Stephex Trucks UK Castletown Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Carlisle

14:02

Date 2025-11-02

Distance 2m3f218y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £18,211

Winning Time 5m 14.06s (slow by 24.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hartington (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	7/1	Won
2nd	Florida Dreams (IRE) Brian Hughes · Nicky Richards	5/1	0.3
3rd	Siog Geal (IRE) Jack Hogan · Fergal O'Brien	13/2	1.25
4th	Personal Ambition (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	4/1	3
5th	Nells Son (GB) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	14/1	2.25
6th	Dedicated Hero (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Sandy Thomson	11/1	3
7th	Karafon (FR) J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	20/1	.75
8th	Faivoir (FR) Miss Heidi Palin · Dan Skelton	28/1	14
9th	Nurse Susan (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/1	.75
10th	Jericoacoara (FR) Conor O'Farrell · Micky Hammond	40/1	1.75
11th	Kapal Layar (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	3/1F	4

Runners (11)

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
8	Kapal Layar Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	—	44211-	124	141	118	192d	—	—	+23	44.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Still raw last season but won his last two, including a handicap; progressive
3	Personal Ambition Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	163	—	2423P-	131	134	-	234d	—	—	+15	28	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Confined to fences last season but did win a Grade 2 during novice hurdle campaign
10	Hartington Grey J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	151	—	/5122-	119	138	103	287d	—	—	+22	34.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Maintained his momentum when runner-up on handicap debut at Windsor in January
7	Florida Dreams Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Nicky Richards	J:Brian Hughes T:Nicky Richards	157	—	7524-2	125	137	109	22d	—	—	+14	27.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Off his winning mark last October and unlucky not to win on recent chase debut
9	Siog Geal Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	154	—	21421-	122	136	118	225d	—	—	+26	39.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Useful bumper performer who went 2-4 over hurdles last season; no doubt more to offer
4	Dedicated Hero Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Sandy Thomson	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Sandy Thomson	162	—	13115-	130	135	108	193d	—	—	+28	37.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Grade 2-winning novice who likes soft ground; by no means exposed just yet
5	Nurse Susan Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	162	—	11/09-	130	136	96	205d	—	—	+15	22	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Quiet in just two runs last season but a danger to all if she retains all her ability
2	Nells Son Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	167	—	/113P-	135	138	-	235d	—	—	+26	31.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Better than ever last season over fences before pulling up in the Grand Annual
6	Karafon Bay J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	161	—	470F-7	129	135	106	178d	—	—	+17	20.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
The ability is there to deal with this mark if a change of scenery has helped
1	Faivoir Bay J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	168	—	28526/	136	137	-	597d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+24	26.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Last seen finishing a close sixth in the County Hurdle of 2024; returns off the same mark
11	Jericoacoara Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Micky Hammond	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Micky Hammond	146	h	/7430-	114	138	109	219d	—	—	+16	18.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Useful in France but didn't get a lot going last season for this yard (2m1f-2m5f)

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kapal Layar	3/1	10/3	3/1
Personal Ambition	5/1	5/1	11/2
Hartington	11/2	5/1	11/2
Florida Dreams	5/1	11/2	5/1
Siog Geal	5/1	11/2	5/1
Dedicated Hero	10/1	9/1	10/1
Nurse Susan	10/1	11/1	10/1
Nells Son	16/1	14/1	16/1
Karafon	33/1	22/1	33/1
Faivoir	40/1	33/1	33/1
Jericoacoara	50/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kapal Layar

44.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Siog Geal

39.5

OR: 18 Form: 17.5 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Dedicated Hero

37.4

OR: 20 Form: 14.9 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Hartington

34.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Nells Son

31.2

OR: 21.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Personal Ambition

OR: 20.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Florida Dreams

27.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

Faivoir

26.8

OR: 21.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Nurse Susan

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

Karafon

20.6

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Jericoacoara

18.8

OR: 16 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Faivoir	136	137	—
Nells Son	135	138	—
Personal Ambition	131	134	—
Dedicated Hero	130	135	108
Nurse Susan	130	136	96
Karafon	129	135	106
Florida Dreams	125	137	109
Kapal Layar	124	141	118
Siog Geal	122	136	118
Hartington	119	138	103
Jericoacoara	114	138	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Florida Dreams	22d ago	Fit
Karafon	178d ago	Long break
Kapal Layar	192d ago	Long break
Dedicated Hero	193d ago	Long break
Nurse Susan	205d ago	Long break
Jericoacoara	219d ago	Long break
Siog Geal	225d ago	Long break
Personal Ambition	234d ago	Long break
Nells Son	235d ago	Long break
Hartington	287d ago	Long break
Faivoir	597d ago	Long break