16:00 Carlisle

Sunday 24 March 2019

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Dalston Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 14.3s

Rayvin Black^p⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 127| D

7/1

Useful hurdler who has not yet looked as effective over fences, despite winning twice in this discipline. Conditions/trip suit and he is certainly on a dangerous mark. Could go very close.

Form: 315-344

Western Rules^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: N G Richards| OR: 125| BF| C

9/2

Goes well here and on testing ground. Scored on good at Kelso (2m5f) two starts ago. Not as good when back up at 3m last time. Drops 1lb and reverts to shorter. Enters calculations.

Form: P-U2313

Savoy Court²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 120

14/1

Scored on heavy at Wincanton (2m5f) in a hurdle last year, when 3lb lower. Left Warren Greatrex after a couple more runs, and was 50-1 and well held on his C&D stable debut last time. Others preferred.

Form: 2/51P3-4

Quest For Life^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 120| D

8/1

Hard to win with, but has run numerous decent races in defeat. Made an encouraging chase debut at Sedgefield (2m3f, soft) recently. Looks an each-way player on that evidence, but carries risks for win punters.

Form: 050322

Du Soleil^h¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 119| BF

9/4

Won a soft ground bumper, so ought to get home over this trip, but previous efforts inconclusive. Made a decent chase debut here over 2m in October. Not seen since. Drops 1lb and remains of interest, with just stamina to prove.

Form: 1F2P7-3

Ryalex¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 111| CD

5/1

C&D winner in November (soft), when 15lb lower. Has been slightly below that since, but that wasn't stopping him being very competitive when falling back here last time. Has claims from the same mark.

Form: 123F4F

Pookie Pekan¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 108| D

5/1

Scored over a bit further at Wetherby in November, when 5lb lower. Form has begun to tail off on his last two starts, both here, which is not encouraging for this return visit.

Form: 122574

Non-Runners

Granville Island¹⁵

Weight: 11-10| Age: 12

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Sophie Olivia¹⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: M Todhunter J: Danny Cook

Forecasts

Du Soleil (9/4), Western Rules (9/2), Sophie Olivia (9/2), Pookie Pekan (5/1), Ryalex (5/1), Rayvin Black (7/1), Quest For Life (8/1), Savoy Court (14/1), Granville Island (16/1)

A competitive contest in prospect, with Rayvin Black well treated if at his best, Western Rules likely to do better now back at this trip, Quest For Life a solid-looking place proposition, but with a bit to prove for the win, and Sophie Olivia also likely to be competitive. Ryalex is another in the mix, but the suggestion is DU SOLEIL, who ran well here on his chase debut and is very much of interest. We'll take the chance that this bumper winner can see out this trip.