20:10 Carlisle

Friday 14 July 2017

All18:0518:3519:0519:3520:1020:4521:20

Racing UK Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   6f 195y  |   Good to Firm  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:11  |   Winning time: 1m 27.73s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(6)
Horse silk
Big Storm Coming27
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-0| J: T Eaves| T: D H Brown| OR:  79| D
13/2
Chasing a hat-trick here after wins at Southwell (1m, AW) in December and Musselburgh (7f, good to firm) on his reappearance last month. Raised another 5lb for the latter, which has seen him found wanting in the past, so needs to find a bit extra to add another success here.
2
(1)
Horse silk
Dark Profitp5
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: A Mullen| T: K Dalgleish| OR:  76| D
7/2
Scored over this trip at Ayr (good) last month, but a 7lb rise to today's mark found him out last time. Hard to envisage him turning around such a hefty defeat in one fell swoop.
4
(3)
Horse silk
Call Me Grumpy21
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: R Varian| OR:  78| BF| D
4/5
Returned to action with a win at Sandown (7f, good to firm) last month and went close to following up from 1lb lower than today at Redcar last time. Unexposed and should again be capable of being right there at the finish.
5
(2)
Horse silk
Bush Beauty16
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-0| J: Neil Farley| T: E J Alston| OR:  65| D
14/1
Sole turf win was on soft ground last year, though she has handled a sound surface in the past. Returned to better form here over C&D (good to soft) last time when a 1L third from this mark, so it would be no surprise to again see her on the premises.
6
(4)
Horse silk
Champion Harbour14
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-2| J: F Norton| T: R A Fahey| OR:  61
7/1
Yet to win on turf, though has made the frame a few times. Looks weighted to the hilt for the ability he has been showing and likely to be outclassed in this.

Non-Runners

3
(5)
Horse silk
Tavener8
Weight: 9-11|  Age: 5
T: D C Griffiths  J: D Allan
NR

Forecasts

Call Me Grumpy (4/5), Dark Profit (7/2), Tavener (7/2), Big Storm Coming (13/2), Champion Harbour (7/1), Bush Beauty (14/1)

Verdict

CALL ME GRUMPY gets the vote here. Roger Varian's gelding is the least exposed runner here and has put in two very good efforts so far this season, so he should be capable of getting back to winning ways. Bush Beauty should get competitive, though ideally would want a drop of rain, while Big Storm Coming may also pick up some prize money, though winning from this mark for him will be difficult. Tavener is perhaps the biggest danger to the selection.
  1. Call Me Grumpy
  2. Tavener
  3. Bush Beauty

Prize Money

1st: £5,499.002nd: £1,636.003rd: £818.004th: £409.00

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