November 05 / 13.55 Carlisle

13.55

Soft

Cumbria Cricket Over 50’s Team Day Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 1f 33y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Cumbria Cricket Over 50’s Team Day Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 142-

Last run: 272 days

W: 11st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Unexposed 5yo who won on bumper debut just over a year ago and made the frame on both hurdling starts, more recently when second on inner track here (2m1f, good to soft) in February; makes handicap debut after nine-month absence but has obvious potential; had wind op in August.
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8th

7

1st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

16:15 Musselburgh

Dunnet Head

11st 3lb

J: Gregor Walkingshaw

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Defied a higher mark for previous yard but holds poor claims on his form (hurdles/fences) for new stable; enough to prove back up in distance.

16/1

7

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 4

12:50 Newcastle

Dunnet Head

10st 11lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Out of sorts on both runs over hurdles for this stable this season, but his previous form over fences last season entitles him to respect if benefiting for recent wind surgery.

25/1

9th

13

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 33y

Class 4

15:47 Carlisle

Dunnet Head

10st 12lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Tried chasing last season and signed off on a low note back over hurdles; what heightens interest is his record at this meeting when fresh, having won this two years ago and been beaten a head in the earlier 2m4f handicap last season; slightly lower in the weights this time; respected.

8/1

10/1

  • Place: £3.80

Form: U2-5

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat racer; ahead of Diamand De Vindecy when second over hurdles for Ed Walker at Haydock (1m7f, soft) in March and reverted to this code with respectable fifth at Hexham (2m, soft) for this stable last month; probably needs to improve to make winning handicap hurdle debut but that's possible.
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4th

4

9th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 5

15:55 Hexham

V Twelve

11st 7lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Martin Todhunter

Hurdle/Flat winner; wasn't at his best on the Flat following a break at Catterick last month but should come on for the run; conditions fine; quite interesting on chase debut.

13/2

9th

2

(4)

8th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

15:58 Catterick

V Twelve

9st 8lb

J: David Nolan

T: Martin Todhunter

Pulled up over hurdles in October but he won off today's mark at Hamilton (1m5f, good) last summer and can go well fresh; a possible.

6/1

5

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 56y

Class 5

16:05 Wetherby

V Twelve

11st 5lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Martin Todhunter

Exposed under both codes these days and wasn't at his best on the Flat before a 16l defeat back jumping at Carlisle.

8/1

14/1

  • Place: £4.10

Form: 932477 CD

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 13lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Dual 2m1f winner on the inner track here last season (soft/good to soft); ultimately well beaten on both starts this autumn but ran well for a long way over 2m4f here (heavy) on latter occasion and today's drop back in trip looks the right move; worth a second look.
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11

11th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

17:45 Hexham

Applaus

10st 6lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

prominent early, in touch with leaders before 3rd

25/1

11

11th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

17:45 Hexham

Applaus

10st 6lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

prominent early, in touch with leaders before 3rd, lost position and pushed along briefly 4th, reminders after 6th

25/1

6th

6

30th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

13:55 Carlisle

Applaus

11st 1lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

Dual C&D winner last season (soft/good to soft), and was placed off 10lb higher on the outer track here (2m1f, soft) in November; impossible to rule out but has become unreliable and was safely held here twice last month.

25/1

Form: 241445 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Dual soft-ground winner at regular haunt Perth this summer (2m4f/2m) and gave pretty good account when fifth in higher-grade C&D (soft) race ten days ago; not one to rely upon heavily but still enters calculations.
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3rd

7

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

20:50 Hexham

Malangen

11st 1lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lisa Harrison

Returned to form at Perth (2m4f, good to soft) on Wednesday, when he was reeled in after blasting off in front but kept on gamely for second; also suited by this C&D and a recent 2lb drop has now taken effect but he had a hard race at Perth and has become inconsistent.

5/1

2nd

6

13th May 2026

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

17:25 Perth

Malangen

11st 0lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lisa Harrison

Veteran; 12-94, four of those wins coming at his beloved Perth; showed up well for much of the contest at Hexham (2m, soft; third, beaten 33l) on Saturday evening, before tiring markedly on the uphill climb; the better ground is in his favour here but this is a quick turnaround.

11/1

12/1

Form: 257526

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Triple hurdle winner on good ground in early part of this season, the last twice for Peter Bowen at Ffos Las; back on a good mark now but needs to better his recent efforts and has very limited experience on slow ground.
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7th

8

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Gavin

10st 4lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Gained last three wins over C&D but they were on good ground; failed to beat a rival on heavy going here (race won by El Gavilan) last time; forecast conditions look unfavourable.

16/1

4

16th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:50 Ffos Las

Gavin

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Dominated from the front over C&D (good) in May and has largely remained in good form since; slightly disappointing when well-held fourth in recent selling handicap at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) but still enters calculations.

3/1

4th

3

29th Sep 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:31 Newton Abbot

Gavin

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Dominated from the front at Ffos Las (2m, good) in May and has largely remained in good form since; well held when second in selling handicap at Stratford (2m2f, good) this month but the winner has performed well in much stronger company since; probably won't be far away.

