26 Aug 2023 16:00 Cartmel
Winner: £20,650 (Penalty: £10,744); Distance: 2m 1f 46y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Fitzdares Cartmel Cup Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Young Merlin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
11 / 8 |
Flat (144), Jump (39) |
Jack Quinlan | Miss A Murphy Daniel MacAuliffe… |
9/2 | |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, ridden next, went fourth after last, soon every chance, kept on well to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
10 |
| 1 L |
Very Excellent (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 4) |
5/586P6- / 8 |
Flat (19), Jump (175) |
Aaron Anderson | M E Sowersby Mr A Waite |
40/1 | |
| raced in mid-division, went second after 2 out, ridden to lead rounding home turn, kept on well but headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Well Educated (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) |
P0-4363 / 7 |
Jump (22) | Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley Annett And Mandle |
15/2 | |
| prominent, joined leader 3 out, led next, ridden along after last, headed rounding home turn, ran on | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| NS |
Call Me Rocky (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) |
05-3110 / 6 |
Flat (260), Jump (35) |
Bradley Harris | M F Harris Mr N Plumb |
17/2 | |
| held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along after 2 out, ridden along and kept on after last, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
9 |
| 7½ L |
Gavin (GB) (colt, bay, 10 5) |
111257 / 5 |
Flat (389), Jump (22) |
S Bowen | P Bowen Mr H Jones |
9/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 5½ L |
Glorious Zoff (IRE) (colt, bay, 12 0) |
4P-1F23 / 6 |
Flat (219), Jump (35) |
Liam Harrison | F O'Brien Deva Racing Gz |
5/1 | |
| held up off the pace in rear, some headway into mid-division after 2 out, ridden along rounding home turn, no extra after last | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 4¼ L |
Vocal Duke (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
U28-056 / 8 |
Flat (588), Jump (55) |
Danny McMenamin | James Moffatt Jim Bracken, Keith… |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden along after 2 out, faded after last | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 13 L |
Calevade (IRE) (colt, grey, 10 6) |
P75-113 / 8 |
Flat (138), Jump (35) |
R P McLernon | B Haslam D Shapiro, Mrs… |
7/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along before 3 out, lost position before next, weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| 12 L |
For Pleasure (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 2) |
407-5VP / 9 |
Flat (1157), Jump (50) |
Kielan Woods | A M Hales Premier Plastering… |
8/1 | |
| led, joined 3 out, headed next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
7 |
| 33 L |
Calum Gilhooley (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8) |
4PD21/5 / 9 |
Jump (32) | Joshua Thompson | D Thompson Mr Barry Hawkins |
40/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped to rear and ridden along headed out onto final circuit, detached when not fluent 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||