Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 33.80s

Heavey^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

3/1

Both bumper starts showed that he had ability (had a wind op between runs one and two); confirmed that promise when making a successful hurdles debut at Perth (made favourite). Won comfortably and looks as though there is more to come; penalised.

Form: 434-21

Aptly Put^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: James Moffatt| OR: 108

9/4

Yet to win in eight hurdles starts; ran with credit on his stable debut (had shown ability before) in a 3m2f handicap around here (behind Justatenner; runs later on the card). Now back in novice company; should go well again.

Form: 5/7432-3

Mega Double²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: James Moffatt| OR: 107| BF

10/11

Returns to the fray quickly having bounced back from a moderate effort here in a C&D handicap on Saturday. Winner of a mares' maiden over 2m4f at Perth to get off the mark she gives her yard a strong hand in this if coping with the quick return.

Form: 2-53152

Oborne Lady²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Mr Matthew Fielding⁽⁷⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 87

25/1

Best hurdling effort came here in small-field handicap hurdle in May (flattered by the run of the race). Only completed once in three starts since; ran poorly when pulled-up here on Saturday, limited appeal.

Form: V7P-2PP

Non-Runners

She Got Fast³⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: James Moffatt J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mega Double (10/11), Aptly Put (9/4), Heavey (3/1), She Got Fast (14/1), Oborne Lady (25/1)

Just the four runners but an awkward little contest to open the card with only Oborne Lady being ruled out of contention. Both the Moffatt runners have some reasonable form to their name around here and it’s quite hard to split the pair with marginal preference going in the direction of Aptly Put over Mega Double the former being the fresher of the pair. HEAVEY won well at Perth last month in the style of a progressive sort and despite carrying a penalty shapes as though he had more to come and he’s taken to hold off the Moffatt duo.