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Campbell & Rowley Handicap Hurdle Race

15:10 Cartmel Mon 31 Aug 2026 2m6f31y Class 4 Good to Soft 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Handmedownastar silks

Handmedownastar

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/8 Est. 32%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Handmedownastar (SR:109, 13/8) is the class-leader in this field by a clear margin and arrives off a last-time-out win with form reading 2132-1 — the rightmost digit confirms he won most recently, giving him peak-form credentials coming into this. Carrying 12-0 as top-weight is a concern, but at SR:109 he has a 5-7 point edge over the next best (Fairlawn Skipper SR:104, Belvedere Blast SR:102), and Nick Scholfield's 17% strike rate in a 98-runner sample is solid. The MarkMv:+5 is a small penalty for the win, manageable at this class level. The main reservation is Sean Bowen's 7% jockey strike rate and the unknown distance/going fit (DistFit:? GoingFit:?), but the overall ability edge and recency of form make him the standout pick. Each-way alternative: Belvedere Blast. Main danger: Belvedere Blast — Belvedere Blast (SR:102, 6/1) has steamed in dramatically (Mkt:in25%) — the sharpest market move in the field — and at 10lb below the favourite's weight (11-6 vs 12-0) carries a meaningful lbs advantage that could offset the SR gap on good-to-soft ground.

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Full result

Winner: Rauzan (IRE) at SP 8/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Rauzan silks Rauzan Lizzie Quinlan · Sean Quinlan 17/2
  2. 2 Nottodaybobo silks Nottodaybobo Micky Hammond · Joshua Thompson(5) 7/1
  3. 3 Secret Secret silks Secret Secret James Moffatt · Brian Hughes 4/1
  4. 4 Enya silks Enya James Moffatt · Leah Noreci(7) 14/1
  5. 5 Handmedownastar silks Handmedownastar Fox #1 Nick Scholfield · Sean D Bowen 2/1
  6. — Fairlawn Skipper silks Fairlawn Skipper Fox #3 Mickey Bowen · Shane Fenelon(5) 9/2
  7. — Dinons silks Dinons Brian Ellison · Nathan Moscrop 20/1
  8. — Belvedere Blast silks Belvedere Blast Fox #2 Adrian Keatley · Oakley Brown(5) 17/2
  9. — Ballyearl silks Ballyearl L J Morgan · Danny McMenamin 33/1
  10. — Big Gypsy King silks Big Gypsy King James Moffatt · Ryan Mania 40/1
  11. — Masterminding silks Masterminding James Moffatt · Charlie Maggs(3) -
  12. — Dusky Days silks Dusky Days James Moffatt · Callum Bewley -
  13. — Well Educated silks Well Educated George Bewley · Jonathon Bewley -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Handmedownastar silks Handmedownastar 13/8 5TH
  2. 2 Belvedere Blast silks Belvedere Blast 6/1
  3. 3 Fairlawn Skipper silks Fairlawn Skipper 4/1