Remembering Len & Pam Cartwright Handicap Hurdle – Newton Abbot

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Remembering Len & Pam Cartwright Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-10-18

Distance 2m5f122y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Winning Time 5m 23.50s (slow by 26.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	El Capitaine (IRE) Harry Cobden · Kayley Woollacott	10/1	Won
2nd	Busy Being Busy (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	7/4F	0.05
3rd	Stinginhisstep (GB) Sean Houlihan · Sue Gardner	11/2	2.25
4th	Al Sayah (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	11/2	6.5
5th	Coconut Twist (IRE) Harry Reed · Daisy Hitchins	14/1	15
6th	Elusiveness (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	12/1	1.25
7th	Moorland Rambler (GB) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	16/1	.5
8th	Striking A Pose (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	7/1	2
9th	Despereaux (FR) Jonathan Burke · Jane Williams	10/1	.5

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
2	Busy Being Busy Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	168	h	5111-8	118	119	104	21d	—	—	-1	25	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Ended last season in excellent form over 2m4f; may have needed recent 2m run
6	El Capitaine Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Harry Cobden T:Kayley Woollacott	162	—	111-11	112	115	-	—	—	—	+5	19.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Pulled up on latest rules start in May 2024 but has won seven points since; interesting
1	Al Sayah Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	168	p	2-1123	118	116	92	91d	—	—	+13	23.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual C&D winner in May and placed in quite valuable contest last time; big player
7	Elusiveness Brown J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	152	tb	85111-	102	118	117	182d	—	—	+28	37.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
3-3 in blinkers towards end of last season; returns from six-month break here
10	Stinginhisstep Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Sue Gardner	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sue Gardner	144	—	131743	94	118	103	19d	—	—	+11	20.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Close third of five over C&D last month but has more on his plate in deeper race today
9	Moorland Rambler Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	151	—	42741-	101	118	109	232d	—	—	+19	26.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Made all on heavy ground in February but not seen again since; no headgear today
4	Striking A Pose Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	164	b	34-162	114	120	80	19d	—	—	+11	17.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Went close over C&D last month but this race looks more competitive; others preferred
8	Despereaux Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Jane Williams	J:Jonathan Burke T:Jane Williams	152	—	423-65	102	119	55	19d	—	—	+8	14.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Returned from break with two below-par runs last month; headgear missing again today
5	Coconut Twist Chestnut J:Harry Reed T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Harry Reed T:Daisy Hitchins	162	p	12-P04	112	119	93	19d	—	—	+11	17.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Back in good nick over C&D last month but may find others better handicapped today
NR	Diplomatie Chestnut J:Miss Victoria Malzard(5) T:Harry Derham	J:Miss Victoria Malzard(5) T:Harry Derham	166	—	1-U2F2	116	119	98	10d	—	—	—	23.5	—	—
Returned from latest spell in Jersey with good second at Ludlow this month; respected

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Busy Being Busy	9/4	2/1	9/4	2/1	5/2
El Capitaine	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	9/2
Al Sayah	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Elusiveness	9/1	8/1	17/2	15/2	17/2
Stinginhisstep	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1
Moorland Rambler	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Striking A Pose	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Despereaux	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Coconut Twist	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Diplomatie	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Elusiveness

37.9

OR: 13 Form: 22 Odds: 2.9

9/1

2nd

Moorland Rambler

26.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2

11/1

3rd

Busy Being Busy

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Al Sayah

23.6

OR: 17 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Diplomatie

23.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Stinginhisstep

20.3

OR: 11 Form: 6.6 Odds: 2.7

8/1

El Capitaine

19.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Striking A Pose

17.9

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Coconut Twist

17.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Despereaux

14.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Busy Being Busy	118	119	104
Al Sayah	118	116	92
Diplomatie	116	119	98
Striking A Pose	114	120	80
El Capitaine	112	115	—
Coconut Twist	112	119	93
Elusiveness	102	118	117
Despereaux	102	119	55
Moorland Rambler	101	118	109
Stinginhisstep	94	118	103

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Diplomatie	10d ago	Quick return
Stinginhisstep	19d ago	Fit
Striking A Pose	19d ago	Fit
Despereaux	19d ago	Fit
Coconut Twist	19d ago	Fit
Busy Being Busy	21d ago	Fit
Al Sayah	91d ago	Long break
Elusiveness	182d ago	Long break
Moorland Rambler	232d ago	Long break
El Capitaine	—	—