13:45 Carlisle
Saturday 15 April 2017
All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:00
toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 3f 61y | Good (Good to Soft down the hill) | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:48 | Winning time: 4m 48.7s
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One win and three placed efforts over timber to date, latest a good second at Uttoxeter in October. Entitled to have the winning of this race on what he's done so far.
Poor form in bumpers (had three tries now) and tailed off last time out at Ayr. Makes hurdles debut here but would need to make a significant step forward to figure.
Struggled to make any sort of impact in pair of bumper runs, latest at Haydock in November when attempting to make running but in trouble 3f from home.
Went through the sales ring for €120,000 as a three-year-old but recently changed hands for minor money. Rules debut at this track ten days ago over 2m1f offered little encouragement.
Tailed off all three starts under rules since turn of the year, latest pair of efforts coming over timber. No reason to suspect a dramatic turnaround will occur here.
Both outings over jumps have come at this track, latest ten days ago over 2m1f when clear second behind easy, odds-on winner. Should be in the frame again.
First outing over hurdles and has a bit to prove judged on two runs in bumpers thus far, gets a hood added for the first time.
Had the best part of two years off before last month's point-to-point outing (pulled up) and doesn't appeal as one worthy of support on rules bow.
Mare failed to beat any of seven rivals home over this sort of trip at Sedgefield a week ago on first outing over timber. Hard to fancy this time out.
Ran a marginally better race than Angel's Envy at Sedgefield a week ago, though was never able to go with the winner from 3f out and soon dropped backwards.
Bit keen and unable to sustain effort past halfway in a Chepstow bumper last month on debut, leap of faith needed to see her fighting out the finish in this.
Non-Runners
4
Bonchester18
Weight: 11-0| Age: 6
T: G A Charlton J: Jan Faltejsek
WD
Forecasts
Officer Hoolihan (2/5), Skipthescales (5/2), Glittering Love (14/1), Barton Knoll (16/1), Strike Fear (20/1), Angel's Envy (25/1), Njorls Saga (25/1), Bonchester (25/1), Dolly's Dot (25/1), Arctic Vodka (33/1), Classical Milano (66/1), Your Preference (100/1)
He's been off since October but this looks a ready-made opportunity for OFFICER HOOLIHAN to notch his second C&D success having scored here last May in ready fashion. His latest effort at Uttoxeter was fair and he should take the beating in this. Skipthescales did as well as could have been expected behind an easy winner here recently and might well be booked for a similar supporting role now while Dolly's Dot and Strike Fear might be the best of a fairly ordinary lot thereafter.
- Officer Hoolihan
- Skipthescales
- Dolly's Dot
Prize Money
1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00
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