14:40 Cartmel

Sunday 2 July 2023

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Oakmere Homes Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 5.73s

Hallowed Star³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 140| D

12/1

14/1, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good) 34 days ago. Back down in trip. Wouldn't dismiss.

Form: 21FPF-5

Banks Boy⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 126| BF

4/1

9/2, good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 57 days ago, clear of rest. In the mix.

Form: 625P/1-2

Hurricane Ali¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Mackie| OR: 125| D

15/2

Genuine individual. Three wins from 9 runs last season. 4/1, good second of 6 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (16.5f, good to firm) 16 days ago, running on. Player off an unchanged mark.

Form: 142-032

Too Friendly^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B S Hughes| T: James Owen| OR: 125

13/2

2/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, career best when winning 5-runner handicap hurdle at Fakenham (16f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 653-31V

Ashington^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 124

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 5/1, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good) 31 days ago, doing too much too soon. Cheekpieces back on and no forlorn hope.

Form: B323-26

Fiveonefive²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: C Collins| OR: 124

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in May. Creditable second of 8 in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good, 3/1) 21 days ago, clear of rest. Not ruled out.

Form: 3056-12

Castel Gandolfo^b,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Henry Brooke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 124

11/1

3/1, career best when winning 5-runner handicap hurdle at Kelso (16.2f, good to firm) 35 days ago, running on. Needs considering.

Form: 24452-1

Trolley Boy⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 122| BF

6/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ludlow in April. Creditable second of 8 in handicap hurdle (11/10) at Worcester (16f, good to soft) 46 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 12721-2

Dr T J Eckleburg⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 120

40/1

17/2, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (15.9f, good) 84 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Olly Murphy with work to do.

Form: 18/2438-

Band of Outlaws^p⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 118| BF

12/1

Below-par seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle (5/2) at Hexham (16.2f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Has good chance at these weights if back on song.

Form: 6/0P77-7

Inferno Sacree^b⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Tom Buckley⁽³⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 118

7/1

Four wins from 11 runs last season. 7/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot (18.5f, good to soft) 46 days ago, pushed out. One for the shortlist.

Form: 11141-1

Vocal Duke³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 113| CD

28/1

10/1, last of 5 in handicap chase at this course (17.3f, good) on debut over fences 36 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and needs to bounce back.

Form: 4U28-05

Non-Runners

Belvedere Blast¹⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: A Keatley J: Henry Brooke

I Don't Get It¹⁴

Weight: 10-4| Age: 9

T: N McCluskey J: Gearoid Brouder

Forecasts

Banks Boy (4/1), Trolley Boy (6/1), Too Friendly (13/2), Inferno Sacree (7/1), Hurricane Ali (15/2), Fiveonefive (8/1), Belvedere Blast (8/1), Ashington (10/1), Castel Gandolfo (11/1), Band of Outlaws (12/1), Hallowed Star (12/1), I Don't Get It (20/1), Vocal Duke (28/1), Dr T J Eckleburg (40/1)

A few with chances but HURRICANE ALI is a likeable sort who can race off the same mark as when a good second at Aintree so he edges the vote at the chief expense of Kelso scorer Castel Gandolfo. Belvedere Blast is another who can have a say on the back of his recent Hexham success, with the handily-weighted Hallowed Star completing the shortlist.