Cartmel Lodge Park Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 5m 20.1s

Mac Tottie^h,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Johnson| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 120| BF

7/2

Bumper horse with Neil Mulholland finishing second on three occasions before moving to this yard and a hurdles career; off the mark at the third attempt. First-time hood and tongue-tie on for the win; not disgraced under a penalty last time.

Form: 22-5213

Ofcourseiwill²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 120

3/1

Irish point-to-point winner who got off the mark on his 5th attempt over hurdles at Bangor in May on his second handicap start. Didn't do badly last time against a better rival at level weights in novice company and kept to that level here.

Form: P622-12

Fact Of The Matter^t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 121| C

10/11

Useful handicap chaser who has won here over fences over a longer trip and appears to be being nursed back to fitness after wind surgery. This will be his second run back since his operation but a rare start over hurdles.

Form: 013P9-4

The Tangler Barry⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J E Moore| T: P W Middleton

10/1

Cost £40,000 in May having won a maiden Irish point-to-point at the 5th attempt when starting 2/1 favourite. First run for this Southern-based yard who travel up to give him his debut here and worth watch for any market support.

Form: P8231-

Maureen's Star¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 87

33/1

Took 17 starts to get off the mark over hurdles finally doing so in a Perth novice handicap over 3m taking advantage of some carnage at the last. Even a repeat of that win would leave her with work to do to land this.

Form: 80-9931

Non-Runners

Clayton Hall²²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: J S Wainwright J: Joe Colliver

Forecasts

Fact Of The Matter (10/11), Ofcourseiwill (3/1), Mac Tottie (7/2), The Tangler Barry (10/1), Maureen's Star (33/1), Clayton Hall (50/1)

An opener that isn’t without interest with Fact Of The Matter making a rare start over hurdles as he continues to work his way back after a wind operation; he has won around here over fences and course form is worth plenty around here. Ofcourseiwill will find this easier than his last task and he comes from the McCain stable that have landed this race three times in the last five years. Peter Bowen has an excellent strike rate around here and he runs MAC TOTTIE in this and he’s taken to pick up the winning thread again. The Tangler Berry is the wild card in the race and any support for him is worth noting.