Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle (Div I) – Cartmel

Cartmel

18:40

Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Date 2025-05-28

Distance 2m6f31y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,136

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	Shantwopointfive Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	166	—	51224-	118	119	101	41d	—	—	0	38.5	0.44/1	7/4 36%
C&D winner; creditable fourth in valuable series final at Cheltenham last month
7	Rock Hurley Grey J:William Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:William Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	155	tb	34241-	107	126	111	34d	—	—	+10	34.6	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Front-runner; looked in excellent nick at Bangor last month; hiked up 10lb for that win
6	Our Sam Bay J:Leah Noreci(10) T:James Moffatt	J:Leah Noreci(10) T:James Moffatt	157	tp	4FP8-8	109	122	102	2d	—	—	+7	17.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Never really got going last season and weakened into eight here (3m1f) on Monday.
5	Belvedere Blast Chestnut J:Henry Brooke T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Henry Brooke T:Adrian Paul Keatley	161	—	15245-	113	120	97	47d	—	—	+13	23.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Began this year with a win and has remained in good form since; each-way claims at least
9	Rioja Alta Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	147	b	/7912-	99	124	120	74d	—	—	+18	26.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won on first-time blinkers in February and ran well in defeat off new mark in March
2	Curley Finger Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	168	tv	/0P45-	120	123	94	75d	—	—	+13	19.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Didn't run badly on latest outing but needs a boost from today's headgear switch
8	Mojo Ego Bay J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	152	—	55087-	104	123	114	114d	—	—	+9	15.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Unplaced all five stable starts but too well handicapped to rule out
10	Topkapi Star Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Ewan Whillans	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Ewan Whillans	142	p	4P107-	94	119	89	35d	—	—	+13	16.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
20-1 winner in first-time cheekpieces in January but two disappointing runs followed
4	Fourofakind b/br J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	163	p	1455-4	115	119	112	25d	—	—	+14	17.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won twice at Perth last year; not yet proven here but won't mind of the ground softens
1	Flying Scotsman Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	168	b	8/9/P-	120	-	-	—	—	—	+16	18.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won a low-grade AW handicap in January but current hurdling ability hard to gauge

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Shantwopointfive	6/4	7/4	11/8	13/8	13/8
Rock Hurley	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1	3/1
Our Sam	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2	8/1
Belvedere Blast	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	17/2
Rioja Alta	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	10/1
Curley Finger	16/1	14/1	11/1	14/1	12/1
Mojo Ego	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Topkapi Star	25/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
Fourofakind	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Flying Scotsman	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Shantwopointfive

38.5

OR: 17 Form: 9 Odds: 12.5

7/4

2nd

Rock Hurley

34.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 13.1 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Rioja Alta

26.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Belvedere Blast

23.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Curley Finger

19.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Flying Scotsman

18.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Our Sam

17.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Fourofakind

17.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Topkapi Star

16.6

OR: 11 Form: 4.6 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Mojo Ego

15.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Curley Finger	120	123	94
Flying Scotsman	120	—	—
Shantwopointfive	118	119	101
Fourofakind	115	119	112
Belvedere Blast	113	120	97
Our Sam	109	122	102
Rock Hurley	107	126	111
Mojo Ego	104	123	114
Rioja Alta	99	124	120
Topkapi Star	94	119	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Our Sam	2d ago	Quick return
Fourofakind	25d ago	Fit
Rock Hurley	34d ago	Fit
Topkapi Star	35d ago	Fit
Shantwopointfive	41d ago	Fit
Belvedere Blast	47d ago	Fresh
Rioja Alta	74d ago	Fresh
Curley Finger	75d ago	Fresh
Mojo Ego	114d ago	Long break
Flying Scotsman	—	—