In the 4.40 Carlisle on
Wednesday, Masterpaver was only just touched off on his
hat-trick attempt, in a lady amateur riders’ event over 1 mile 4
furlongs at York 11 days ago and, reunited with Tony Hamilton, may be
able to regain the winning thread. The Mastercraftsman gelding has
been raised a further 4lb in the weights, but drops back into 0-85
company and is equally effective at this slightly shorter distance.
Prior to joining Richard Fahey in April, he had been campaigned
largely on synthetic surfaces for much of his career, but has taken
advantage of his much lower turf mark since joining his new yard.
Even so, he remains 10lb lower in the weights than when winning over
1 mile 6 furlongs on the Tapeta at Wolverhampton two seasons ago, so
it’s difficult to argue that he’s not well handicapped. He
appears versatile with regard to underfoot conditions, so should run
his race whatever the weather in Cumbria.
Selections:
Carlisle 4.40 Masterpaver to win
