7.20 2m. 6f. 31yds. 6 Declared. Hales Of Cartmel Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) (Class 4 ) of £7,950.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €4,136.00 2nd - €1,902.00 3rd - €951.00 4th - €475.00 5th - €238.00 6th - €118.00
Formscan - ILIKEDWAYURTHINKIN had excuses for being well beaten in this grade at Kelso earlier in the month and the handicapper may have been kind to drop him 4lb for that effort. Ben Haslam's veteran lurks on an appealing mark and he gets the nod, with his main threat possibly being Boomslang, who finished second in a maiden hurdle at Hexham last time and could remain competitive back in the handicap ranks. Of the remainder, Finisk River makes the most appeal under Brian Hughes.