Cartmel
16:00
Fitzdares Cartmel Cup Handicap Hurdle
Cartmel Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.10 £8.10 £2.20 Exacta: £168.40 Tricast: £1312.67 Trifecta: £388.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Young Merlin (IRE) 9 G AVG Amy Murphy 153 lbs 9/2 Won Midfield - towards rear 2 out - soon pushed along and headway - in touch with leaders last - soon ridden and ran on well - led towards finish(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
2nd 10 Very Excellent (IRE) 8 G AVG Mike Sowersby 139 lbs 40/1 1 Towards rear of midfield - headway final circuit - went second after 2 out - ridden to lead after last - kept on well but headed towards finish(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
3rd 6 Well Educated (IRE) 9 G AVG George Bewley 150 lbs 15/2 1.25 In touch with leaders - led after 3 out - ridden when headed after last - no extra then lost second towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
4th 4 Call Me Rocky (IRE) 6 G Poor Milton Harris 147 lbs 17/2 0.05 Towards rear of midfield - midfield 2 out - in touch with leaders when ridden approaching last - kept on(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
5th 9 Gavin (GB) 6 G Poor Peter Bowen 145 lbs 9/1 7.5 Held up in last - headway from 3 out - awkward jump 2 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
6th 1 Glorious Zoff (IRE) 6 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 168 lbs 5/1 5.5 Towards rear - some headway after 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)
7th 5 Vocal Duke (IRE) 8 G Poor James Moffatt 151 lbs 8/1 4.25 Prominent - ridden after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 15/2)
8th 8 Calevade (IRE) 8 G AVG Ben Haslam 146 lbs 7/2F 13 Led - headed and prominent from 1st - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/2)
9th 2 For Pleasure (IRE) 10 G AVG Alex Hales 156 lbs 8/1 12 Prominent - led 1st - not fluent 4 out - headed after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
10th 7 Calum Gilhooley (IRE) 9 G Poor David Thompson 141 lbs 40/1 33 Never going well - midfield - not fluent 1st - towards rear when nudged along after 2nd - reminder after 4th - dropped to rear when stumbled 3 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)