Fitzdares Cartmel Cup Handicap Hurdle – Cartmel

Cartmel

16:00

Fitzdares Cartmel Cup Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-08-26

Distance 2m1f46y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,744

Winning Time 4m 16.13s (slow by 20.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Young Merlin (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Amy Murphy	9/2	Won
2nd	Very Excellent (IRE) Aaron Anderson · Mike Sowersby	40/1	1
3rd	Well Educated (IRE) Jonathon Bewley · George Bewley	15/2	1.25
4th	Call Me Rocky (IRE) Bradley Harris · Milton Harris	17/2	0.05
5th	Gavin (GB) Sean Bowen · Peter Bowen	9/1	7.5
6th	Glorious Zoff (IRE) Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	5/1	5.5
7th	Vocal Duke (IRE) Danny McMenamin · James Moffatt	8/1	4.25
8th	Calevade (IRE) Richie McLernon · Ben Haslam	7/2F	13
9th	For Pleasure (IRE) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	8/1	12
10th	Calum Gilhooley (IRE) Joshua Thompson · David Thompson	40/1	33

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Young Merlin Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Amy Murphy	J:Jack Quinlan T:Amy Murphy	153	—	11	113	132	113	39d	—	—	+22	37.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has taken to hurdling with aplomb (2-2); could easily have more to offer now handicapping
8	Calevade Grey J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	146	p	75-113	106	129	118	35d	—	—	+2	19	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Third here five weeks ago but this is a stronger contest; more required off the same mark
1	Glorious Zoff Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal Obrien	J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal Obrien	168	ht	P-1F23	128	131	114	35d	—	—	+10	23.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Consistent; fine third of 12 in the Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen; thereabouts again
9	Gavin Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	145	ht	111257	105	127	124	22d	—	—	+14	24.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Fifth in Summer Hurdle but beat only one home at Bangor last time
5	Vocal Duke Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:James Moffatt	J:Danny McMenamin T:James Moffatt	151	—	28-056	111	129	99	55d	—	—	+8	18.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Slipping in the weights and shaped a bit better last time; interesting for local yard
6	Well Educated Chestnut J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	150	—	0-4363	110	130	100	22d	—	—	+7	18.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Five wins last year but mostly in the doldrums since; cheekpieces quickly discarded again
4	Call Me Rocky Bay J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Milton Harris	J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Milton Harris	152	t	5-3110	112	128	119	35d	—	—	+9	18.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Easy to forgive well-beaten run last time; previously won first two starts for this yard
2	For Pleasure Chestnut J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	156	p	07-5VP	116	132	107	50d	—	—	+10	19	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Formerly tough and game; recent runs have left much to be desired; now wears cheekpieces
7	Calum Gilhooley Brown J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:David Thompson	J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:David Thompson	148	—	P1D21/5	108	-	35	32d	—	—	+12	15.3	8.00/1	33 3%
Tailed off after a long absence at Southwell; dropped 4lb but not especially appealing
10	Very Excellent Chestnut J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Mike Sowersby	J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Mike Sowersby	144	—	586P6-	104	119	100	—	—	—	+12	14.2	9.75/1	40 3%
Ran poorly on Flat latest; tailed off both hurdle starts for this yard; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Young Merlin	9/2	9/2	5/1	4	9/2
Calevade	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Glorious Zoff	5	5	5/1	5/1	5/1
Gavin	15/2	15/2	13/2	15/2	15/2
Vocal Duke	17/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
Well Educated	7	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2
Call Me Rocky	9/1	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2
For Pleasure	15/2	8	8/1	8	17/2
Calum Gilhooley	33	28	28	25	28
Very Excellent	40	28	33/1	28	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Young Merlin

37.2

OR: 15.8 Form: 17 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Gavin

24.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Glorious Zoff

23.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Calevade

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

For Pleasure

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Call Me Rocky

18.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Vocal Duke

18.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Well Educated

18.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Calum Gilhooley

15.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Very Excellent

14.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Glorious Zoff	128	131	114
For Pleasure	116	132	107
Young Merlin	113	132	113
Call Me Rocky	112	128	119
Vocal Duke	111	129	99
Well Educated	110	130	100
Calum Gilhooley	108	—	35
Calevade	106	129	118
Gavin	105	127	124
Very Excellent	104	119	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gavin	22d ago	Fit
Well Educated	22d ago	Fit
Calum Gilhooley	32d ago	Fit
Calevade	35d ago	Fit
Glorious Zoff	35d ago	Fit
Call Me Rocky	35d ago	Fit
Young Merlin	39d ago	Fit
For Pleasure	50d ago	Fresh
Vocal Duke	55d ago	Fresh
Very Excellent	—	—