20:10 Cartmel

Wednesday 28 May 2025

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Womens Community Matters Handicap Chase

Off time: 20:10 | Winning time: 4m 24.10s

Lermoos Legend^p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: M Bowen| OR: 102| CD

2/1

C&D winner who returned to form when creditable second of 7 in handicap chase at Ffos Las (16f, good, 12/1) 22 days ago. Figures off a handy mark and is one for shortlist.

Form: 741PP-2

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Shillanavogy⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 102

10/3

Took well to fences last term and off the mark at Fontwell in December. Posted creditable second of 7 in handicap chase at Wincanton (20.2f) when last seen in March and must enter calculations here.

Form: 2P1432-

Dusky Days²⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlotte Jones| T: James Moffatt| OR: 98| D

14/1

Won Stratford handicap chase this time last year for Jamie Snowden but offered little in a trio of subsequent starts and is likely best watched on return for new yard here.

Form: 3P/1PP0-

Ascension Day²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 92

13/2

Runner-up 3 times on the bounce over hurdles in first half of 2024 but lost his way for Shaun Lycett. Probably needed the run on final start for that yard earlier this month. Mark is slipping and no surprise to see him bounce back, sent chasing on first outing for capable yard.

Form: 2456P-8

Sword Of Fate^p¹³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: L Kerr| OR: 86| CD

16/1

Scored 3 times over this C&D, most recently in July, but more recent efforts have lacked verve and he makes limited appeal.

Form: 56P76-7

Couldbeaweapon^p,t1²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 83

13/2

Fair 2m winner over hurdles but just modest form at best in this sphere and arrives on back of disappointing effort over longer trip at Hexham 25 days ago.

Form: 6P/964-7

Robins Field^p,t⁶⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: H Dickin| OR: 73

11/1

Posted solid third of 5 in handicap hurdle at Chepstow (16f, good, 9/1) 69 days ago but is still without a win after 21 attempts and finds himself 3 lb out of the weights, returned to chasing.

Form: 6/62253-

Importateur⁴²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 72

6/1

No show in 5 starts over hurdles to date and hasn't been seen for 14 months. Plenty to prove on yard/chase debut from 4 lb out of the handicap.

Form: U00P73/

Chantilly Rose^p,t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 71

66/1

Poor maiden hurdler/chaser. Well held in 4 starts since joining this stable and is hard to fancy from 5 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 3F005-5

Non-Runners

El Jefe³⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: A B Hamilton J: Alan Doyle

Neigh Botha⁴⁵

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Non Runner

Ensel Du Perche⁴³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 11

T: Mrs Stella Barclay J: William Maggs

Judicial Review⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: James Moffatt J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Lermoos Legend (2/1), Shillanavogy (10/3), Neigh Botha (6/1), Importateur (6/1), Couldbeaweapon (13/2), Ascension Day (13/2), Ensel Du Perche (13/2), Judicial Review (10/1), Robins Field (11/1), Dusky Days (14/1), Sword Of Fate (16/1), El Jefe (20/1), Chantilly Rose (66/1)

Preference is for LERMOOS LEGEND, who has scored here before and got back on track at Ffos Las earlier this month. Shillanavogy and Ensel du Perche head the list of dangers.