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12:45 Cartmel
Follow At WilliamHillRacing On Twitter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 46y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,509
- 2nd: £1,030
- 3rd: £515
- 4th: £258
- Form 23-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, not fluent 5th, joined 3 out, not fluent next, ridden before last, headed final bend, switched right flat, no impression towards finish
Bushypark (IRE)
177- Form 15-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
held up in last, not fluent 2nd, niggled along after 5th, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 103-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Max Kendrick
chased leaders, not fluent 5th, closed when not much room just before not fluent 3 out and pitched on landing, outpaced after and no impression
- Form 8
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey Joe Colliver
prominent when slow 1st, wandered into next and dropped rear, slow 3rd, weakened 5th, tailed off
Wbee (IRE)
15- Form 46215-6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G Hanmer
- Jockey Henry Brooke
chased leaders on inside, outpaced after 5th, weakened before 3 out
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey R P McLernon
pressed leader, wandered into 2nd and not fluent, reminder and challenged 3 out, led final bend, stayed on well
Verdict
AWAY AT DAWN reportedly bled from the nose after making all at Bangor but has obviously recovered and has a good chance of defying a penalty in this. Bumper winner Wbee was far from disgraced on his hurdling bow at Uttoxeter and Mustang Alpha finished third at Huntingdon in November, though hasn’t been seen since. Bushypark also has an absence to overcome but should be capable of better.
Formwatch
Away At Dawn (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Made all, ridden clear 2 out, unchallenged, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) gd in Jul beating Del Duque (11-0) by 7 1/2l, 11 ran.
Bushypark (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Not fluent 1st, behind, headway into mid-division 4th, left disputing modest 3rd 3 out until after next, weakened last, 5th of 8, 35 1/2l behind Exelerator Express (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) sft in Feb.
Mustang Alpha (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Prominent, mistake 3 out, 3rd and held when not fluent 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 10 1/2l behind Logan Rocks (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Prince Consort (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened from over 2f out, 8th of 16, 11 1/4l behind Point Of Honour (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Wbee (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, in touch 6th, mistake 3 out, no extra next, 6th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Captain Tom Cat (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Aug.
Black Kraken 100-1 (10-12) Towards rear, slow and reminder 2nd, not fluent and reminder 4th, well behind from next, tailed off, 7th of 11, dist behind Captain Tom Cat (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Jul.