14:00 Cartmel

Sunday 30 June 2024

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Beep Doctors Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 30.29s

Our Sam^t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Leah Noreci⁽¹⁰⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 117| C

9/1

Course winner who posted a creditable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle here (25.4f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 11126-5

Tupelo Mississippi^b1,t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: B Ellison| OR: 115| D

40/1

Scored at Kelso in January but only fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Market Rasen (21.4f, good, 8/1) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with more needed in first-time blinkers.

Form: 451P-45

Accidental Rebel^t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: D R Fox| T: L Kerr| OR: 115

40/1

Useful hurdler at best for Fergal O'Brien, winning 4 times from 6 starts in the 2022/23 campaign. However, absent for 14 months subsequently and well below par in handicap hurdles at Perth (2) and Hexham for new stable this summer.

Form: 218/P-83

Ciel De Neige^p³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 115

4/1

Smart chaser at his peak for Willie Mullins but he's yet to fire for current yard, though not totally disgraced when fourth of 8 in handicap chase here (17.3f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Needs to build on it switched to hurdles.

Form: 00700-4

Faithfulflyer^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 114

9/2

On a hat-trick after recent 2m4f handicap wins at Kelso and Uttoxeter (19.9f, good) 24 days ago. Posted a career best on latter occasion 24 days ago so he's a player despite a 9 lb weights rise.

Form: 0750-11

Clonbury Bridge^b,t⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 112

18/1

Resumed winning ways at Cork in March but a below form twelfth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 537310-

Solly Attwell^p1⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 109

6/1

Got off the mark in 16-runner handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Hiked up 11 lb but still in the mix.

Form: 00273-1

Balally Park^h1¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 107

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (20.6f, soft) 117 days ago on his final run for Thomas Cooper. Makes yard/handicap debut with more required.

Form: 6/U0457-

Alqamar^b³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 107| C

28/1

Course winner but tried in blinkers for 1st time in this code when only ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (25.4f, good to soft) 34 days ago. It's now 12 runs since his last win in 2021.

Form: 537P7-9

Where's Bunny^t²⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Charlotte Jones⁽³⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 106

14/1

On a losing sequence but she recorded a good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21.6f, good to soft) when last seen out 9 months ago. Tongue strap back on and needs to hit the ground running for her new stable..

Form: 4P4544-

Lone Star^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 105

14/1

Not proving the easiest to catch right and only seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good) 16 days ago. Merits consideration though if back on her A-game.

Form: 84F-747

Vocal Duke^p³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: James Moffatt| OR: 105| C

16/1

Course winner who hinted at a revival after five months off when third of 7 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft) 32 days ago. Very much one to consider with that run under his belt.

Form: 76255-3

City Derby^p³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 99| CD

7/2

Gained a deserved success in 6-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (8/15) 32 days ago by ½ length from Boomslang, just holding on. Not taken lightly despite a 4 lb rise in the weights.

Form: 8984-21

Non-Runners

Boomslang²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: R Menzies J: Non Runner

Forecasts

City Derby (7/2), Ciel De Neige (4/1), Faithfulflyer (9/2), Solly Attwell (6/1), Boomslang (13/2), Our Sam (9/1), Where's Bunny (14/1), Lone Star (14/1), Vocal Duke (16/1), Clonbury Bridge (18/1), Alqamar (28/1), Tupelo Mississippi (40/1), Accidental Rebel (40/1), Balally Park (50/1)

BOOMSLANG rates the pick of these weights so gets the vote provided he is none the worse for his successful run here on Friday. Vocal Duke looks primed for a bold showing on the back of his C&D third last time out. Recent scorers Faithfulflyer and City Derby must enter calculations too in this competitive handicap.