13:50 Cartmel

Monday 31 May 2021

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Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 26.20s

Too Much To Ask¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: J Candlish| OR: 100| C

4/1

Well held both starts last summer but becoming well treated and recent efforts have contained more encouragaement. One to monitor in the betting stepping back up in trip.

Form: 17/70-64

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Coup De Gold²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 99

10/1

Has fallen in the weights and posted a decent third in a handicap hurdle at Carlisle (17f) in April. Seemed stretched by 20f at Hexham latest, so big stamina doubts up further in trip.

Form: 6663-V5

Tokaramore^h³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 95

16/1

Winning hurdler/chaser but arrives on back of a few tame displays. Easily passed over for all the handicapper continues to relent.

Form: 52046-4

Dancing Doug²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: A C Whillans| OR: 95

4/1

In good form since the turn of the year, arriving on the back of a brace of third-place finishes at up to 20.5f. Should give it another good go.

Form: 443F3-3

Tawseef^p⁴⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Abbie McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 93| C

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler at his best but at the veteran stage now and doesn't appear to be in much form.

Form: 378767-

Black Label^b¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Butterworth| OR: 90

50/1

Ended time with Karl Thornton with narrow success at Bellewstown (3m) in August 2019 but no show back from an absence for new yard this year.

Form: 531/P9-P

Russell In Gold¹⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 90

22/1

Well held in bumpers/over hurdles for Thomas Foley and faces uphill task starting out for a new yard after 168 days off.

Form: 08/0887-

Seapoint^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 87| D

13/2

Only one win from 27 runs, but she arrives in decent nick, third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen last time. Should give another good account.

Form: 96353-3

Gripper^b,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 84

8/1

Dual purpose performer who ran well when third at Perth 18 days ago. His record away from that track is pretty uninspiring, though.

Form: FPP24-3

Fahad^p1¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D Brooke| OR: 90

16/1

Fair maiden on the Flat for Roger Varian and, while yet to show much over hurdles for current stable, he's potentially well in now up in trip/handicapping for the first time. Also in cheekpieces.

Form: 506-

Christmas In Usa^p,t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 80

13/2

Has fallen plenty in the weights and last couple of efforts have been a bit more encouraging. Tricky sort, but still warrants consideration with cheekpieces on for the first time.

Form: 55562-5

Non-Runners

Headscarf Lil⁴⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: N G Richards J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Too Much To Ask (4/1), Dancing Doug (4/1), Seapoint (13/2), Christmas In Usa (13/2), Tawseef (15/2), Gripper (8/1), Coup De Gold (10/1), Headscarf Lil (12/1), Tokaramore (16/1), Fahad (16/1), Russell In Gold (22/1), Black Label (50/1)

TOO MUCH TO ASK has become well treated and drops in grade back at a track where he's produced his best efforts, so a chance is taken on him in an open race. In-form pair Dancing Doug and Seapoint should be thereabouts once again.