18:05 Carlisle

Tuesday 17 August 2021

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MansionBet Bestival Beaten By A Head Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 1m 38.41s

(4)

Pacino¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 60

8/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2019, and only seventh of 10 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good, 9/1) 16 days ago. Back down in trip with more needed.

Form: 38-9847

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(12)

Written Broadcast^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: Harvey Bastiman| OR: 57

11/1

10/1, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good) 11 days ago, overcoming pace bias. Up 3 lb but expected to be bang there again.

Form: 870871

(5)

Shackabooah⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: S Dixon| OR: 57| BF

10/1

Winner at Beverley in July. 7/2, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good) 6 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 023716

(9)

Possible Ambition^b1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 62| BF

6/1

Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, heavy, 13/8) 13 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Blinkers on 1st time and not taken lightly.

Form: 4-83524

(3)

Little Ted^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55| D

6/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020 but respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (9f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Unreliable sort.

Form: 757364

(2)

Captain Corelli¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 54| BF

7/1

Failed to build on reappearance when last of 5 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, heavy, 2/1) 13 days ago. Remains a maiden.

Form: 3745-25

(8)

Libby Ami¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 59| BF

5/1

Latest win at Doncaster in July. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (7/2) at Newcastle (7.1f) 15 days ago on final run for John Quinn. Ought to be in the shake-up for her new handler.

Form: 7-82156

(10)

Key Look^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: G A Harker| OR: 50

8/1

Untrustworthy individual. Latest win at Catterick in May and creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Others remain more persuasive, though.

Form: 510505

(6)

Retirement Beckons^h⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: G Lee| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 48| D

7/1

Hamilton scorer in June and good sixth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago when left poorly placed. Can give another good account.

Form: 7-84136

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Masham Moor⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A Elliott| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 45

100/1

Went with little fluency when only ninth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good to firm, 100/1) 59 days ago. Plenty to find if he's to open his account here.

Form: 9/96-009

(1)

Cool Dandy⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 48| C

12/1

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good, 12/1) 40 days ago, though she was helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Still needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 813864

(11)

Topflightsuperfly^b1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: D Fentiman| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 15 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time with lots of work to do.

Form: 008-80

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Redesdale Rebel⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: S Corbett J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Libby Ami (5/1), Little Ted (6/1), Possible Ambition (6/1), Captain Corelli (7/1), Retirement Beckons (7/1), Pacino (8/1), Key Look (8/1), Shackabooah (10/1), Written Broadcast (11/1), Cool Dandy (12/1), Redesdale Rebel (12/1), Masham Moor (100/1), Topflightsuperfly (125/1)

Plenty in with a shout. WRITTEN BROADCAST did well to come off a steady pace when scoring at Musselburgh earlier in the month so is fancied to defy a 3 lb rise and go in again at the chief expense of Hamilton-scorer Retirement Beckons. Possible Ambition is another who can't be ruled out, especially if the fitting of blinkers ekes out a bit more improvement.