14:00 Carlisle

Sunday 2 December 2018

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Smarkets Northern Lights Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 28.80s

Kelpies Myth^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 120| CD

8/1

15lb higher than his sole handicap win (1m7½f, soft), but backed that up in novice event over C&D in April. Step back in right direction latest. Each-way claims.

Form: 110-P83

Iolani^p,h,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 117| D

22/1

Rattled up a hat-trick in October, all on good/good to firm. Held from this mark last time, so more needed, especially on this softer ground.

Form: 941114

Monfass^h²²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 117| CD

20/1

Won this on soft ground when 10lb lower last year. Has improved since, but not been good enough to win again from this sort of mark. Each-way player.

Form: 133352-

Morning With Ivan^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: James Corbett⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 115| D

66/1

Ran up a hat-trick in the spring at around 2m, inc. on soft. Should be better for her reappearance and could be a contender if she can bounce back to her best.

Form: 311-149

Take A Break^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Teal⁽⁷⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 113| CD

5/1

Began well for this trainer with wins at Hexham (soft) and then here over C&D (good). Beaten 13L last time, after a 5lb rise to this mark, so needs to step up again and 7lb claimer could help with that.

Form: 332114

Barrys Jack²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 107| CD

15/8

Dual C&D winner in autumn 2017, as part of a hat-trick across both disciplines. Hit and miss since then, but returned from a break with a positive effort here and with a good claimer up, enters calculations.

Form: FP6P5-4

Wazowski⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 106

10/1

Goes well on soft and stays 2m4f. Ran well over C&D last time when around 9L third. 1lb lower, so more needed, but not ruled out of the frame.

Form: 342343

Felix Mendelssohn^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 106

28/1

Has so far been unable to transfer his Flat ability to this code and looks up against it on these terms based on recent hurdles efforts.

Form: 3U65-05

Suggestion^b1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: A Nicol| T: P A Kirby| OR: 105| BF

6/1

On a nine-race losing run since scoring at Wetherby (2m, good to soft), when 6lb lower, in March 2017. Has matched that or bettered it on five occasions without winning again. More needed. Blinkers now tried.

Form: 2-55238

Pistol¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr John Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Dixon| OR: 105| CD

14/1

1lb higher than when last winning, which was here over C&D (heavy) in February. Hard to fancy on what we have seen since, but hard to write him off now back down the handicap.

Form: 1330-07

Green Zone¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 99

16/1

Not performing as well as he was in 2017, but couldn't rule him out of the frame based on his last visit here two starts ago.

Form: 144328

Xpo Universel^t,v⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 94| D

20/1

1-74 under both codes. Inconsistent, but another who is not out of the prize money based on his best recent efforts.

Form: 421638

Forecasts

Barrys Jack (15/8), Take A Break (5/1), Suggestion (6/1), Kelpies Myth (8/1), Wazowski (10/1), Pistol (14/1), Green Zone (16/1), Xpo Universel (20/1), Monfass (20/1), Iolani (22/1), Felix Mendelssohn (28/1), Morning With Ivan (66/1)

Plenty of exposed runners here and the two that make most appeal are Take A Break, who needs to find a bit more, and BARRYS JACK, who goes well here and could benefit from the presence of his good 7lb claimer. Wazowski is another on the short-list, with Kelpies Myth and Monfass others to consider.