13:40 Carlisle

Thursday 30 August 2018

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Genesis Homes Amateur Riders' Handicap

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 2m 33.27s

(2)

Zealous²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Matthew Ennis| T: A C Whillans| OR: 67

7/1

Without a win for over two years. Out of sorts recently and has slid in the handicap. Steps up in trip. Can only watch at present.

Form: 2540-90

(6)

King Of The Celts^p³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss J Gillam⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55| D

7/2

Made all to win at Ripon on Monday (1m3f, good to soft). Carries a penalty here. Handles good to soft, but any drying of the ground would help. Claims of following up.

Form: 944081

(5)

Decima²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Alexander Fielding| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 60

4/1

Sole win was on soft at Beverley (1m2f) last September, from today's mark. Comfortably held in all three starts this season, but now back on this rating, she could bounce back.

Form: 103-687

(8)

Iberica Road³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ellie Mackenzie| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 55

5/1

Won a 1m2f Chelmsford maiden and a 7½f Beverley seller (good to firm), but unable to add to that this season. Best effort recently was from this mark back at Beverley in June. Can't dismiss him, but more needed than on last two starts.

Form: 484460

(9)

In Focus^h⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Liam Harrison| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 51| C

7/1

Scored here over 7f in 2015 (good to soft) and all wins have included 'good' in the going description, so he ideally wants the ground to dry. Drops back in trip today and has enough recent form to be competitive if he can produce his best.

Form: 228-067

(11)

Bay Watch^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss Rachel Huskisson⁽³⁾| T: T Reed| OR: 49

50/1

Former Andrew Balding inmate who has yet to make the frame from eight starts. Well held over 1m2f last time and pedigree suggests that going even further will be a bigger stamina struggle.

Form: 4975-79

(1)

Moon Over Rio³⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr Dylan McDonagh| T: B Haslam| OR: 48

25/1

Scored over 1m4f at Ripon on soft ground in 2015, but is now on a 19-race losing run since. Has a couple of pieces of form this season that make her interesting from this career-low mark, so check the market for clues as to any confidence.

Form: 3/02550-

(10)

Traditional Dancer^b¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: I Jardine| OR: 45| C

4/1

Won a soft ground 2m1f hurdle here in 2016. 0-6 in Flat turf runs, but put in a couple of performances last year (in blinkers) that make him very interesting here, if able to repeat. Claims.

Form: 3595-86

(3)

Purdey^p1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Tom Midgley| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 45

33/1

0-9 and showing little sign of entering the winners' enclosure. Can only watch.

Form: 775-069

(7)

Monzino¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr H Sensoy⁽³⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 45

250/1

Has made the frame just once from 27 attempts on turf in this code. Well held all starts this season. Watch.

Form: 066909

Non-Runners

(4)

Excalibur¹⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: Micky Hammond J: Billy Garritty

Forecasts

King Of The Celts (7/2), Decima (4/1), Traditional Dancer (4/1), Iberica Road (5/1), Zealous (7/1), In Focus (7/1), Excalibur (12/1), Moon Over Rio (25/1), Purdey (33/1), Bay Watch (50/1), Monzino (250/1)

Modest fayre to open the card. King Of The Celts looks to have claims, now back on form, though he ideally wants the ground to dry out a bit. Iberica Road has a squeak at his best, while the same applies to In Focus. Excalibur is worth noting in the market, though preference is for TRADITIONAL DANCER, who handles cut, has won a hurdle here and looks feasibly treated on last year's form.