led, slow 1st and 2nd, edged right before 3rd, blundered 5th, headed 2 out, went wrong and pulled up on long run to last
held up in touch in rear, closed after 2 out, disputing close 2nd when blundered last, soon weakened
tracked leaders, took keen hold, 2nd from last, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden clear after last, stayed on well
Neil Mulholland took this race last year with a similar type so hat must give supporters of Charlie Rascal some hope as he looks to have a very similar profile although his jumping is still rather slipshod and he faces a couple of decent rivals who were relatively decent on the Flat here. Marginal preference is for KNIGHT DESTROYER who won a decent Flay handicap for the grade and could well improve for hurdles. Jamacho went close on a couple of occasions on the Flat and wasn't treated that far behind him and those two could both win races in this sphere. Glorvina completes the quartet but she may well have trouble staying this trip even on a sharp track like Cartmel.
Charlie Rascal (FR) 11-8fav (11-4) Not fluent 1st, raced keenly, held up in touch on outer, switched inside before 4 out, went 2nd after next, ridden between last 2, kept on same pace, never reached winner, 2nd of 8, 3 3/4l behind The Raven Master (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (3) gd in Aug.
Jamacho 5-1 (9-1) Chased leader, every chance until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Maulesden May (9-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Knight Destroyer (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, soon held up in 5th, weakened quickly over 2f out, behind and eased over 1f out, 6th of 7, 31 1/2l behind Intellect (9-3) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Glorvina (IRE) 8-11fav (8-9) Made all, pressed inside final furlong, ridden and ran on (no time taken), won at Yarmouth 1m stks (6) sft in Jul beating Borntosin (9-0) by nk, 5 ran.
