16:35 Carlisle

Saturday 31 March 2018

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Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 7m 13.96s

Smuggler's Stash^v²²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-3| J: R D Day⁽³⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 107| CD

7/2

In flying form of late, scoring readily last time out at Ayr over 3m, comes here seeking a hat-trick and should be right in the thick of things despite latest 7lb rise.

Form: 263211

Finaghy Ayr^p¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: I A Duncan| OR: 102| C

5/2

Winner here over 3m in December and hasn't done a lot wrong in settling for second spot in all three starts since (behind Smuggler's Stash at Ayr last month). Significantly better off on these terms.

Form: P-51222

Lowanbehold³³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 101

11/1

Winner of Hexham's marathon 4m contest in November (heavy), but swerved a similar race there recently and still 6lb above his last winning mark.

Form: 4-31344

Onderun^p³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 99

25/1

Lingfield winner over this sort of trip in December 2016 for Emma Lavelle but rather lost his way since and no sign of better for new handler. Watching brief prescribed for now.

Form: P5P-7P5

Misfits^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Blair Campbell⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 99

13/2

Got off the mark at the 17th attempt at Musselburgh in January under positive tactics. Poor next time out, most recent effort was better but likely needs jigsaw pieces to fall perfectly into place.

Form: 5-42134

Dick Darsie²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 97

8/1

Irish point-to-point winner, he opened his account for this yard on Boxing Day at Wetherby but hasn't built on that and looked somewhat uncooperative last time out.

Form: 3-U21P5

Achill Road Boy¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: W Coltherd| OR: 91| BF

9/2

Hasn't won over fences since December 2016 (2m5f+ at Ayr), but did win over hurdles at Hexham last year. Handicapped to go close if in the correct frame of mind.

Form: 557256

Scorpo⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 87

50/1

Unable to get off the mark in point-to-points and has been very little home in six runs over fences since the turn of the year, major improvement would be required to get in the mix.

Form: PU3546

Kalastar¹³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 74

9/1

Maiden after 12 attempts over fences, best effort came over 3m on soft ground at Hexham in November (3¼L third of 11). Pulled up next time after a quick turnaround, comes here off a break with plenty to work on.

Form: 7/P4-83P

Thedfactor^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 66

66/1

Well beaten on all seven of his starts, including last time at Musselburgh (3m, good to soft) in first-time cheekpieces (retained). Operating from 10lb out of the handicap here.

Form: 36-40P7

Non-Runners

Purple Harry³⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 10

T: Miss T Jackson J: Ross Chapman

Forecasts

Finaghy Ayr (5/2), Smuggler's Stash (7/2), Achill Road Boy (9/2), Misfits (13/2), Dick Darsie (8/1), Kalastar (9/1), Lowanbehold (11/1), Purple Harry (20/1), Onderun (25/1), Scorpo (50/1), Thedfactor (66/1)

The pair to concentrate on may be Smuggler's Stash and FINAGHY AYR, who fought out a finish at that Scottish track in February. It was the former that came out best and, seeking a hat-trick, he looks sure to go well again. Brian Hughes jumps on board the selection today and his consistency could be rewarded. He's also 11lb better off for a 1¾L that day and that may be telling. Misfits and Achill Road Boy are considered for the minors.