July 19 / 14.15 Cartmel

14.15

Good To Soft

Cartmel Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3828.72
  • 2m 1f 46y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Cartmel Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: 1/542-

Last run: 370 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Won two five-runner chases at Fakenham (2m5f) in April 2024; back-to-form second at Stratford (2m6f, also on good) that September for another yard but off since and this debut for new stable is his first hurdle race since that January, so there are doubts.
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Verdict Starting price

2

3rd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

17:02 Hexham

Ingennio

11st 12lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Dual chase winner in 2024; returned from one-year absence with low-key hurdle run for new stable in July but shaped with a lot more promise at Perth last month and should now be at concert pitch for this return to fences.

10/1

3

8th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:10 Perth

Ingennio

11st 6lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Made a low-key stable debut over hurdles after a year off and he's likely to be back chasing (dual winner) sooner rather than later.

14/1

Form: 684-96

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish maiden who's had 11 runs over hurdles; mostly disappointing in Britain; however, there's a big rethink on trip (down from 2m6f/2m7f, unraced over this short since 2023) which is quite interesting and perhaps a return to ground softer than good will suit.
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3rd

11

1st Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:04 Ayr

Balally Park

10st 8lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Rebecca Menzies

0-16 but this 6yo has finished second on two of his last three hurdle starts, most recently at Kelso in September; mid-race unseat on chase debut since; each-way chance back hurdling.

9/1

Form: 639-45

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Ridden by Izzie Hill last seven starts; well beaten in his first two handicaps; back to form when 25-1 fifth of seven at Worcester (2m, good) on third attempt but needs to build on that.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
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Verdict Starting price

1st

4

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:15 Plumpton

Kingston Bresil

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Lawney Hill

Shaped okay at massive odds (never-nearer third, 150-1) on last visit to Plumpton in December 2024; occupied same position when last in action at Cartmel (2m1f, good; beaten under 10l) last July; easing mark, with Charlie Maggs taking over in saddle.

9/2

5

19th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

14:15 Cartmel

Kingston Bresil

11st 7lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Lawney Hill

Ridden by Izzie Hill last seven starts; well beaten in his first two handicaps; back to form when 25-1 fifth of seven at Worcester (2m, good) on third attempt but needs to build on that.

9/1

5th

4

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Kingston Bresil

11st 7lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Lawney Hill

Placed at triple-digit odds in Plumpton novice (2m, good to soft) in December but well beaten in both handicaps this year (2m3f/2m); not the most obvious answer.

33/1

Form: 26/U9-

Last run: 91 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
6-40 on Flat, latest win at Carlisle (1m6f, soft) last month before a lesser effort 16 days ago; twice showed significant ability from six attempts over hurdles but latest (this April) wasn't one of them; sometimes wears cheekpieces but sole run in a visor was in 2020.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

(1)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:30 Catterick

Arctic Fox

9st 7lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Martin Todhunter

10yo who snapped a losing sequence at Carlisle last June and reappeared with a good second here (1m6f, good) last month; she should be fine back up in trip and can be bang there if backing up that latest performance.

11/2

2nd

2

(3)

22nd Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 192y

Class 6

17:00 Catterick

Arctic Fox

9st 3lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Martin Todhunter

Six-time winner at up to this trip on varying ground, including soft; back on the same mark she scored from at Carlisle (1m6f, soft) in June; chance rests on whether she's ready to roll for this reappearance.

8/1

10th

2

(1)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:10 Catterick

Arctic Fox

10st 0lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Martin Todhunter

Multiple winner at up to 1m6f on varying ground, including soft; 1lb higher than her latest success at Carlisle in June; thereabouts over 1m6f (good) here latest but still has to prove she fully sees out this longer trip.

11/4

Form: PP0-74 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper on soft; his other win was over fences at Stratford (2m1f, good) for Jamie Snowden last May; form nosedived for him last summer but a mini-revival when front-running over hurdles here (2m6f) three weeks ago on his second start for new yard; well treated if he can build on that.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

6

27th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 5

19:38 Cartmel

Dusky Days

11st 8lb

J: Leah Noreci

T: James Moffatt

After a break he's been tailed off behind Wee Alki and here on Monday faded into sixth over 2m6f; others preferred.

16/1

6th

2

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:48 Cartmel

Dusky Days

11st 11lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

Made all over 2m1f here (good) last July and came second here on next two outings (2m6f/3m1f); probably needed recent reappearance run and has a big role to play if back on song.

5/1

12th

3

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

20:15 Hexham

Dusky Days

11st 8lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

Three sound efforts on last three starts last summer (good/soft), winning over 2m1f at Cartmel and finishing creditable second over 3m there on final start; off for 252 days and likely to be better for the run.

