16:02 Cartmel

Monday 26 August 2024

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Richard Fleming Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 5m 54.44s

Point Gellibrand^b1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 118

16/1

Pretty useful on the Flat but has achieved no better than fair form over hurdles, finishing a well-held fourth in a Sligo claimer last time. Sports first-time blinkers for this handicap hurdle debut. Worth a look in the betting under Brian Hughes.

Form: 4-374

Tiger Jet^h¹⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Jamie Neild⁽⁷⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 113| D

14/1

Won 3m Haydock handicap in spring 2023 but more miss than hit for Brian Ellison subsequently. Has changed stable ahead of this first start since March. The betting should help guide to expectations.

Form: 68P357-

The Churchill Lad^h⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 113| C

4/1

Course winner. 9/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Perth 43 days ago. Hood back on. Needs a return to this venue to help spark a revival.

Form: 249-467

Elogio^t,p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 112

11/4

Bumper/hurdle winner who has run respectably on both outings since joining Lizzie Quinlan. Not discounted back up in trip.

Form: 5178-55

The Bomber Liston^p¹⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: A B Hamilton| OR: 108

18/1

Placed twice at Ludlow before Christmas but out of sorts at Newbury and Wincanton in March. Has left Nicky Henderson ahead of this first outing for 5 months.

Form: 543357-

Laxey¹⁶⁷⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: I Jardine| OR: 107

28/1

Fair maiden hurdler for Henry Daly but not seen since finishing third over 19.5f at Doncaster in January 2020. Can only watch after such a long absence.

Form: 4542P3/

Shantou Sunset³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Leah Noreci⁽¹⁰⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 103

7/2

Potentially well handicapped and made a good return from 8 months off when 4 lengths third to City Derby over 25f here 5 weeks ago. Should go well.

Form: 1/3235-3

Sky Luna³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Charlotte Jones| T: James Moffatt| OR: 96

7/2

Winning Irish pointer who has finished placed in C&D maiden/novice hurdles since joining this yard. Interesting now making a quick switch to handicaps.

Form: PP-2123

Non-Runners

City Derby²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: Lizzie Quinlan J: Sean Quinlan

Vocal Duke²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: James Moffatt J: Jamie Hamilton

Sinndarella⁹³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: Sarah Hollinshead J: R T Dunne

Forecasts

City Derby (5/2), Elogio (11/4), Shantou Sunset (7/2), Sky Luna (7/2), The Churchill Lad (4/1), Sinndarella (8/1), Vocal Duke (12/1), Tiger Jet (14/1), Point Gellibrand (16/1), The Bomber Liston (18/1), Laxey (28/1)

Perhaps SKY LUNA can make a winning start to her handicapping career for the Jimmy Moffatt team. Shantou Sunset is another likely contender for the stable on the back of her good reappearance run over a longer trip here last month. Elogio may prove best of the remainder.