20:25 Carlisle

Thursday 11 May 2017

All17:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2520:55

Amazing Monday Here 7th August Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 1f  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:25  |   Winning time: 4m 11.1s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Domtaline18
Age: 10|  Weight: 12-5| J: Ryan Winks(5)| T: P Winks| OR:  106
7/2
Hasn't won since September 2016 when taking a handicap chase at Stratford, but was switched back to hurdles at Wetherby last month seeking to exploit a lower hurdles mark. However, improvement wasn't forthcoming and has a welter burden to carry tonight.
2
Horse silk
Thepremierbroker195
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR:  99
8/1
Little promise in four spins over hurdles including on two occasions for this stable. Looks the type to do better in handicap company, but this opening mark of 99 looks plenty high enough. Non-runner at Sedgefield (4th May).
3
Horse silk
Final Countdownp1
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: R Menzies| OR:  95
9/2
Placed four times but yet to win from nine starts over hurdles. His Musselburgh run in January was his best since joining this (much in-form) yard and if able to reproduce that effort could run well. Also declared at Kelso in a conditional jockeys event on Wednesday (4.25pm).
4
Horse silk
Uriah Heep13
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-6| J: Callum Bewley(3)| T: R M Smith| OR:  93
6/1
Has lost his way since his days with Alan King and was pulled up on each of his final two starts in the summer/autumn of 2016. Produced a midfield finish back from a break at Perth two weeks ago and has dropped a further 4lb in the weights. Ground should suit.
6
Horse silk
Fit For Fifty45
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-1| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  88
3/1
Made little impression since switched to handicaps (two starts), and could only finish sixth of ten over 2m4f at Market Rasen in March. Dropped 1lb, and in trip but hardly appeals as a winner in waiting.
7
Horse silk
Mrs Grasst,v26
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-10| J: Dale Irving(5)| T: J C Haynes| OR:  83
11/2
Nearly took advantage of a reduced mark (78) when beaten ½L by Catchthemoonlight over C&D last month (good to soft). Up 5lb, but sure to race prominently and force all of the others to battle hard in order to get past her tonight.
8
Horse silk
Morning Timep,t16
Age: 11|  Weight: 10-0| J: Alexander Thorne(7)| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR:  69
14/1
Has been competing over fences lately, but struggled at his beloved Hexham last month. Getting rather long in the tooth nowadays, but drops to a mark of 69 now switched back to hurdles (last successful from a mark of 95 at Hexham in April 2014).

Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Rockabilly Riot145
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: M Todhunter  J: Henry Brooke
NR

Forecasts

Fit For Fifty (3/1), Domtaline (7/2), Final Countdown (9/2), Rockabilly Riot (5/1), Mrs Grass (11/2), Uriah Heep (6/1), Thepremierbroker (8/1), Morning Time (14/1)

Verdict

Stronger numerically, but not really in terms of depth. Final Countdown hails from a stable in form, but it remains to be seen as to whether this gelding will line up having also been declared to run at Kelso on Wednesday. Therefore, despite a small rise in the weights, MRS GRASS will again set out her stall to make all, and like so many of her stablemates is consistent enough at her level, and that might well prove to be good enough here on the basis of her fair effort behind Catchthemoonlight over C&D last month.
  1. Mrs Grass
  2. Final Countdown
  3. Uriah Heep

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00

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