The 80/20 Bet: Wednesday, Ludlow 14:10

Ludlow is the venue for today's 80/20 bet

Nick has gone for a hurdling debutant at Ludlow for today's Win and Place selection...

Today's 80/20 is The Stout Italian in the 14.10 at Ludlow. This son of Milan finished a close second to Un Ace in a bumper at Lingfield last month. He looked the likely winner inside the final furlong, but was collared by the winner near the line.

I thought that was a promising effort, and he should go close at a fair price on his hurdles debut. At present he is trading at 6.611/2 on the exchange.