Cartmel
19:10
Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Cartmel Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 Distance: 2m6f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88 Place: £1.60 £5.10 Exacta: £23.70 Tricast: £104.39 Trifecta: £112.50
Non-Runners: Dalyotin (self certificate, off feed), Vroomoz Eile (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Evenwood Sonofagun (IRE) 6 G Poor Lizzie Quinlan 150 lbs 15/8F Won Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - going easily after 2 out - disputing lead last - ridden to lead run-in - sustained duel with runner-up final 110yds - just held on(op 7/4 tchd 13/8 and tchd 2/1)
2nd 1 Sea The Clouds (IRE) 8 G AVG James Moffatt 168 lbs 12/1 0.05 Disputed lead early - led before 3rd - joined last - headed run-in - rallied and sustained duel with winner final 110yds - just held(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
3rd 2 Harper Valley (IRE) 8 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 167 lbs 11/2 6.5 Held up in last - steady headway 3 out - in touch with leaders 2 out - went third run-in - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 5/1)
4th 5 Achnamara (GB) 5 G AVG Philip Kirby 154 lbs 16/1 10 Didn't jump with fluency - disputed lead early - not fluent and pushed along briefly 2nd - prominent before 3rd - no extra before last - weakened run-in(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
5th 3 Golden Maverick (FR) 5 G AVG Jamie Snowden 165 lbs 3/1 2 Raced lazily - towards rear - struggling from 7th - no chance before last - rallied and some headway run-in (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3)
6th 7 The Jeweller's Pet (IRE) 6 G AVG Ian Duncan 148 lbs 11/2 1.5 Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 2 out - weakened quickly before last (trainer said the gelding was unsuited by the good - good to soft going on this occasion and would prefer an easier surface; he added that gelding would also be suited by a more galloping track; vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
7th 4 Ashington (GB) 10 G Poor Mark Walford 164 lbs 11/1 0.3 Disputed lead early - prominent before 3rd - lost position before 2 out - weakened quickly before last(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)