May 27 / 16.30 Cartmel

16.30

Good

Kendal’s Coming Up The Hill Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7472.61
  • 3m 1f 107y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Kendal’s Coming Up The Hill Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 44/57-

Last run: 28 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Seen only once last season, when well held in cross-country chase at last month's Punchestown festival; well handicapped on older form, though, and will be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

6

2nd May 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 160y

16:15 Punchestown

Go Another One

12st 0lb

J: Ms E Fallon

T: John C McConnell

towards rear throughout, detached 7th, tailed off

100/1

5th

6

2nd May 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 160y

16:15 Punchestown

Go Another One

12st 0lb

J: Ms E Fallon

T: John C McConnell

towards rear throughout, detached 7th, tailed off

100/1

5th

3

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 130y

14:15 Fairyhouse

Go Another One

12st 0lb

J: Ms E Fallon

T: John C McConnell

towards rear, slow jump 2nd, not fluent 7th

25/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 05922-

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
No longer the force of old but arrested his decline with two seconds in 3m veterans' chases towards end of last season and will be suited by today's ground; enters calculations.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

10

22nd Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 3

18:30 Kempton

Fidux

11st 6lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Alan King

midfield, headway 4th, outpaced 2 out, kept on well and went second towards finish

8/1

2nd

10

22nd Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 3

18:30 Kempton

Fidux

11st 6lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Alan King

midfield, headway 4th, outpaced 2 out, kept on well and went second towards finish

8/1

1st

10

23rd Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 3

17:00 Newbury

Fidux

11st 1lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Alan King

Hasn't won since the summer of 2021 but he's capable of putting that right and has been close up under Oscar Palmer in his last two races (at about 3m); another with each-way hopes.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 64P21-

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Often harms his chance by clouting a fence or two but capitalised upon some help from the handicapper when drawing nicely clear at Perth (3m, soft) last month; today's faster ground will also suit, and he can cope with a 7lb rise if he keeps the jumping errors to a minimum.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

3

16th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 210y

Class 2

18:55 Aintree

The Wolf

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

No longer the force of old and not always a fluent jumper but won two chases in November (2m7f/2m6f) and was runner-up in three small-field races towards end of last season; suited by good ground and will probably give another good account.

11/4

4th

3

16th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 210y

Class 2

18:55 Aintree

The Wolf

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

No longer the force of old and not always a fluent jumper but won two chases in November (2m7f/2m6f) and was runner-up in three small-field races towards end of last season; suited by good ground and will probably give another good account.

11/4

2nd

2

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 3

18:08 Huntingdon

The Wolf

12st 0lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Olly Murphy

Veteran who has been running well, finishing second to an improver at Kempton (3m, good) before another sound effort at Stratford; solid claims.

7/4

Form: /U5UP-

Last run: 112 days

W: 11st 7lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Smart at his best but hasn't won since 2020, and completed only one of four races during light campaign last season; had excuse when pulled up at Sandown in February (scoped dirty) but others look less risky.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

27th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 3

16:30 Cartmel

Kauto Riko

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Tom Gretton

Smart at his best but hasn't won since 2020, and completed only one of four races during light campaign last season; had excuse when pulled up at Sandown in February (scoped dirty) but others look less risky.

14/1

8

4th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 37y

Class 2

15:30 Sandown

Kauto Riko

11st 5lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Tom Gretton

always towards rear

40/1

9

7th Jan 2023

Soft

3m 0f 37y

Class 2

15:00 Sandown

Kauto Riko

11st 5lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Tom Gretton

His peak ratings, including from two runs last winter, make this look a very good mark and a case can certainly be made; however, he's won only once (February 2020) in the last four years.

33/1

Form: 7P93P-

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 1lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Very useful for Gordon Elliott in Ireland but has regressed; faced tough assignment in handicap hurdle at last month's Aintree festival but it was still disappointing to see him struggling from a fairly early stage; cheekpieces refitted for today's chasing return; revival needed.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

5

14th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:15 Perth

Dallas Des Pictons

11st 6lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Dianne Sayer

Won at Hexham (2m4f, good) last September off 5lb higher mark; ran respectably, having been given a break since pulling up over fences in March, when fifth of seven at Hexham (2m4f, good) last month when leading from the front and headed only approaching the last flight; weighted to win but is hard to predict.

12/1

5th

4

23rd Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

16:18 Hexham

Dallas Des Pictons

11st 6lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Dianne Sayer

Very useful in his prime and proved he retains a significant chunk of ability when causing 40-1 surprise over C&D (good) in September; quickly back in the doldrums since, though, and it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood today.

16/1

5

9th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 3

15:43 Ayr

Dallas Des Pictons

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Dianne Sayer

in touch with leaders, outpaced and dropped to last 9th, slow jump 10th, lost touch 11th, struggling 13th

20/1

Form: 4/18P- CD

Last run: 174 days

W: 10st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10

6th Oct 2024

Good

3m 2f 39y

Class 4

15:15 Kelso

Breaking The Ice

10st 7lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

disputed lead early, prominent before 3rd

13/2

3rd

1

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

18:05 Perth

Breaking The Ice

12st 0lb

J: Edward Austin

T: George Bewley

Went down narrowly after a good tussle with stablemate Lights Are Green at Cartmel (3m1f, good) last month; softer ground, and a swift turnaround valid excuses for a lesser effort next time; 1-1 at Perth with weights rise effectively offset through Ed Austin's 5lb claim.

7/1

5th

5

22nd Jul 2024

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

17:00 Cartmel

Breaking The Ice

11st 9lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Pulled up three consecutive times in October-June but, with cheekpieces refitted, revived with game effort in defeat over 3m1f here on Saturday; it's hard to tell whether he'll be in the same mood today but he can cope with the drop back in trip and remains well handicapped on old form.

8/1

Non-runners

Breaking The Ice

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £17.00
Straight Forecast £17.97
Trifecta £30.30

Selections

TOPSPEED:

The Wolf

RP RATINGS:

Fidux

SPOTLIGHT:

Breaking The Ice

The Guardian:

Go Another One

Daily Mail:

Breaking The Ice

POSTDATA:

The Wolf

Telegraph:

The Wolf

D Express:

The Wolf

The Sun:

The Wolf

Daily Record:

The Wolf

The Times:

Fidux

Daily Mirror:

Fidux

The Star:

Fidux