7/2

Form: -P5P68 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 8lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Six-time hurdle winner, including this race in 2019; unplaced all five starts for new stable this year and patently not the force of old but ran well for a long way and was only beaten about 11l when eighth in a big field here (2m4f, soft) ten days ago.
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8th

13

23rd Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:25 Newcastle

Frightened Rabbit

10st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Lisa Harrison

Six-time hurdle winner (once over C&D on heavy ground) but not firing on all cylinders for new stable this season; 1lb out the weights here; needs a good boost from the refitted cheekpieces; 1lb wrong.

14/1

6th

11

5th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 1f 33y

Class 4

13:55 Carlisle

Frightened Rabbit

10st 8lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Lisa Harrison

led narrowly

16/1

8th

12

26th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 4f 8y

Class 5

17:05 Carlisle

Frightened Rabbit

10st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Lisa Harrison

Course winner in 2022 but his more recent form is far less encouraging, beating only one at Kelso (2m) 18 days ago; this veteran is hard to make a case for.

33/1

Form: 023-

Last run: 228 days

W: 11st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Four-time Flat winner when trained in France and made the frame on two of his British hurdling starts last season, including a second on the inner track here (2m1f, good to soft); absent since underwhelming Flat run in May but still has possibilities on handicap hurdle debut.
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6th

7

(6)

22nd May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 27y

Class 4

19:52 Pontefract

Diamand De Vindecy

8st 7lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Robert Bevis

Ran away with a 2m2f handicap here last April; not quite so good since, including when well held back on the Flat at Ripon last month.

14/1

5th

3

(1)

25th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ripon

Diamand De Vindecy

9st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Robert Bevis

Arrives fit from hurdling and some of his best Flat form last year came in April, winning at Pontefract before second over C&D (both good).

7/1

5th

4

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

14:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Diamand De Vindecy

11st 5lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Robert Bevis

Nine-race maiden over hurdles but has placed form and he won six on the Flat; made a bright start over fences in January but didn't fancy it at Huntingdon and refused early; the cheekpieces are off but wouldn't be a surprise to see him run well.

8/1

Form: 281-42

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Off the mark over hurdles at ninth attempt, rallying gamely to cause 20-1 surprise at Hexham (2m4f, soft) in April; returned from break with good second there last month and also has form here (albeit on the inner track); probably won't be far away.
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4th

7

5th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 149y

Class 5

12:55 Newcastle

Noble Affair

10st 13lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Jane Walton

in touch with leaders on inner, prominent 3rd, lost position before 3 out, weakened from 2 out

9/1

4th

7

5th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 149y

Class 5

12:55 Newcastle

Noble Affair

10st 13lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Jane Walton

in touch with leaders on inner, prominent 3rd

9/1

7th

11

25th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

14:20 Hexham

Noble Affair

10st 5lb

J: William Maggs

T: Jane Walton

led

14/1

Form: 350345

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Didn't run badly when fifth in 2m5f Kelso novice last month and his current handicap mark ought to be workable but he's 0-12 over hurdles now and others have more pressing claims.
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11th

8

1st Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

16:40 Sedgefield

Kopa Kilana

10st 11lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Is 0-29 over hurdles and he ran poorly in a refitted tongue tie when ninth of 11 in 2m Wetherby handicap hurdle 15 days ago; it's easy to look elsewhere.

33/1

9th

7

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Wetherby

Kopa Kilana

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Runner-up twice in a row at Perth (2m4f, good) in September but struggled on final two starts for Olly Murphy and it was the same story on his stable debut in November; returns from a break with something to prove.

25/1

3

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

16:50 Fontwell

Kopa Kilana

11st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

0-25 over hurdles but has posted some good efforts for new stable since the summer, most recently when second at Perth (2m4f, good) last month; also suited by slower ground; probably won't be far away.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2131/5 D

Last run: 47 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
2-4 as a novice hurdler in 2021 and made encouraging return from long absence when fifth in Uttoxeter handicap (2m4f, soft) in September; major player if that recent outing has brought him on.
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0

1

5th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 1f 33y

Class 4

13:55 Carlisle

Ibbenburen

12st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

in touch with leaders on inner, awkward jump 3rd, pulled up quickly before 4th

7/2

5th

3

19th Sep 2023

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

16:55 Uttoxeter

Ibbenburen

11st 9lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

midfield

10/1

Form: 84F4UP

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish maiden who has completed only one of four chases since joining Micky Hammond in the summer; switches back to hurdling on a tempting mark but others look much less risky.
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0

5

9th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

15:45 Market Rasen

A Cheap Thrill

10st 7lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

took keen hold, held up in rear, detached 5 out, pulled up after 4 out

20/1

8

23rd Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 5

12:30 Newcastle

A Cheap Thrill

10st 7lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

Disappointing maiden who hasn't shown a great deal since joining Micky Hammond in the summer; today's less-testing ground may enable him to better his recent efforts but others appeal more all the same.

25/1

8th

8

14th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 190y

Class 5

14:50 Newcastle

A Cheap Thrill

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Micky Hammond

His form has gone the wrong way and there was no upturn in fortunes when he was back over hurdles at Carlisle last month (again pulled up).

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £37.90
Straight Forecast £30.03
Tricast £314.70
Trifecta £382.00

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Noble Affair

The Times:

Dunnet Head

RP RATINGS:

Applaus

D Express:

Diamand De Vindecy

SPOTLIGHT:

Ibbenburen

The Sun:

Dunnet Head

POSTDATA:

Noble Affair

Daily Mirror:

Noble Affair

The Star:

Noble Affair

Daily Record:

Noble Affair

Telegraph:

Applaus