June 27 / 16.55 Cartmel

16.55

Good

Warrior Down Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4845.32
  • 2m 5f 34y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Warrior Down Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 705-22

Last run: 36 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
In good form and although he's 0-16 overall (0-5 over fences) his turn is surely near following narrow chase defeats at Killarney (2m4f, yielding) and Limerick (2m6f, good), both without aids; cheekpieces/tongue-tie refitted; should be close up.
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3rd

9

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 111y

18:52 Galway

Cloughroe

11st 4lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Won a 2m5f Cartmel handicap in June; flopped twice at the same venue in July; plenty to prove as a result.

14/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 202-22 BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Promising close second on chase debut at Hexham (2m4f, good to soft) so it was disappointing he couldn't land the odds there in May against rivals who had never won under rules; still likely to be involved.
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3rd

6

3rd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

17:02 Hexham

Am Still Here

11st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

Placed in all five chases, the first two over C&D in May (good to soft/good); bumped into an improver when clear second at Perth (3m, good) in August and will be a tough nut to crack here if last month's wind op makes any positive difference.

7/2

5

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

18:38 Perth

Am Still Here

11st 3lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

Bang there in all four races since switched to fences and he was running on last time at Cartmel (2m5f); this trip is well worth exploring.

4/1

Form: 28PP6-

Last run: 64 days

W: 10st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Has dropped in the weights since a good hurdle run at Wetherby in January (3m, soft) but his chase form amounts to little so far; had wind surgery since last seen in April; tongue-tie left off.
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4

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

16:47 Cartmel

Wearelongterm

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Dianne Sayer

Placed in two 2m7f Kelso chases in the autumn (good/good to soft) but ran poorly over 3m1f here on Saturday, after a five-month break, and will need to rebound quickly.

16/1

4

18th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:21 Cartmel

Wearelongterm

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Dianne Sayer

Placed in two 2m7f Kelso chases in the autumn (good/good to soft) but absent since below-par hurdle run in February and returns with rules strike-rate standing at 0-21.

10/1

5th

5

15th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

15:50 Musselburgh

Wearelongterm

11st 3lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Dianne Sayer

0-20 under rules but stayed on from the rear to take third over C&D (good to soft) when back over hurdles last month and has now been placed on three of his last four appearances; no surprise if he's on the premises.

11/2

Form: 044-21 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Sole hurdle win at 2m (good to soft) and she never went beyond about 2m4f but she gave a stout display over 2m5f at Newton Abbot (good) recently on her second chase start, when having to be switched and heading a subsequent winner late on; jumps soundly and a 2lb higher mark shouldn't be beyond her.
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2nd

8

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:50 Worcester

Culligran

10st 13lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

Lightly raced; tenacious winner of 2m5f chase at Newton Abbot (good) last June but soft ground may have counted against her next time and she wasn't seen after July; a long way back on her recent yard debut but there's still hope for her at this level on anything like her old form.

8/1

7th

5

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:55 Worcester

Culligran

11st 0lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

Scored on her second chase start at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last June for John O'Shea; absent since last July and makes stable debut; best watched unless the market speaks in her favour.

7/1

7

14th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

15:50 Newton Abbot

Culligran

10st 12lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: John O’Shea

Won over hurdles at Hereford (2m, good to soft) in the autumn and battled on gamely for narrow chase success here (2m5f, good) last month; reverts to hurdling on a workable mark; cheekpieces (worn once last year) are refitted; probably won't be far away.

11/2

OUR TIP

100/30

Form: 4P521-

Last run: 88 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner in 2024 who won a Newcastle handicap hurdle (2m1f, good) in March; ran as though needing a sharpener on the AW two weeks ago; interesting contender in his first chase over a trip that should suit.
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11th

7

27th Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:50 Wetherby

Wild Nephin

11st 3lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Ryan Potter

Point/hurdle winner who has tried fences, including on his last two runs; it's now 12 months since his last effort of any note.

25/1

Form: /4420-

Last run: 196 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Heavy-ground hurdle winner over 2m3f at Limerick in April 2024 but that's his best form by some way, including in three beginners chases in Ireland; left Terence O'Brien after the latest of them in December; this handicap debut is more realistic and the market can guide.
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8

16th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

King Of Cong

11st 2lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Sam England

Still to score over fences and has been pulled up in 3m handicap chases at Hexham on his last two runs; tried in different headgear.

20/1

5

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

15:30 Hexham

King Of Cong

11st 2lb

J: William Maggs

T: Sam England

0-9 over fences and he's struggled on his last two starts; however, first-time cheekpieces had a positive impact when he was second off 4lb higher over C&D (good to soft) last November, so perhaps today's first-time blinkers and tongue-tie will give him a boost.

16/1

3

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

14:41 Hexham

King Of Cong

11st 9lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Sam England

Yet to score over hurdles or fences for his current yard and comes here having been well below par on last two starts, only tenth in 3m1f Catterick handicap chase in December; lots more is needed after a break.

14/1

Form: /625P-

Last run: 112 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Showed promise in a 3m novice hurdle for Warren Greatrex but out of sorts in final two starts for him, the latest when pulled up on handicap debut at Exeter in March; sold for £22,000 since and had wind surgery; worth a market check now chasing for new yard.
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Non-runners

Sky Luna

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £19.30
Straight Forecast £25.32
Tricast £104.36
Trifecta £52.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Culligran

The Times:

Wild Nephin

The Star:

Am Still Here

Daily Mail:

Sky Luna

Daily Record:

Cloughroe

RP RATINGS:

Culligran

TOPSPEED:

Culligran

POSTDATA:

Culligran

WEST COUNTRY:

Culligran

The Guardian:

Culligran

D Express:

Culligran

Daily Mirror:

Culligran

Telegraph:

Wild Nephin

The Sun:

Wild Nephin