William Hill Cumbria Crystal Cup Handicap Hurdle

Cartmel

16:35

Date 2024-07-20

Distance 2m6f31y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £18,549

Runners (13)

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
9	Wonderwall Bay J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Peter & Michael Bowen	J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Peter & Michael Bowen	160	—	0-3343	121	133	109	11d	—	—	+4	23.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Placed in valuable 3m1f handicap here in May and will be fine over this shorter trip
1	West Away Bay J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	168	t	6B2-21	129	129	91	40d	—	—	+9	24.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Improving 6yo who won comfortably at Roscommon last month; taken very seriously
7	Imperial Data Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	160	p	1-5124	121	128	109	27d	—	—	+16	28.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Scored over C&D in May and two good efforts at Hexham have followed; respected
5	Charlie Uberalles Chestnut J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Dianne Sayer	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Dianne Sayer	162	—	3P6-21	123	129	-	20d	—	—	+10	21.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Landed a good prize over fences here three weeks ago; evidently in very good nick
6	Hurricane Ali Bay J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	161	—	525-26	122	130	89	20d	—	—	+12	20.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Not at best on latest outing but was second over C&D on slower-than-ideal ground in May
13	Kingston Bridge Grey J:Sean Quinlan T:Ewan Whillans	J:Sean Quinlan T:Ewan Whillans	154	—	81-819	115	127	94	20d	—	—	+11	18.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Dual winner this spring but below form on latest outing; needs to kick on again
11	Sea The Clouds Bay J:Will Featherstone(10) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Will Featherstone(10) T:Jamie Snowden	156	tp	116-22	117	132	83	25d	—	—	+13	18.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second twice over 3m2f last month; needs to find extra in new cheekpieces here
12	Juan Bermudez Chestnut J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	154	—	6-2117	115	131	115	20d	—	—	+12	17.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Useful Flat-racer; won two Stratford novice hurdles last month; may still have potential
3	Way Out Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Syd Hosie	J:Micheal Nolan T:Syd Hosie	164	—	6-2UU2	125	131	-	24d	—	—	+15	20.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Better known as a chaser now but reverts to hurdling on a workable mark; could have a say
8	Lunar Power Chestnut J:William Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:William Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	160	b	8PP6-5	121	130	104	49d	—	—	+15	18.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Useful on his day in Ireland but opposable on British form (latest Cartmel yesterday)
10	Sam's Choice Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	159	p	0/43F-	120	126	97	169d	—	—	+15	18.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ran quite well on stable debut in November but safely held twice since; back from break
4	Imperial Merlin Bay J:Adam Wedge T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Adam Wedge T:John & Sean Quinn	164	—	/53FP-	125	128	89	132d	—	—	+16	19.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Never really got going during light campaign last season; back from a break today
2	Edison Kent Bay J:Derek Fox T:James Owen	J:Derek Fox T:James Owen	164	p	PP-210	125	131	110	20d	—	—	+16	19.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Took form to new level when winning easily two starts ago but well beaten since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Wonderwall	10/3	10/3	3/1	7/2	16/5
West Away	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Imperial Data	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Charlie Uberalles	8/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Hurricane Ali	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Kingston Bridge	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Sea The Clouds	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Juan Bermudez	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Way Out	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1	16/1
Lunar Power	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Sam's Choice	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Imperial Merlin	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Edison Kent	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Imperial Data

28.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

West Away

24.2

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Wonderwall

23.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Charlie Uberalles

21.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Hurricane Ali

20.4

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Way Out

20.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Imperial Merlin

19.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Edison Kent

19.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Lunar Power

18.7

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Sea The Clouds

18.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Sam's Choice

18.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Kingston Bridge

18.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Juan Bermudez

17.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
West Away	129	129	91
Way Out	125	131	—
Imperial Merlin	125	128	89
Edison Kent	125	131	110
Charlie Uberalles	123	129	—
Hurricane Ali	122	130	89
Wonderwall	121	133	109
Imperial Data	121	128	109
Lunar Power	121	130	104
Sam's Choice	120	126	97
Sea The Clouds	117	132	83
Kingston Bridge	115	127	94
Juan Bermudez	115	131	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wonderwall	11d ago	Quick return
Charlie Uberalles	20d ago	Fit
Hurricane Ali	20d ago	Fit
Kingston Bridge	20d ago	Fit
Juan Bermudez	20d ago	Fit
Edison Kent	20d ago	Fit
Way Out	24d ago	Fit
Sea The Clouds	25d ago	Fit
Imperial Data	27d ago	Fit
West Away	40d ago	Fit
Lunar Power	49d ago	Fresh
Imperial Merlin	132d ago	Long break
Sam's Choice	169d ago	Long break