Racecards
14:30 Cartmel
E.B.F. Mary Cookson Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 5/236-53
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up, closed 4th, not fluent 6th or 7th, not fluent 8th, rider having tack problems and without iron after, lost touch before next, soon unseated rider
- Form P04322
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, pushed along briefly after 7th, led after 2 out, clear last, ridden out
Mini Muck
733- Form 36/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakened after next
- Form PP5P-F6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer P Griffin
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
tracked leader, not fluent 5th, outpaced by leading pair after 2 out, one pace and no impression after
- Form 3-3225
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, ridden and headed after 2 out, stayed on same pace after, no impression on winner
Verdict
ME AND BEN and Je T'Aime should dominate this but preference is for the former, who appears the more consistent and looked in good heart when chasing home the useful As I Am in a Worcester handicap earlier this week. The latter finished tailed off at Perth last Saturday but still makes more appeal than Langley House, who has been well beaten in all three starts over timber. Mini Muck is well related but hasn't raced for more than two years.
Formwatch
Langley House (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Off the pace in 3rd, well behind and no chance with leading pair when went left and mistake 3 out, 3rd of 7, well behind Aazif (11-1) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Me And Ben (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway after 4th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind As I Am (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Mini Muck 4-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 4f out, weakened 3f out, 6th of 9, 32l behind Candelita (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f mares n h flat (6) gf in Aug '11.
Tillernoora (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) In touch, pushed along 4f out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 6, 27l behind Bellgrove (11-1) at Perth 2m NH flat (5) gd.
Je T'aime (IRE) 13-2 (10-4) Tracked leaders, headway to join leader 3rd, pushed along 4out weakened before next, 5th of 8, well behind Jimmy The Hat (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Kitnkaboodle (IRE) Karinga Bay mare out of Sacre Du Printemps.