Racecards
17:05 Cartmel
Lucy Cavendish's Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle (For The Army Benevolent Challenge Cup) (Class E)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft after 2nd to last hurdle downhill)
Stutter
17- Form 0/0050-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J Carr
- Jockey T J Phelan
with leader, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 403-060
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Lambe
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in rear, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 513213
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey D McGann
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, led 2 out, hard pressed run in, all out
Al Mabrook (IRE)
214- Form 332/60P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey A Dobbin
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, effort when mistake 2 out, challeneged after last, ridden and not quicken
- Form 30-0202
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
mid-division, headway to track leaders after 3rd, ridden and effort 2 out, one pace run in
Scippit
7- Form 430354
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer N Waggott
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, effort 2 out, mistake last, no extra flat
- Form 205041
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey B J Crowley
made most until ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form P00-001
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Mr L McGrath
held up in mid-division, ridden approaching 5th, weakened approaching 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A tricky race to end the card with and a chance is taken that the back-to-form Fly Kicker can see off Sovereign State and round off the meeting with a fair-priced winner from the betting ring. Lease, Nephite and Scrippit are all capable of going close and will make sure that the selection does not have an easy time of things. However, Fly Kicker is still relatively unexposed over hurdles and should easily confirm recent form with Scrippit on these terms. The selection receives plenty of weight from the likely leading players here and the experience of Graham Lee in the saddle may be enough to make that count as the decisive factor today.