26 May 2025 14:55 Cartmel
Winner: £6,250 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m 6f 31y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Evenwood Sonofagun (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
256144- / 7 |
Flat (1040), Jump (49) |
Sean Quinlan | Lizzie Quinlan Mrs D Chapman &… |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway before 2 out and soon went 3rd, eased into lead approaching last, ridden and drew away run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
10 |
| 3¾ L |
Star Vantage (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
25424-4 / 8 |
Jump (23) | Aaron Anderson | R Menzies Holmfirth Racing |
9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, disputed 4th 2 out, pushed along before last, kept on run-in, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| ½ L |
Secret Secret (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) |
541209- / 9 |
Flat (943), Jump (113) |
Charlotte Jones | James Moffatt The Secrets |
17/2 | |
| prominent on outer, mistake and blundered 4 out losing position, not fluent last, ridden run-in and rallied into 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| ¾ L |
Lady Mendoza (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 4) |
44854P- / 8 |
Jump (172) | B S Hughes | R Menzies Coral Racing Club |
9/1 | |
| led, pushed along and headed 3 out, ran on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| NK |
The Navigator (GB) (gelding, grey, 12 0) |
579053- / 10 |
Flat (22), Jump (37) |
Henry Brooke | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr G H Bell |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 2 out, took 4th final flight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
14 |
| ½ L |
Kajaki (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 2) |
453420- / 12 |
Flat (294), Jump (66) |
Danny McMenamin | N G Richards Tarzan Bloodstock |
11/2 | |
| close up, led 3 out, headed approaching last and pushed along, weakened quickly closing stages | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 10 L |
Vanilla Dancer (GB) (filly, bay, 11 8) |
22353-3 / 6 |
Jump (13) | William Maggs | C Grant Garry Thexton &… |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inner, pushed along before 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
11 |
| 47 L |
Military Tycoon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
900512- / 5 |
Flat (375), Jump (37) |
R P McLernon | N P Mulholland Lycett Racing Ltd |
5/2 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and dropped away after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
4 |
| NK |
Balally Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
57/9684- / 6 |
Jump (171) | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies Miss Maria D Myco |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 4th, closed into 3rd 4 out, pressed leader before 2 out, soon pushed along hung right, weakening when bad mistake last | ||||||||||
13 |
| - |
Topkapi Star (GB) (filly, bay, 11 3) |
14P107- / 8 |
Flat (1102), Jump (33) |
Peter Kavanagh | Ewan Whillans Mr A C Whillans |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Pateen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
401P30- / 13 |
Jump (210) | Joshua Thompson | J Bedi Hill House Racing… |
22/1 | |
| mid-division, reminders before 4 out, soon tailed off and pulled up | ||||||||||
8 |
| - |
Sky Luna (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 7) |
123PP-7 / 8 |
Jump (2) | Leah Noreci | James Moffatt Mr M Scott |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Ascension Day (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
2456P-8 / 8 |
Jump (20) | Jack Hogan | B Haslam Longdogs Brussel… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Supreme Yeats (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
55/1B52- / 9 |
Jump (278) | Non Runner | D Skelton The Old Stag Racing… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||