14:30 Carlisle

Monday 19 February 2018

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188bet Daily Racing Specials Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 4m 35.0s

Copper West²³

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: Mr N George⁽⁷⁾| T: T R George| OR: 115| BF

15/8

Yet to get off the mark, but has shown promise several times and recorded his best effort so far on handicap debut at Doncaster (2m3½f, soft) last time. Drops in trip here, which is not certain to suit, so has a bit to prove from same mark.

Form: 15-4433

Cesar Collonges⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 115| CD

13/2

Scored over C&D (soft) in November, but didn't appear to get home when stepped up to 2m5½f at Exeter for handicap debut last time (despite having won a point-to-point). Same mark today and drops back in trip, which could see him involved again.

Form: 1/5-410

Gregarious⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: L Wadham

Form: 19-P42F

Chasseur De Tete^t1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 114

22/1

Coming along nicely over hurdles and best effort so far was when third to a decent prospect at Ayr (2m, heavy) last month, at 50-1. Tongue-tied now for handicap debut from what looks a fair mark based on last run and is interesting.

Form: 0-7553

Barrys Jack³³

Age: 8| Weight: 0-0| J: Mr Kaine Wood⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 113| CD

10/1

Completed a hat-trick over fences/hurdles in the autumn, the two hurdles wins being over C&D on soft/heavy. Blotted copybook since with only one completion, over fences. Pulled up over hurdles from 2lb higher last time. Bit to prove.

Form: 11U4FP

Take A Break^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: S Bowen| T: N J Hawke| OR: 112

12/1

Won a Hexham handicap hurdle (2m, heavy) in September from a 5lb lower mark and has been inconsistent since from 2m-3m. Should be better for the return to this sort of trip, but recent evidence suggests he is battling for a place in the frame.

Form: 1P5P56

Glingerside³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: C Gethings| T: R M Smith| OR: 105

8/1

Won an Ayr novices' hurdle (2m, heavy) 13-months ago and bettered that effort next time when stepped up to 2m4½f. Been in reasonable form in handicaps on last two starts and has each-way claims after another 1lb drop.

Form: 0-P5P44

Pistol⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: Mr John Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Dixon| OR: 104| CD

12/1

Has won here over both C&D and 2m3½f, with all four career wins being on heavy. Powers on the wane in past year or so and is another who probably has frame claims at best following latest 3lb drop.

Form: 4-66727

Young Tom²⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

Form: /456

Beau Sancy^b1,h1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 103

150/1

Well held in all starts under rules so far. On a positive note, the best of those did come at this venue (2m4f, soft) in December. On what we have seen, his initial handicap mark looks plenty stiff enough, so headgear needs a very positive effect.

Form: 0-99647

Dakota Grey^p1³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 100| CD

6/1

Scored over C&D (heavy) two years ago in novices' company, but unable to add to that since. Back in better form in December, when making frame here from today's mark and enters calculations today in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: P-643F5

War Joey^t⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Mrs A Hamilton| OR: 100

33/1

Has shown a bit of promise in a couple of Hexham novices' hurdles, firstly for Phil Kirby and more recently on debut for this trainer. Mark looks stiff enough for his handicap debut, however, and a watching brief is advised.

Form: 0-75P7

Snowed In^p²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Butterworth| OR: 95| CD

14/1

Catterick specialist, though he has also won here over C&D (soft) four years ago. Still 4lb higher than his most recent winning mark and he is another who probably has place claims at best, given recent form.

Form: 30P154

Off The Hook²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N W Alexander

Form: 7064-22

Captain Black²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 93

33/1

Well held in all four hurdles starts so far, three of them here. Marginally, his best effort came over C&D in November on soft ground, but while it doesn't look as though he is too badly treated for handicap debut, other are preferred.

Form: 6789

Cold Shoulder²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: T Symonds

Form: 5354

Forecasts

Copper West (15/8), Dakota Grey (6/1), Cesar Collonges (13/2), Glingerside (8/1), Barrys Jack (10/1), Pistol (12/1), Take A Break (12/1), Snowed In (14/1), Chasseur De Tete (22/1), War Joey (33/1), Captain Black (33/1), Beau Sancy (150/1)

It looks as though there may be a number of these involved in the battle for the minors, given how exposed they are. Those include Snowed In, Pistol, Glingerside and Take A Break. Dakota Grey is interesting in first-time cheekpieces, while both Copper West and Cesar Collonges can have cases made. However, the suggestion is CHASSEUR DE TETE, who took a good step forward last time and on that evidence is on a workable mark for his handicap debut.