be his first start on heavy ground, but I think he will relish these conditions and will take some stopping in a finish.

Betting tips for Wednesday at Ludlow

• 15:30 – Rockinastorm
• 16:05 – Monks Meadow

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