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14:20 Cartmel
Sticky Toffee Pudding Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 31y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
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- Form 4/11-31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey S Bowen
made all, raced lazily at times, ridden after 2 out, asserting last, drew well clear after, stayed on
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- Form 0P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up in 3rd, hampered 1st, pushed along 3 out, mistake 2 out, no impression on winner last
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- Form 6-73
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
chased winner, not always fluent, driven after 2 out, held last
Zafar (GER)
14- Form 2044-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
ZAFAR beat a subsequent winner at Uttoxeter and was staying on in the closing stages when just failing to overhaul First Street over an extended 2m3f under a penalty at Bangor when Fairlawn Flyer was well beaten. With Abbie McCain taking off 5lb again, he might be some value against likely favourite Bardenstown Lad, the winner of a maiden over 3m at Wexford on his hurdles bow and open to plenty of improvement.
Formwatch
Bardenstown Lad 10-3 (12-0) Slight mistake 1st, soon towards rear, some slight mistakes, headway approaching 4 out, soon pushed along, on terms approaching straight, soon led, stayed on well, won at Wexford 3m mdn gd in Jul beating John Adams (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Celestial Sky (IRE) (11-11) Pr early, 6th 1/2way, wknd bef 4out, cto in 11th when pu bef 4out, at Tipperary 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Apr.
Fairlawn Flyer 66-1 (11-0) Midfield, not fluent 5th, relegated towards rear 6th, well beaten before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, 3rd of 7, 27 3/4l behind First Street (10-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.
Zafar (GER) 5-2 (11-7) Chased leader, awkward 2nd, took closer order when squeezed for room on rail after 6th, clear of rest when ridden to chase leader after 3 out, stayed on from last, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind First Street (10-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.