14:27 Cartmel

Sunday 28 June 2026

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Burlington Stone Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 5m 37.20s

Fine As Wine⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: S Bowen| T: G Hanmer| OR: 94

6/1

Has placed in both handicaps around 21f and today's slightly longer trip promises to suit him even better if anything. Respected under Sean Bowen.

Form: 666533-

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Caspada¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 94

40/1

Produced his best effort to date when second of 14 in maiden hurdle (150/1) at Chepstow (2m, good to firm) in April. Only sixth on 2m Southwell handicap debut 19 days ago and now takes a significant step up in trip.

Form: 40682-6

Poetry Man^t,v³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 93

10/1

Pulled up on his last 3 starts over fences but better signs back hurdling in a visor here at the previous meeting, including third to the reopposing Path of Stars over this trip.

Form: 5PP-P35

Imperial Rule^t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 91| C

7/1

Three-time chase winner for Rebecca Menzies in 2024 and got his head back in front in 21f course chase (good) 5 weeks ago. Well beaten in his previous handicap hurdle at Sedgefield in January but should have some scope from his lower mark in this sphere.

Form: 3/3365-1

Kantagua Du Large^p,t⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: R P McLernon| T: C Boultbee-Brooks| OR: 91| BF

25/1

Remains winless for current yard and ran poorly at Warwick on latest start 7 weeks ago. Others are much more obvious.

Form: 56446-6

Ballynoe Boy¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 91

12/1

Placed in a pair of good-ground bumpers and improved on low-key maiden/novice hurdle form when in the frame in handicaps at Doncaster and Market Rasen late in 2025. Possible he needed a recent Uttoxeter outing after 6 months off and enters calculations with that behind him.

Form: 96843-7

Masterminding³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Leah Noreci⁽¹⁰⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 86

3/1

No impact in maiden/novice hurdles for Maurice Barnes but made a very positive start to his handicap career for new yard when second of 11 over C&D (good) 5 weeks ago. Taken to build on that now.

Form: P5676-2

Seeyainthesuninn⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 78

14/1

Remains winless. His third of 10 in 2½m Perth handicap shows he has it in him to be competitive from a basement mark but he pulled up at Hexham since.

Form: 5/P873-P

Roi Du Roume^p,t²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: B S Hughes| T: M Bowen| OR: 78

3/1

Improved from chase debut fitted with cheekpieces/tongue strap when second in 21f handicap here on Friday. Back over hurdles now.

Form: 0734-42

Path Of Stars³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Benjamin Macey⁽⁵⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 78| CD

8/1

Got off the mark in 10-runner C&D handicap (good) 5 weeks ago. Should remain competitive off 4 lb higher.

Form: P343-51

Non-Runners

Wakey Wakey Man⁴⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: C Collins J: Non Runner

Alvesta²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: James Moffatt J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Masterminding (3/1), Roi Du Roume (3/1), Fine As Wine (6/1), Imperial Rule (7/1), Path Of Stars (8/1), Alvesta (8/1), Poetry Man (10/1), Wakey Wakey Man (10/1), Ballynoe Boy (12/1), Seeyainthesuninn (14/1), Kantagua Du Large (25/1), Caspada (40/1)

MASTERMINDING made a good start to his handicap career for the James Moffatt yard when second over C&D last month and can go one place better now. Ballynoe Boy should be spot on for this after a recent comeback outing at Uttoxeter and is second choice ahead of Fine As Wine and Irish raider Wakey Wakey Man.