Cartmel · GB · 2026-07-20 · 3:12
Furness Building Society Handicap Hurdle Race
2m1f46y · Good · GOOD (GoingStick: 7.5) · Turf · Class 5 · 3yo+ · 0-100 · £3,459 · 8 runners · Weather: Overcast
Tip
Assorda
Verdict
Assorda is our selection on a rating of 98, a few pounds clear of Interchangeable and the rest of this Class 5 field over today's 17f. Interchangeable (94) is the most obvious danger on our figures, with Scots Poet (91) and Zamond (90) both capable of running into the frame. Confidence in the selection is low given how tightly this field is graded, but Assorda's rating edge, even if modest, is enough to give her the nod.
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Scots Poet1-211U▾Conor O'Farrell · Ewan Whillans
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Unseated last time, but three wins in his last five starts, including a win two starts back, show he has real quality. Eight days on, with today's trip and going already banked, a rating of 91 keeps him right in the shake-up — repeating that exit is the main risk.
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Big Gypsy King54-41▾Leah Noreci(7) · James Moffatt
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Big Gypsy King won last time out but the starts before that yielded nothing better than fourth, and a rating of 84 leaves her well behind this field's leaders. Twenty-two days since that latest win, with today's trip and going already experienced, there's little more than that recent success to hang hopes on.
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Zamond482-82▾Theo Gillard · Donald McCain
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Zamond is winless in his last five starts but has stayed competitive, finishing second last time out, and second again three starts back. Twenty-four days since that run, and with today's trip and going already banked, a rating of 90 makes him a leading contender — getting his head in front is the one thing missing.
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Raffles Nobu-P3421▾Jack Quinlan · Nick Scholfield
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Raffles Nobu won last time out and was runner-up two starts back, form that fits a rating of 90 in this race. Seven days on and with today's trip and going already under his belt, the pulled-up run further back is the blot on an otherwise solid recent record.
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Interchangeable603-65▾Mr John Dixon(7) · John Dixon
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Interchangeable is winless in his last five starts but a rating of 94 — second-highest in this field — points to more than his results show, with a third three starts back the pick of that form. Eighteen days since running, and with today's trip and going already banked, the concern is a string of finishes no better than fifth otherwise.
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Assorda66-566▾Callum Bewley · John Wainwright
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Assorda tops the field on our figures with a rating of 98, despite a modest recent sequence — nothing better than fifth in her last five starts. She already has today's trip and going under her belt, and on that number she's the one to beat, though sharper form in the book would ease the obvious reservation.
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Ambassador6P68-9▾Joshua Thompson(5) · Micky Hammond
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Ambassador is winless in his last five starts, with results no better than sixth and a spell of 47 days since that latest run. He does arrive with today's trip and going already in the book, and a rating of 86 keeps him in touch with this middle-order field, but the form is thin.
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Mr Globalist-34463▾Harry Atkins(5) · Lizzie Quinlan
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Mr Globalist sits bottom of our ratings on 66 and is winless in his last five starts, without a finish better than third. He does race again just two days on from his last outing, with today's trip and going already familiar, but that figure leaves plenty to find against this field.