15:35 Carlisle

Monday 18 February 2019

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Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 4m 51.2s

Taxmeifyoucan^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 131

14/1

Bit better at Kelso last time after a run of dismal efforts but still more needed before he becomes s betting proposition.

Form: 130-704

Pain Au Chocolat⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 130

33/1

Showed more over fences at Wetherby on latest after a wind operation. Back over hurdles now for the first time since March 2017 but others preferred.

Form: 512-063

Sakhee's City^p⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 129| D

10/1

Looked as though he might bounce back to winning form last time but seemed to find the 2m5f trip stretching him and eventually finished third. This shorter trip should prove ideal and may have more to offer.

Form: 01-6063

Thosedaysaregone³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Alain Cawley| T: C Byrnes| OR: 127

11/2

Heavily backed when bolting up over this distance at Wetherby and not disgraced in strong contest at Ascot since. Interesting to see if the money comes for him again but this is more his grade.

Form: 2P7914

Teescomponents Lad³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Ross Chapman| T: G Boanas| OR: 125| D

5/1

Model of consistency and probably give too much to do when stepped up to 3m at Haydock. Should again run his race but others may have more scope for improvement.

Form: 34-2314

Justatenner^h²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: T Davidson| OR: 123

11/1

Trip appears to be an absolute minimum for him and still 18lb above his Perth win in September.

Form: 132452

Saint De Vassy⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Davies| T: T Symonds| OR: 123

8/1

Ffos Las third in November now looks very strong form and again ran well when runner up at Chepstow. Handicap debut now for a yard who won this in 2017 and more to come. Interesting runner.

Form: 4/32

Informateur⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 122| BF

3/1

Couldn't defy his penalty when runner up at Sedgefield when last seen but that was probably a career best and should have more to offer now handicapping.

Form: 83-2152

Skipping On^h⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁷⁾| T: Laura Morgan| OR: 120| C

16/1

In good heart when chasing last season including at this venue. Hard to know what he achieved when successfully reverting to hurdles on Boxing Day but interesting back into handicap for shrewd yard.

Form: D1121-1

McGowan's Pass⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Thomson| OR: 119

7/1

Sole win was at Ayr in 2017 over minimum trip. Worth a go at this longer distance and may improve for it but does need to.

Form: 1534-U4

Forecasts

Informateur (3/1), Teescomponents Lad (5/1), Thosedaysaregone (11/2), McGowan's Pass (7/1), Saint De Vassy (8/1), Sakhee's City (10/1), Justatenner (11/1), Taxmeifyoucan (14/1), Skipping On (16/1), Pain Au Chocolat (33/1)

A strong race for the grade and Thosedaysaregone is of obvious interest after his run in a strong contest at Ascot but SAINT DE VASSY has improved steadily with each run and can give connections their second win in this in the last 3 runnings. Skipping On is up in grade after his Sedgefield win but shouldn't be underestimated.