15:10 Carlisle

Monday 22 February 2021

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MansionBet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 34.35s

Lucky Icon⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 107| D

12/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler in Ireland. Yet to make a serious impact for current yard but has plummeted down the weights and offered a little more when fifth at Wetherby last time.

Form: 66-0085

Grimm Star⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Cillin Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 106

7/2

Fair ex-Irish hurdler who was having first run for new yard when good third in handicap at Hereford (19.7f) 29 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. More to come, so interesting contender.

Form: 05-4473

Barnay^b⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 102| BF

3/1

Came good in refitted blinkers when making all at Musselburgh (19.8f) in December. Posted excellent second at Market Rasen since and looks sure to play a part again here.

Form: 22-6312

Dancing Doug²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Callum Bewley| T: A C Whillans| OR: 99

15/2

Run respectably in bumpers since turn of year but remains a maiden after 17 NH starts and likely will find 1 or 2 too good again here.

Form: 35-0744

No Quarter Asked^p,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 96

9/2

Arrives on back of respectable fifth of 18 in Chepstow handicap (19.4f, heavy) last month but is still looking for first success and needs to step forward.

Form: 722645

Great Raffles⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 94

28/1

Lightly-raced hurdler who posted modest ninth of 14 in handicap at Sedgefield (19.8f) 62 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 5-P39

Let's Sway^t⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 89| BF

9/2

Without a win since 2018 and while she has acquitted herself well in handicap hurdles at Sedgefield the last twice, there's an air of vulnerability about this 7-y-o.

Form: 568853

Snowed In^p⁵⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-5| J: B S Hughes| T: B Butterworth| OR: 82| CD

20/1

Veteran who hit the target off 2 lb higher mark at Catterick in January of last year. Step back in the right direction at that course latest and he's not without each-way hope.

Form: 513-784

Friends In Heaven¹⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: A Wilson| OR: 75

33/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Sedgefield on debut over fences in September. Back over hurdles with serious questions to answer. 2 lb out of the weights.

Form: 0P/P4-9P

Non-Runners

Donladd¹⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Donladd (11/4), Barnay (3/1), Grimm Star (7/2), No Quarter Asked (9/2), Let's Sway (9/2), Dancing Doug (15/2), Lucky Icon (12/1), Snowed In (20/1), Great Raffles (28/1), Friends In Heaven (33/1)

Preference is for GRIMM STAR, who caught the eye when third on debut for his new connections at Hereford last month. Donladd and Barnay rate the principal dangers.