11:50 Carlisle

Sunday 31 October 2021

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Off time: 11:51 | Winning time: 5m 16.17s

Brayhill²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ewart| CWS

13/2

Successful on his last 2 starts in Irish points and having not been seen to best effect in a bumper, he was quickly back to winning ways on hurdles debut here in March. Had a wind op ahead of return.

Form: P/21151-

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Atakan

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard

16/1

€42,000 3-y-o. Brother to fair hurdler Acaro (19f winner) and half-brother to 3 winners, including US 2¼m hurdle winner Sixty Five dam, lightly raced on Flat, sister to useful hurdler Silk Affair.

Form:

Dedanser¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr

18/1

Frammassone gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Courtown Oscar, stayed 3½m. Dam unraced. Placed completed start in Irish points.

Form: F3-

Enemy At The Gate¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Billy Garritty| T: D W Whillans

28/1

Fair form in bumpers but looked held back by inexperience when seventh on hurdles debut at Hexham in May. Can do better.

Form: 35-7

Famous Bridge²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards

9/4

Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful chaser Mullaghanoe River and useful hurdler Telmesomethinggirl. Promising start when third in a bumper at Punchestown for Damian Murphy in March.

Form: 3-

Green Vault^t1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| D

4/1

Runner-up 3 times in points, then looked above-average when making winning Rules debut in a bumper for Liam Kenny. Bought for £38,000 after and second of 3 on recent hurdles debut. Tongue tie on.

Form: 5/261-2

Harper's Brook²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| D

3/1

£70,000 4-y-o, Ask gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Wetlands. Won sole start in points last winter but looked a shade green when third in a Wetherby bumper in March.

Form: 13-

Here Comes The Man¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| BF

10/1

Big-money purchase who won easily on his sole start in points. Failed to meet expectations in a bumper at Ayr in May but sure to do better over obstacles.

Form: 1-6

Ned Tanner¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: N W Alexander

33/1

€39,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Oscar Tanner. Shaped like a stayer in bumpers so this trip will suit now hurdling.

Form: 3-4

Storm Tiger¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

400/1

Successful on sole outing in points but looks a handicap project under Rules.

Form: 1/7-0

Moonacura²³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd

25/1

€8,500 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Dominican Monk. Good start when third in a big-field maiden at Gowran for Michael Butler in March.

Form: 3-

Midnight Legacy²²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby

150/1

£40,000 point purchase who was found wanting for a change of gear in a slowly-run Ayr bumper. Off a year and also no impact on hurdles bow.

Form: 14/P-

Forecasts

Famous Bridge (9/4), Harper's Brook (3/1), Green Vault (4/1), Brayhill (13/2), Here Comes The Man (10/1), Atakan (16/1), Dedanser (18/1), Moonacura (25/1), Enemy At The Gate (28/1), Ned Tanner (33/1), Midnight Legacy (150/1), Storm Tiger (400/1)

Plenty of depth to this with FAMOUS BRIDGE awarded the tentative vote. A promising third in an Irish bumper for Damian Murphy in the spring, on looks and pedigree he is sure to flourish over obstacles and has joined a very good yard in Nicky Richards. Brayhill must concede weight all round but is feared, along with Green Vault and Here Comes The Man.