Cartmel · GB · 2026-07-20 · 3:42
RF Miller & Co Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
3m1f107y · Good · GOOD (GoingStick: 7.5) · Turf · Class 4 · 4yo+ · 0-120 · £4,991 · 3 runners · Weather: Overcast
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Stratagem
Verdict
Stratagem is the one to beat in this four-runner Class 4 over the marathon 26f trip at Cartmel, his rating of 112 giving him a narrow edge at the head of the field. Le Malin, only a pound behind on 111, is the obvious danger and cannot be dismissed on these figures. Sean Og and Slaney Opera make up the numbers, both a good way adrift on 101 and 95 respectively. Stratagem, narrowly the best of these on rating, is the selection with real confidence.
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Stratagem14-313▾Mr J P Murray(7) · Mickey Bowen
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Third last time out, but a winner two starts back, and again five starts back, Stratagem shows the strongest recent form in this four-runner race. He has run over today's trip and going before, is fit after 24 days off, and a rating of 112 makes him the one to beat.
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Red Happy/R-RPR▾Jonathon Bewley · George Bewley
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NR
Sean Og74-141▾Sean Quinlan · Dianne Sayer
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Winner last time out, and again three starts back, Sean Og returns rapidly on just two days' rest. He has raced over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 101 keeps him among the chief dangers here.
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Le Malin87351/▾Mr N McParlan(3) · S McParlan
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Winner last time out, Le Malin has not run for 571 days since that success. He has raced over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 111 — well above his official mark of 99 — makes him a serious threat, that long absence the obvious concern.
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Slaney Opera3-435F▾Harry Reed · Nick Scholfield
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Fell last time out but with two thirds and a fourth among his last five, Slaney Opera remains winless in that spell. He has run over today's trip and going before, quick to reappear on just seven days, and a rating of 95 leaves him with plenty to find in this four-runner field.