May 27 / 15.30 Cartmel

15.30

Good To Soft

Cartmel Veterans’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7736.66
  • 3m 5f 80y
  • Class 3
  • 4 runners
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Cartmel Veterans’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88

Form: 02330-

Last run: 74 days

W: 12st 2lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Best known as a very useful 3m handicap hurdler but was very creditable third in Veterans' Final at Warwick (3m, soft) on latest chasing start in January; did not fire in Pertemps Final at Cheltenham Festival in March and has stamina to prove here but will find this considerably easier than the races he normally contests.
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1

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

15:30 Cartmel

Mill Green

12st 2lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Best known as a very useful 3m handicap hurdler but was very creditable third in Veterans' Final at Warwick (3m, soft) on latest chasing start in January; did not fire in Pertemps Final at Cheltenham Festival in March and has stamina to prove here but will find this considerably easier than the races he normally contests.

6/4

1st

1

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

15:30 Cartmel

Mill Green

12st 2lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

raced in third, not fluent 5 out, went second 4 out, going best 2 out, pushed along to lead last, soon went clear, ridden and idled run-in, kept on final 110yds

6/4

15th

10

14th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

14:10 Cheltenham

Mill Green

11st 0lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Nicky Henderson

Third in the big 3m handicap hurdles at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals in both 2022 and 2023; exposed 12yo but there's every indication that he retains all of that ability, so may well be seriously involved once more.

20/1

Form: P3P-V4 D

Last run: 2 days

W: 11st 6lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Won't fail through lack of stamina but was pulled up on final two starts for Gordon Elliott during the winter and has not yet built upon his fairly respectable stable debut in March; tailed off when fourth of five here on Saturday (3m1f, good to soft); needs a sudden revival.
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2nd

2

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

15:30 Cartmel

Punitive

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

led, not fluent and briefly headed 10th, pushed along before 16th

7/1

2

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

15:30 Cartmel

Punitive

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

Won't fail through lack of stamina but was pulled up on final two starts for Gordon Elliott during the winter and has not yet built upon his fairly respectable stable debut in March; tailed off when fourth of five here on Saturday (3m1f, good to soft); needs a sudden revival.

7/1

4th

4

25th May 2024

Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 3

17:40 Cartmel

Punitive

11st 3lb

J: James Bowen

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

led, headed 5th, not fluent 9th, lost second 11th, soon nudged along, lost third after 12th, lost ground quickly from 14th, tailed off from 3 out

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: 51166- C

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 5lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Four-time course winner, the last twice over fences last summer (3m1f, good/2m5f, heavy); made low-ley reappearance over hurdles last month but ought to be seen to much better effect now back on his happy hunting ground and with that run under his belt; contender if stamina holds out.
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4

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

17:35 Cartmel

Jelski

11st 6lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

No longer the force of old and very inconsistent nowadays but battled well for narrow C&D (soft) win over Judicial Review last month, his fifth course success; also suited by good ground and recent 4lb rise is manageable if he's in the right mood again.

7/2

7

21st Jul 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

16:50 Cartmel

Jelski

11st 5lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

Four course wins, the latest over C&D in summer 2023; very much on the downgrade now, though, and never really looked dangerous when plugging on for modest third here (3m1f, good) on Saturday.

7/1

Form: 0994-2

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
0-11 over fences and no longer the force of old but ran well when second of 12 in recent Downpatrick handicap (2m7f, good) and is still unexposed over marathon trips.
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11

12th Jul 2024

Good

3m 1f 80y

20:30 Kilbeggan

Welsh Saint

11st 12lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: C A McBratney

Now 0-13 chasing, Downpatrick handicap second over 3m (good) his best recent effort; likely up against it back in maiden company.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £8.80
Straight Forecast £10.57
Trifecta £17.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mill Green

Daily Mail:

Welsh Saint

POSTDATA:

Punitive

Daily Mirror:

Welsh Saint

Daily Record:

Welsh Saint

RP RATINGS:

Mill Green

TOPSPEED:

Mill Green

The Times:

Mill Green

Telegraph:

Mill Green

The Guardian:

Mill Green

D Express:

Mill Green

The Sun:

Mill Green

The Star:

Mill Green