Racecards
17:50 Cartmel
Swan Hotel & Spa Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 8055-21
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
chased leaders, ridden and weakened flat
- Form 01F6-72
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
led, headed and no extra flat
- Form 0048-12
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Joe Colliver
mid-division, ridden 3out, never dangerous
- Form 5695/
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Danny Cook
prominent, ridden last, led flat, kept on well
Veroon (IRE)
16- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
in rear when in blundered and unseated rider 2out
Forshour
34- Form 07
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs S Walton
- Jockey Gary Rutherford
mid-division, reminders 4th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out
- Form 4U-24F3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey B S Hughes
always behind, blundered 2out, soon pulled up
- Form 9-722
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Henry Brooke
mid-division, never able to challenge
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
HEART OF DUBAI didn't appear to last home when beaten over 2m6f by He's A Hawker here last month. He won by 11 lengths over C&D in June, however, and would take all the beating if reproducing that form here as he gets 7lb from Ludlow winner Souter Point, who has been well beaten in three starts on the Flat subsequently. Grand Lahou couldn't justify favouritism in a weak race at Hereford last week, while the mares Grethel and Talk Of Saafend are probably worth opposing again. Lakeman and Veroon are fit from the Flat, however, so any market interest would have to be heeded.
Formwatch
Souter Point (USA) 2-1fav (11-11) Always prominent, led 6th, mistake 2 out, ridden flat, stayed on, won at Ludlow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May beating James Pollard (10-10) by 5l, 7 ran.
Grand Lahou (FR) 5-4fav (10-12) Led, ridden between last 2, hard pressed when jumped big last, headed flat, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Eastlake (11-5) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf.
Heart of Dubai (USA) 2-1fav (10-5) Tracked leaders going well, not fluent 5th, led on inside soon after bend after last, headed final 100 yards, held after, 2nd of 11, 1l behind He's A Hawker (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jul.
Lakeman (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Led approaching 2nd, hit next, not fluent and headed 4th, pressed winner, religated to 3rd when hit 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 31l behind Monsieur Jourdain (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) sft in Nov '09.
Veroon (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 9th of 17, 8l behind Diescentric (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gs (flat).
Forshour 150-1 (10-6) Held up in touch and keen, lost place from 6th, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Atlanta Falcon (11-0) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gf in Jul.
Grethel (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Held up 4th and last, left 3rd after 5th, headway after 2 out, outpaced when pecked last, ridden and one pace flat, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Baraathen (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f sell hdl (5) gs.
Talk of Saafend (IRE) 6-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, mistake 1st, ridden 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind The Tiddly Tadpole (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf in Jul.