13:20 Cartmel

Monday 19 July 2021

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Unsworths Yard Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 4m 13.6s

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Dan's Cross⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

8/1

Dansant gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Shaw's Cross, stays 19f. Dam (h86) maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m). Off mark in points at third attempt last month.

Form: 4P1

Galloway Du Lia^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: J CoulsonWS

14/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in a first-time tongue tie at Kilbeggan a month ago on final start for John Halley. More needed.

Form: 76F-475

Havana Bay⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ross Chapman| T: Miss T Jackson

300/1

Dam half-sister to useful hurdler (stays 19f) Lightly Squeeze. Poor maiden on Flat.

Form:

King's Proctor^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Reed| T: M F Harris

11/4

Useful at best on Flat (stays 1¾m) for Mark Johnston in 2018. Not at the same level for this yard since returning from a long absence but pleasing hurdles debut when third of 15 at Worcester.

Form: 3

Quoteline Direct^h¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 116

10/1

Fair Flat performer who made fair start to his hurdling career in 2019/20. On a lengthy losing run on the level but is fit and can make presence felt in a race like this.

Form: 243/

Bright Eyed Eagle^t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 110

6/4

Fairly useful 1m4f winner on Flat who stepped up on previous hurdles efforts when second of 5 on handicap debut (hood and tongue tie) at Fontwell last month. The one to beat.

Form: 4-22

Willy Nilly^h,t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 107

4/1

Dual Flat winner who left previous form in this sphere well behind when third in an 8-runner Ludlow novice in April. Similar form at Perth last month but could do with settling down.

Form: P03-53

She Got Fast²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: James Moffatt| OR: 74

125/1

Fair maiden on the Flat in Ireland in 2018 but has yet to better poor form over hurdles, failing to complete here the last twice. Blinkers removed.

Form: P05P-UP

Rock On Sweetie¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: P D Niven

300/1

Looked limited in bumpers/brace of basement-level Flat contests.

Form: 89-

Forecasts

Bright Eyed Eagle (6/4), King's Proctor (11/4), Willy Nilly (4/1), Dan's Cross (8/1), Quoteline Direct (10/1), Galloway Du Lia (14/1), She Got Fast (125/1), Havana Bay (300/1), Rock On Sweetie (300/1)

BRIGHT EYED EAGLE is progressing steadily over hurdles and possesses the scope to rate quite a bit higher given his Flat ability, so he should be up to this task. King's Proctor and Willy Nilly are probably the chief threats unless there's confidence behind Dan's Cross, a winning pointer last month.