17:10 Cartmel

Saturday 20 July 2024

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Cartmel Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 4m 8.77s

Lightening Company⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 95

5/2

Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. Lightly raced in this sphere and very much one to consider on the back of a respectable seventh at York (11.8f, good) 66 days ago.

Form: 43/063-

Burgundy Man¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 91

9/1

Fair hurdler who wasn't disgraced on his second run back from a long absence when fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Perth (16.2f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: U034/75

Selectivelistening^t1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: T Ellis| OR: 85

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden who posted his best effort when fifth of 10 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Worcester (16f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on for his handicap hurdle debut and can't be dismissed.

Form: P7-P755

No Mean Feat³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 85

9/2

Got back on track for his new yard when second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19.1f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Player.

Form: P00P-P2

Stand Staunch^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 84

40/1

Ran to a fair level when making the frame both completed starts over hurdles for Joseph O'Brien but yet to hit that form for his current yard. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: PPP0/P-6

Tiny Angel¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: N C Kelly| OR: 88

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, well-held fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good) 13 days ago. Much more required on her handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 60P-5

Common Acclaim^p⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 87

16/1

Fair maiden handicapper on Flat but he arriives on back of disappointing handicap hurdles effort at Market Rasen, though. Others appeal more.

Form: 4434-50

Robiola⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 83

50/1

Comes here out of sorts, a remote seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at this C&D (soft, 125/1) 52 days ago. Lots more is required now going into handicaps.

Form: 4264/P7

Brian's Jet^t,p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 82| BF

9/4

Remains a maiden after 16 runs but he arrives in decent nick, fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (16.2f, good) 27 days ago. Merits consideration once more.

Form: P4P-354

Non-Runners

Culligran¹²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: J G M O'Shea J: Nick Scholfield

Forecasts

Culligran (2/1), Brian's Jet (9/4), Lightening Company (5/2), No Mean Feat (9/2), Selectivelistening (15/2), Burgundy Man (9/1), Tiny Angel (16/1), Common Acclaim (16/1), Stand Staunch (40/1), Robiola (50/1)

Little between the principals on form but NO MEAN FEAT has made an encouraging start for his new yard so is taken to go one better than his Fontwell second. Lightening Company comes here fit from the Flat and is feared most back in this sphere, with Culligran, Brian's Jet and Burgundy Man also in the picture.