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20:35 Cartmel

Cobham Murphy Novices' Hurdle

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 18.20s
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Diamond Cutter (NZ)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Malaga Boy (IRE)

    11/10

      1
      Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, checked sleeves and cap

      Lord Rodney (IRE)

      30
      11/4
      • Form 5501P-5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 110

      led, headed 2 out, soon lost place, weakened approaching last

      2
      Silk - Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap

      Malaga Boy (IRE)

      22
      11/10
      • Form 2/764-12
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 107

      raced keenly, tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden and headed after last, kept on same pace

      3
      Silk - MAGENTA, GREEN cap

      Diamond Cutter (NZ)

      345
      5/1
      • Form 0-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      pulled hard, tracked leaders, headway 3 out, challenged next, led after last, ridden and stayed on flat

      4
      Silk - Light Blue and Maroon hoops, Blue sleeves, striped cap

      Life Match (FR)

      16 pt
      7/1
      • Form 42/000-0
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 91

      chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, no impression

      5
      Silk - GREEN and MAROON check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK cap

      Roy McAvoy (IRE)

      3 t
      40/1
      • Form P0PP-F
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 62

      mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders last, kept on

      6
      Silk - White, Red diamond, White sleeves, Red diamonds, Red cap

      La Folichonne (FR)

      111
      33/1
      • Form 93/7PP0-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-5

      behind, headway 3 out, hit next, soon outpaced, weakened last

      7
      Silk - Red and Royal Blue (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap

      Rosina Copper

      14 t
      66/1
      • Form 0-0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-5

      mistakes, always behind

      In depth

      Verdict

      For us, this race is a spin-of-a-coin between Lord Rodney and Malaga Boy, with the vote going to Malaga Boy. The selection followed up his Exeter win on heavy going with a fair second to Bowleaze on better going at Wincanton last time. That form is more than good enough to give him a big chance today and, accordingly, he gets the vote, although the drop in trip from those runs is a slight concern. Lord Rodney looks the danger. Having won at Wetherby over 21 furlongs, he has since disappointed twice, but the drop in trip today could help him and he ought to go well. Turning to the others, and Richard Guest's Antipodean import, Diamond Cutter, showed little form down under but should be noted in the betting, and the Irish raider, Life Match, has a chance on his 2002 form, but that's a long way to clutch for a straw of form. The other three are hard to fancy, which spins us back to the selection, which is Malaga Boy.

      Formwatch

      Lord Rodney (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Led, headed 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 8, 25l behind Hernando's Boy (11-5) at Kelso 2m 6f hdl (E) gs in Apr.

      Malaga Boy (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) In touch, left in lead 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace, 2nd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Bowleaze (11-7) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (E) gd.

      Diamond Cutter (NZ) (9-6) last of 10, more than 10l behind Black Wander (9-13) at Wanganui 1m 6f mdn hdl hvy in Jun.

      Life Match (FR) 14-1 (10-11) Always behind, completely tailed off, 15th of 20, more than 3 1/2l behind No Rows (10-8) at Clonmel 2m hdl sft.

      Roy McAvoy (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders and keen, chased leaders in 5th when fell in race won by Bergerac (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn hdl (E) hvy, 9 ran.

      La Folichonne (FR) 150-1 (10-7) Always behind, 10th of 13, 44l behind Mighty Man (11-3) at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (E) sft in Feb.

      Rosina Copper 40-1 (10-7) Always towards rear, tailed off from halfway, last of 18, well behind Camden Bella (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f mrs nhf (H) gd.