Racecards
15:25 Cartmel
Chas Kendall Casino.com Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
Badger
4- Form 975-3P9
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer C T Pogson
- Jockey A Pogson
in touch, mistake and lost place 10th, no danger after
- Form 0/0-8P6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer M McElhone
- Jockey R T Dunne
held up, mistake 2nd, blunderd and rider lost irons 9th, outpaced when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form P6U30P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 59
disputed lead, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied to chase winner flat, no impression final furlong
- Form 1PF520/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
raced keenly, made most to 2 out, soon ridden, kept on until weakened final furlong
- Form 58532P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Donal Devereux
held up in touch, went 2nd 3 out, led next, driven and drew clear final furlong, comfortably
Verdict
Shoudawoudacouda is preferred to Doc Row. Peter Bowen's charge has had plenty of chances to get off the mark but this race has cut up badly and with moderate opposition obtaining, he can get his head infront after a very long time waiting. Doc Row has had a sizeable absence. He had a reasonable run of form prior to it and if able to translate some of that hurdling ability to the larger obstacles, he is a player. Badger quickly goes chasing after an inauspicious hurdling bow. Benny Bjork is a maiden under all forms of the National Hunt code. Cengiz looks thoroughly muleish and having made an exhibition of himself last Sunday, he proved particularly reluctant at his fences in a Newton Abbot event. Not a race that will live too long in the memory and Shoudawoudacouda is the selection.
Formwatch
Badger 14-1 (10-11) With leaders, went 2nd 4th, weakened approaching 2 out, 9th of 13, 35l behind Sky Calling (10-7) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (5) gf.
Benny Bjork (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division, progress 4 out, moderate 6th and kept on same pace from before straight, 6th of 16, more than 29l behind Running Late (11-12) at Limerick 2m 3f beg chs gf in Jul.
Cengiz (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Roby De Cimbre (11-11) at N Abbot 2m nov chs (3) sft, 4 ran.
Doc Row (IRE) 5-2fav (11-4) In touch, lost place after 5th, 14th of 17, well behind The Real Deal (10-9) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Dec '06.
Shoudawoudacouda (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Held up, not fluent 4th, ridden after 6th, weakening when mistake 7th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Hypnotic Vibes (10-7) at Southwell 2m 1f beg chs (4) gd, 8 ran.