14:20 Carlisle

Sunday 8 April 2018

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Enhanced Place Odds At 188Bet Mobile Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 29.82s

Saint Freule^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 105

3/1

Made a promising handicap debut when finishing fourth on soft ground over an extended 2m4f at Ayr last time out. Drop in trip not certain to suit but is an interesting contender today.

Form: 1-26554

Robintheaulad^t¹⁶⁰

9/2

Best effort over hurdles came when finishing fourth over an extended 3m at Ayr (good-to-soft) last April. Fallen twice over fences since and returning from a break having had wind surgery in the interim period.

Form: 4344-FF

Inniscastle Lad³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 104

11/1

Four time winner on the Flat but has disappointed since switching to handicaps in this sphere most recently when beaten 16L at Hereford (2m, soft) in January. Has finished third in a jumpers bumper since.

Form: 234743

Dark And Dangerous^b¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Dowson| T: S Waugh| OR: 103| D

10/1

Returned to form when finishing runner-up over 2m1f at Sedgefield (soft) in February and backed that up with a decent fourth at Wetherby since.

Form: 255624

Chocolat Noir⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Ross Chapman| T: M Todhunter| OR: 102

40/1

Placed on the Flat when trained by Johnny Murtagh in Ireland but wellheld in three starts over hurdles for this stable. Worth a check in the market now switched to handicaps.

Form: 548

Dakota Grey⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 97| CD

4/1

Sole hurdles victory came over C&D on heavy ground in February 2016. Well beaten here in similar conditions to this last time out and needs to return to form today.

Form: 643F50

Instingtive¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Robert Hogg⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 92| BF| CD

10/1

Dual winner over hurdles including over C&D on heavy ground last month. Well held at Wetherby subsequently and the return to this trip should see him in a better light.

Form: 043115

Shanaway¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 91

13/2

Improved effort when finishing 6L fourth over C&D on good-to-soft ground last time out. Often struggles on softer surfaces however and others make more appeal.

Form: 728-F44

Justatenner¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Grant Cockburn| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 88

12/1

Placed off a 1lb higher mark at Musselburgh (3m, good) in December and a fair effort when 8L sixth here last time out. Has won on soft ground in the past.

Form: F6F376

Forecasts

Saint Freule (3/1), Dakota Grey (4/1), Robintheaulad (9/2), Shanaway (13/2), Instingtive (10/1), Dark And Dangerous (10/1), Inniscastle Lad (11/1), Justatenner (12/1), Chocolat Noir (40/1)

Donald McCain is in good form at present (4/18) and a chance is taken on his INNISCASTLE LAD stepping up on last months solid showing in a jumpers bumper to register his first hurdling success. The selection's handicap mark is falling following a couple of defeats in handicaps and he can get the better of Robintheauldlad who returns to hurdles following a couple of starts over fences in the autumn. Top weight Saint Freule put in a decent effort last time out and can finish third today.