12/1

Form: 66-933

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden when trained in Ireland and another four defeats for new yard but she's been third in handicaps (2m4f/2m) on last two outings; not proven on softer than good but has to be considered seriously.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

20th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:22 Ffos Las

Jlow

11st 1lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Ryan Potter

20-race maiden under both codes and did plenty wrong when pulled up last time at Warwick (2m5f); opposable.

12/1

8

4th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 5

17:35 Warwick

Jlow

10st 11lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Ryan Potter

Yet to get her head in front after 12 attempts and recent efforts don't suggest she's about to make that breakthrough here, despite a 2lb easing of his mark.

14/1

6th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:00 Ludlow

Jlow

11st 2lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Ryan Potter

Longstanding maiden who made it 0-11 over hurdles when a well-held fourth in Ffos Las handicap (2m4f, good to soft; 25-1) ten days ago; others preferred.

12/1

Form: 9/B79-

Last run: 382 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
No better than seventh in his two bumpers and six hurdle races, tongue tied three times when last seen in May-July 2024; left Ben Pauling for £6,500 that July and given wind surgery this May, but his new yard is in form.
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Verdict Starting price

10

21st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

15:20 Catterick

Platenium

11st 1lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Sam England

Won at Uttoxeter in October and good third at Newcastle later that month; however, he's been well beaten on his last two starts and needs to turn things around now in blinkers; cheekpieces were given a go last time.

14/1

Form: F602-P

Last run: 77 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 6yo with 0-28 strike-rate under various codes under rules; only fourth best on merit when 13l second in Sedgefield novice (2m1f, good) in March on penultimate hurdling start and pulled up with a first-time visor in a seller on latest; usual cheekpieces return; others preferred.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

11

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

18:38 Cartmel

Mr Globalist

10st 2lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Yet to win in 37 runs Flat and jumps; beaten a long way in a non-handicap seller last time.

33/1

3rd

4

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:40 Hexham

Mr Globalist

11st 1lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Winless after 26 hurdle starts and although he often runs respectably at the right level, he has no realistic chance against rivals who mostly would be giving him plenty of weight in a handicap.

50/1

Form: /554-1 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Bits of promise before he won a seven-runner novice contest at Bangor (2m, good) six weeks ago in his fourth handicap, in clearcut style despite interference and being 4lb out of the handicap proper; had wind surgery one week later; up 7lb today but the chief concern is that he was soundly beaten in all five starts on softer than good.
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Verdict Starting price

11

19th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

14:15 Cartmel

Hope Hill

10st 12lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Bits of promise before he won a seven-runner novice contest at Bangor (2m, good) six weeks ago in his fourth handicap, in clearcut style despite interference and being 4lb out of the handicap proper; had wind surgery one week later; up 7lb today but the chief concern is that he was soundly beaten in all five starts on softer than good.

5/2

8

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

15:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Hope Hill

10st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Shaped well before fading into fifth in two Market Rasen handicaps (both 2m4f, good) last summer and may not have been suited by the soft ground when a disappointing favourite at Sedgefield in January; returns from another break and is 4lb wrong today but still considered.

11/2

Form: 35-725

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
0-14 over hurdles and 0-30 overall; well treated on bits of form but beaten 19l when second over C&D (good; acts on soft) in May and two lesser efforts have followed; probably not the percentage call, even in this company.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

11

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

13:35 Cartmel

Raincloud

10st 11lb

J: Miss Ellie Callwood

T: Michael Chapman

0-19 and she was last to finish in a 2m5f handicap at Market Rasen last month; others more persuasive.

66/1

8th

11

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:48 Market Rasen

Raincloud

10st 5lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Michael Chapman

Struggled to get competitive in second half of last year and returns from break with overall strike-rate standing at 0-35; 4lb wrong; overlooked.

66/1

11

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:17 Southwell

Raincloud

10st 5lb

J: Miss Ellie Holder

T: Michael Chapman

0-18 over hurdles and 0-17 on the Flat; pulled up in C&D maiden in December and makes no significant appeal from 2b out of the weights on handicap return.

100/1

Non-runners

Ascension Day, City Of Ruins

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Straight Forecast £40.51
Tricast £253.38

Selections

The Guardian:

Hope Hill

RP RATINGS:

Jlow

SPOTLIGHT:

Dusky Days

The Times:

Arctic Fox

D Express:

Ingennio

POSTDATA:

Jlow

Daily Mirror:

Jlow

Daily Mail:

Hope Hill

The Sun:

Hope Hill

Daily Record:

Hope Hill

Telegraph:

Dusky Days

The Star:

Arctic Fox