Cartmel · GB · 2026-07-20 · 2:42
Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Race (Div II)
2m6f31y · Good · GOOD (GoingStick: 7.5) · Turf · Class 5 · 4yo+ · 0-100 · £3,459 · 9 runners · Weather: Overcast
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Les's Destiny Star
Verdict
Les's Destiny Star is our selection on a rating of 115 for this Class 5 contest over 22f, though he's only narrowly ahead of Fourofakind (113) on our figures. Fairlawn Skipper (108) and Lelantos (100) also carry solid claims and can't be dismissed. Selection confidence is low in a race this competitive, but Les's Destiny Star's rating, even by the narrowest of margins, makes him the one to side with.
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Fairlawn Skipper334-90▾Shane Fenelon(5) · Mickey Bowen
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Fairlawn Skipper is winless in his last five starts but the finishing positions have been tightening, with thirds four and five starts back the form to note. Forty-four days since that run, and with today's going already experienced, a rating of 108 puts him firmly among the leading dangers — the query is fitness following that lengthy absence.
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Fourofakind956P7-▾Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan
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Fourofakind is winless in his last five starts and hasn't run in 120 days, but a rating of 113 — second-highest in this field — shows what he's capable of on his day. He does have today's going already under his belt, and on that figure he's a leading danger, provided the long layoff hasn't blunted him.
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Lelantos134P-4▾James Bowen · Nicky Henderson
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Lelantos won five starts back, and was third four starts back, form that underpins a rating of 100 in this field. Fifty-seven days since he was last seen, but with today's trip and going both already banked, he's a fair danger to note — the long layoff is the obvious question mark.
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Les's Destiny Star843-PP▾Callum Bewley · Ewan Whillans
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Les's Destiny Star heads our ratings on 115, despite a stop-start recent sequence that includes two runs where he failed to complete. A third three starts back, and a fourth four starts back, tell a better story than that suggests, and he already has today's going in his locker — the pulled-up efforts are the one thing to note against him.
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Matoury7P-311▾William Maggs(3) · Mike Sowersby
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Matoury won last time out, and won again two starts back, a smart recent spell that sits oddly with a rating of just 91 in this field. Fifteen days since that latest success, and with today's trip and going both already banked, the question is whether that form translates against this calibre of rival.
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Top Flight CenturyP6-453▾Joshua Thompson(5) · David Thompson
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Top Flight Century is winless in his last five starts but has stayed in touch, with a third last time out the highlight. Eighteen days since that run, and with today's trip and going already banked, a rating of 94 keeps him competitive in this field, though he needs to find more to threaten the front rank.
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Masterminding676-23▾Leah Noreci(7) · James Moffatt
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Masterminding is winless in his last five starts but has shown ability, finishing third last time out, and second two starts back. Twenty-two days since that run, and with today's trip and going already banked, a rating of 91 keeps him in the mix, though the finishes further back are more modest.
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Katzoff0P2-6P▾Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton
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Katzoff sits bottom of our ratings on 80 and is winless in his last five starts, including two runs where he failed to complete. There is a second three starts back to point to, and he already has today's going under his belt, but on this figure he has a great deal to find against this field.
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Zuul3P4-35▾Ellis Collier(5) · Rebecca Menzies
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Zuul is winless in his last five starts and rates only 82, second-bottom of this field, though thirds two starts back, and five starts back, show he does have some ability. Thirty-eight days since that run, and with today's trip and going already banked, he needs to find more to be competitive here.