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16:30 Cartmel

E.B.F. Novices' Handicap Chase (Class F)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 110y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft after 2nd to last hurdle downhill)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 21.50s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Light green, black epaulets, green cap, black star
  • Form 20P036
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12

held up towards rear, headway 7th to track leaders, chased winner approaching 3 out, 4 lengths down and held when fell last

2
Silk - RED, BEIGE sleeves, WHITE cap, BLACK spots
  • Form 2P/3134
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-8

made all, left clear last, comfortably

3
Silk - Red, White and Yellow hooped sleeves, Red cap, White spots
  • Form 222504
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9

tracked winner until approaching 3 out, soon ridden, left 2nd last, no extra run in

4
Silk - Dark Blue, Red hollow box and sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form P54-243
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7

towards rear, pushed along approaching 4 out, soon ridden and no impression

6
Silk - RED, BLACK triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap
  • Form 041U32
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-6

in touch, ridden 8th, outpaced 4 out

7
Silk - GOLD, RED sash, sleeves and cap with GOLD hoop
20/1
  • Form 05P26-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

behind, lost touch halfway

9
Silk - Red, large Emerald Green spots, Grey sleeves, Red spots, Emerald Green and Red quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 04605-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

mid-field, blundered 8th, soon ridden, headway under pressure between last 2, stayed on to chase winner run in, no chance

10
Silk - Purple, Yellow chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 0-00350
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 8th, behind when blundered 2 out

5
NR
  • Form 535-6U6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7

8
NR
  • Form P-5PU32
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0

In depth

Verdict

Nothing leaps out of the page as a reliable selection here and this could be the stumbling block for many a placepot. However, Heraclitean Fire and Some Trainer, along with Master Henry and Tender Touch appear to be the ones to concentrate on. And the booking of Tony Dobbin for the ride aboard Heraclitean Fire is enough to swing the vote in favour of the Irish raider. The firmer than ideal ground for the selection does have to be of slight concern but he has enough useful form in his homeland to suggest that he will act on the predicted going. Dobbin is a masterful rider of this idyllic course and the partnership are taken to edge it from fellow Irish hope Some Trainer, who has so far failed to win a race despite having had many similar chances in the Emerald Isle.