August 31 / 16.55 Cartmel

16.55

Good

FGH Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £9056.91
  • 2m 5f 34y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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FGH Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.80
  • Place: £3.70

Form: 50-33P D

Last run: 44 days

W: 12st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in last month's valuable Summer Plate at Market Rasen but this race is less competitive and he's better judged on his two C&D (good) thirds in May/June; also suited by slower ground and current mark is workable; can threaten from off the pace.
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1st

1

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:55 Cartmel

Pour Les Filles

12st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Pulled up in last month's valuable Summer Plate at Market Rasen but this race is less competitive and he's better judged on his two C&D (good) thirds in May/June; also suited by slower ground and current mark is workable; can threaten from off the pace.

6/1

6

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 1

14:45 Market Rasen

Pour Les Filles

10st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Ex-Gordon Elliott; made a successful handicap chase debut for this yard at Ffos Las (2m3f, soft) in January but up and down since, with recent thirds just okay efforts (latest in this new headgear combination when behind Breizh River); may prefer softer ground ideally.

8/1

3rd

1

28th Jun 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 2

16:15 Cartmel

Pour Les Filles

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

A winning hurdler for Gordon Elliott in Ireland, he made a successful handicap chase debut for this yard at Ffos Las (2m3f, soft) in January; reportedly hard to keep right, but he returned to form after three lesser efforts when third of five in returning cheekpieces (retained) over C&D (good) last month; first-time tongue-tie is also applied and he holds claims.

7/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 6-P291

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Back in prime form when keeping on strongly for clearcut success in first-time blinkers at Worcester (2m7f, good) 12 days ago, and now 4-11 over fences; on the downside, he's never run here before and will have something to prove if the ground is slower than good to soft.
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2nd

3

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:55 Cartmel

King Roly

11st 13lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Back in prime form when keeping on strongly for clearcut success in first-time blinkers at Worcester (2m7f, good) 12 days ago, and now 4-11 over fences; on the downside, he's never run here before and will have something to prove if the ground is slower than good to soft.

5/1

100/30

Form: 74-141 CD

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Showed career-best form when winning quite comfortably over C&D (good) last month, his fifth success here; moves up in grade today but recent 4lb rise could have been worse, and he won't mind what the weather does.
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2nd

1

24th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:24 Perth

Sean Og

12st 1lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Dianne Sayer

Runner-up to Upfordebate in this last year and he returns on the back of some good efforts at Cartmel; high in the weights but likely to be in the thick of it.

15/2

4th

6

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:55 Cartmel

Sean Og

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Dianne Sayer

Showed career-best form when winning quite comfortably over C&D (good) last month, his fifth success here; moves up in grade today but recent 4lb rise could have been worse, and he won't mind what the weather does.

100/30

Form: 74-923

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Bettered low-key stable debut (over hurdles) when second to Passengerontheship over C&D in June and and again ran well when third over C&D (also good) last month; up in grade but remains well handicapped on some of his form for Jamie Snowden (including on soft/heavy ground); likely contender.
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5th

8

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:55 Cartmel

Jack Sprat

10st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Moffatt

Bettered low-key stable debut (over hurdles) when second to Passengerontheship over C&D in June and and again ran well when third over C&D (also good) last month; up in grade but remains well handicapped on some of his form for Jamie Snowden (including on soft/heavy ground); likely contender.

5/1

3rd

2

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

16:47 Cartmel

Jack Sprat

11st 13lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Moffatt

Bettered low-key stable debut (over hurdles) when second to very progressive rival over C&D (good) last month and remains well handicapped on some of his form for Jamie Snowden; likely contender.

11/4

Form: 829-24

Last run: 50 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Has modest 2-31 strike-rate under rules but came second over 2m4f on two of his first three starts after a wind op in March, and looked stretched by 3m when below that form last month; versatile regarding ground and enters calculations.
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2nd

1

15th Sep 2026

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:00 Uttoxeter

Bleu Denfer

12st 2lb

J: Harry Brown

T: Donald McCain

Has a modest strike-rate of 1-22 over fences, the win coming at Carlisle over 2m4f in April 2025 in first-time cheekpieces (retained since) when trained in Ireland; has been below his best on last two runs and drops back in trip; others hold stronger claims.

8/1

6th

4

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:55 Cartmel

Bleu Denfer

11st 13lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Has modest 2-31 strike-rate under rules but came second over 2m4f on two of his first three starts after a wind op in March, and looked stretched by 3m when below that form last month; versatile regarding ground and enters calculations.

14/1

Form: 111115 CD BF

Last run: 44 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Big improver who won five consecutive good-ground chases in May/June, the latest over C&D; slightly disappointing when only fifth behind Sean Og here last month and will probably have slower ground to contend with today but further progress is not yet out of the question.
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2nd

1

29th Sep 2026

Good

2m 5f 28y

Class 4

15:15 Sedgefield

Passengerontheship

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Won five chases in the trot on good ground at up to 3m in May/June, four at Hexham, the other at Cartmel; went up 28lb but creditable second (of three) off this mark at Warwick last week (3m, good to firm); contender.

7/4

2nd

3

22nd Sep 2026

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:55 Warwick

Passengerontheship

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Won five in a row over fences in May/June (2m4f-3m, good); it's possible he's gone off the boil judged on his last two runs but good to soft ground may not have suited at Cartmel last time and he's not ruled out.

5/2

7th

7

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:55 Cartmel

Passengerontheship

10st 13lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Big improver who won five consecutive good-ground chases in May/June, the latest over C&D; slightly disappointing when only fifth behind Sean Og here last month and will probably have slower ground to contend with today but further progress is not yet out of the question.

5/1

Form: 1-1316

Last run: 36 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 125

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No Results Found

Non-runners

Cossack Chach

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £25.00
Straight Forecast £22.00
Tricast £120.29
Trifecta £169.70

Selections

Telegraph:

Sean Og

SPOTLIGHT:

Jack Sprat

TOPSPEED:

King Roly

The Times:

Passengerontheship

RP RATINGS:

Bleu d'Enfer

D Express:

Cossack Chach

Daily Mail:

Sean Og

Daily Mirror:

Sean Og

The Sun:

Sean Og

The Star:

Sean Og

Daily Record:

Sean Og

POSTDATA:

Jack Sprat

The Guardian:

Jack Sprat