July 20 / 15.42 Cartmel

15.42

Good To Firm

RF Miller & Co Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4990.54
  • 3m 1f 107y
  • Class 4
  • 3 runners
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RF Miller & Co Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80

Form: 14-313 C

Last run: 24 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Very useful in his prime and enjoying a revival this year, with the latter of two wins gained here (3m5f, good) in May; last month's C&D third was perfectly respectable and he ought to be right in the thick of things again.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

31st Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 3

16:19 Cartmel

Stratagem

11st 6lb

J: Mr James Murray

T: Mickey Bowen

Very useful in his prime and has enjoyed a revival this year, winning three times (twice here); seems versatile ground-wise but this is more competitive than the tactical, three-runner contest he won over C&D six weeks ago.

8/1

1st

1

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 107y

Class 4

15:42 Cartmel

Stratagem

12st 0lb

J: Mr James Murray

T: Mickey Bowen

Very useful in his prime and enjoying a revival this year, with the latter of two wins gained here (3m5f, good) in May; last month's C&D third was perfectly respectable and he ought to be right in the thick of things again.

6/4

Form: 3-435F D

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Former pointer/hunter chaser who won a Sedgefield handicap (3m2f, good to soft) off 2lb higher for Ruth Jefferson in January; not quite in same form on first four starts for new stable and fell on latest outing a week ago but it's difficult to put a line through him.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

24th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 5

15:15 Uttoxeter

Slaney Opera

11st 10lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Seemed to run well when second of three in tactical race at Cartmel (3m1f, good) on Monday and remains 2lb lower than when winning for another stable in January but others appeal more all the same.

7/1

2nd

5

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 107y

Class 4

15:42 Cartmel

Slaney Opera

10st 4lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Former pointer/hunter chaser who won a Sedgefield handicap (3m2f, good to soft) off 2lb higher for Ruth Jefferson in January; not quite in same form on first four starts for new stable and fell on latest outing a week ago but it's difficult to put a line through him.

4/1

5

13th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

16:42 Newton Abbot

Slaney Opera

10st 7lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Encouraging first two efforts for this stable before a lesser run prompted wind surgery; got back on track to some extent at Bangor (3m, good) last month and, while more is needed, he's likely to have a say.

7/2

Form: 7/351/

Last run: 571 days

W: 10st 7lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Left clear at final fence to exploit reduced mark at Down Royal (2m4f, good to yielding) on Boxing Day 2024 and will be fine over this longer trip but this is his first run since and he's a 12yo now.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

3

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

16:40 Perth

Le Malin

11st 12lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: S McParlan

Absent for 571 days after winning at Down Royal (2m4f, good to yielding) on Boxing Day 2024 and was probably flattered by his proximity when last of three on last month's reappearance outing at Cartmel (3m1f, good), having set a slow pace for a long way; remains quite tricky to weigh up as a 12yo but that recent run might have brought him on.

9/2

3rd

4

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 107y

Class 4

15:42 Cartmel

Le Malin

10st 7lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: S McParlan

Left clear at final fence to exploit reduced mark at Down Royal (2m4f, good to yielding) on Boxing Day 2024 and will be fine over this longer trip but this is his first run since and he's a 12yo now.

7/1

Non-runners

Red Happy, Sean Og

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £2.50
Straight Forecast £2.88
Trifecta £2.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Stratagem

RP RATINGS:

Slaney Opera

Telegraph:

Sean Og

The Star:

Sean Og

Daily Mirror:

Slaney Opera

The Sun:

Slaney Opera

TOPSPEED:

Stratagem

POSTDATA:

Stratagem

The Times:

Stratagem

The Guardian:

Stratagem

Daily Mail:

Stratagem

D Express:

Stratagem

Daily Record:

Stratagem