15:10 Carlisle

Thursday 30 August 2018

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:45

Armstrong Watson Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 14.20s

(9)

Queens Gift²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez⁽³⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 80| D

2/1

Improving filly who has won a Ripon maiden and a Newcastle novice event this season. Ran well on handicap debut at Haydock last time, when 2L second. Same mark here. Claims.

Form: 1213

(8)

Chookie Dunedin⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 80| D

4/1

Ayr debut win last year remains his only one. Out of sorts most of this season, but better effort last time, when 1L third at Hamilton (6f, good to soft) in a slightly better race. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-38653

(4)

Final Go⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 72| CD

11/2

Improved effort to break his duck at the sixth attempt when scoring a shade cosily over C&D (soft) last week. Carries a penalty for that, but there looked to be more to come, and with conditions similar he makes the short-list again.

Form: 6-42441

(7)

Kyllachy Dragon^h1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 77

9/1

0-8, but placed on half of those occasions. Below par last two starts, but handles soft and is feasibly treated here. If hood works, then a first win would be no great surprise.

Form: 32-3245

(2)

Royal Residence¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate| OR: 77

9/2

Second on three occasions, but yet to get his nose in front. Best efforts were at Haydock in May and July. Below that level both starts since. Not yet fully exposed, but needs improvement to score from this mark.

Form: 24-2285

(6)

Cameo Star¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 71| D

12/1

Dual fast ground winner, the latter being over this far at Hamilton in June, when 3lb lower and in first-time cheekpieces. Has gone well in defeat since, with the exception of last time. Each-way player, but more needed to win again.

Form: 413245

(3)

Scenic River²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66

16/1

0-7 so far, but one of her better efforts last time at Redcar (7f, good to soft), when beaten just over 2L in a novice event. Worth a try back over stiff 6f, though probably needs a bit more of a favour from the handicapper.

Form: 624-052

(5)

Dawn Breaking¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: R M Whitaker| OR: 64| D

25/1

Could give him a squeak based on his reappearance at Ripon (5f, good to soft) from 10lb higher in April, but haven't seen enough since, including from this mark last time.

Form: 18-5895

Non-Runners

(1)

Jonboy³⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: T D Barron J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Queens Gift (2/1), Chookie Dunedin (4/1), Royal Residence (9/2), Final Go (11/2), Jonboy (7/1), Kyllachy Dragon (9/1), Cameo Star (12/1), Scenic River (16/1), Dawn Breaking (25/1)

QUEENS GIFT is likely to be popular here after a good handicap debut last time and from the same mark she is taken to find sufficient improvement to score. Chookie Dunedin is entitled to plenty of respect, while both Final Go and Kyllachy Dragon are others with claims. Royal Residence is not ruled out.