CARTMEL JOCKEYS CHALLENGE

many wins as he would like with this season with just two on the board, both on Titanium Moon, he has nonetheless been his usual consistent self and registered points on every race day. That consistency has earned him his place at the top of the leaderboard just one point ahead of McLernon, who kept up his challenge with two winners at the Sunday meeting on Arthur’s Quay and Didtheyleaveuoutto, both in the colours of leading owner JP McManus

Just two points further back is Sean Quinlan, who also enjoyed a successful Sunday earlier this month when winning the Molson Coors

Handicap Chase on Getaway Luv as well as taking second on City Derby in the FGH Security Handicap Hurdle, both horses being trained by his wife Lizzie

It’s tight at the top in the race to win this season’s Cartmel Jockeys Challenge title with perennial winner Brian Hughes getting his nose in front, but with just four points covering the top four in a chasing group headed by Richie McLernon, Sean Quinlan and Sean Bowen.

Hughes is far and away the most successful jockey at Cartmel with 76 career wins on the track. And while he may not have racked up as

Bowen remains a menacing presence in fourth place just one point further back. He has amassed his total despite having ridden at only three of the five days so far, while Jonathan Bewley and Jonathan England are not out of it by any means back in fifth and sixth places respectively

Trainer Pts

Cartmel Trainers Challenge

Haslam denied a double when Cash Again was beaten a head by George Bewley’s Hungry Tiger in the St Mary’s Hospice Handicap Chase

But he improved on that two days later when he completed a 71-1 double with the JP McManusowned Richie McLernon-ridden Arthur’s Quay in the Oakmere Homes Handicap Chase and Didtheyleaveuoutto in the FGH Security Handicap Hurdle

An eight-points lead looks a healthy one at this stage of the competition with just four days left to go, but with a glance over his shoulder Haslam would see that the two of the three leading the chasing pack are Donald McCain and James Moffatt, the only men to have won the Challenge since it began 11 years ago

Middleham trainer Ben Haslam has set his sights on winning his first ever Cartmel Trainers Challenge and after collecting 11 points over the two days of the June meeting, he has powered clear of his rivals at the top of the table.

Calevade, who had a won a seller at the May meeting and did not attract a bid, stepped up on that performance to win the Cartmel Amateur Jockeys Handicap Hurdle on the Friday, with

Both McCain and Moffatt are on 13 points along with George Bewley and the momentum seems to be with Moffatt. The local trainer is bidding to retain his crown and after a disappointing May, he came roaring back with Jelski and Zumbi, first and third in the Cark Manor Handicap Chase on Friday plus six points on the Sunday including a one-two for Our Sam and Shantou Sunset in the Derian House

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