EWGA Handicap Hurdle (Div II) – Cartmel

Cartmel

16:05

EWGA Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Date 2023-08-28

Distance 2m6f31y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,776

Winning Time 5m 43.20s (slow by 36.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Smart Connection (IRE) James Best · Michael Chapman	80/1	Won
2nd	Native Fighter (IRE) Charlotte Jones · James Moffatt	13/2	0.3
3rd	Sunshine Girl (IRE) Richie McLernon · Gary Hanmer	7/1	2.5
4th	Unwanted Attention (IRE) Sean Bowen · Ryan Potter	9/4F	11
5th	Confelicity (IRE) Jamie Hamilton · Andrew Hamilton	12/1	.75
6th	You Say Its Over (IRE) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	6/1	0.3
7th	Blended Stealth (GB) Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan	3/1	0.2
8th	Robeam (IRE) Kevin Brogan · Michael Mullineaux	33/1	1.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Tip Top Tonto (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Dr Richard Newland	12/1

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
5	Unwanted Attention Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Ryan Potter	J:Sean Bowen T:Ryan Potter	154	t	507-01	86	98	67	72d	—	—	-5	14.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Much improved when winning latest start (well backed); 5lb higher
6	Blended Stealth Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	153	t	344-03	85	109	93	40d	—	—	-4	14	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Third on stable debut last month; lots of good runs but 0-15 over hurdles; tongue-strap on
2	Native Fighter Bay J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	167	p	554-P7	99	105	74	37d	—	—	0	17.3	0.75/1	4 25%
Seemingly in steady decline in last two years; would prefer quicker; yard form a plus
4	Sunshine Girl Chestnut J:Richie McLernon T:Gary Hanmer	J:Richie McLernon T:Gary Hanmer	156	—	-57415	88	100	79	24d	—	—	+7	20.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Southwell winner last month; well held on stable debut latest; better needed
7	You Say Its Over Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	149	—	F-3624	81	106	58	50d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has shown enough to be of interest on handicap debut with Brian Hughes booked
3	Tip Top Tonto Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Dr Richard Newland	167	p	32F-37	99	105	59	32d	—	—	+6	14.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Well beaten in both starts this summer; up in trip for handicap debut; cheekpieces back
NR	Frightened Rabbit Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Lisa Harrison	J:NON-RUNNER T:Lisa Harrison	168	—	/109-P	100	100	-	26d	—	—	-41	32.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Pulled up on this month's stable debut after a year off; all wins at shorter trips
10	Confelicity Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Andrew Hamilton	142	—	564753	74	94	42	26d	—	—	+4	10.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Tailed off in novices but ran well for long way on this month's handicap debut
9	Robeam Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Michael Mullineaux	J:Kevin Brogan T:Michael Mullineaux	145	p	P-7V4P	77	105	54	—	—	—	+5	7.5	6.75/1	28 4%
Good spell of form last year but out of sorts since
8	Smart Connection Bay J:James Best T:Michael Chapman	J:James Best T:Michael Chapman	148	—	O-6456	80	102	67	—	—	—	+6	8	24.75/1	100 1%
Has been unplaced in all starts for this yard

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Unwanted Attention	3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Blended Stealth	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Native Fighter	4	4	4	4	4
Sunshine Girl	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
You Say Its Over	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Tip Top Tonto	10	9	9	9	9
Frightened Rabbit	20	SP	SP	SP	SP
Confelicity	14	14	14	14	14
Robeam	25	28	28	28	28
Smart Connection	100	66	66	66	66

Predictor

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

1st

Frightened Rabbit

32.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

2nd

Sunshine Girl

20.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Native Fighter

17.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

Unwanted Attention

14.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Tip Top Tonto

14.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Blended Stealth

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

You Say Its Over

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Confelicity

10.7

OR: 6 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

Smart Connection

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100

Robeam

7.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Frightened Rabbit	100	100	—
Native Fighter	99	105	74
Tip Top Tonto	99	105	59
Sunshine Girl	88	100	79
Unwanted Attention	86	98	67
Blended Stealth	85	109	93
You Say Its Over	81	106	58
Smart Connection	80	102	67
Robeam	77	105	54
Confelicity	74	94	42

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sunshine Girl	24d ago	Fit
Frightened Rabbit	26d ago	Fit
Confelicity	26d ago	Fit
Tip Top Tonto	32d ago	Fit
Native Fighter	37d ago	Fit
Blended Stealth	40d ago	Fit
You Say Its Over	50d ago	Fresh
Unwanted Attention	72d ago	Fresh
Robeam	—	—
Smart Connection	—	—