13:00 Carlisle

Thursday 10 March 2022

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racingtv.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 53.1s

Not What It Seems^h³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 105

11/1

Fair hurdler who ran up to his best when second in a novice at Catterick 34 days ago, albeit flattered by his proximity to the winner. Form has been let down since and he's just averagely handicapped.

Form: 3-26462

The Raven's Return³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss Molly Landau⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 98

4/1

Fair hurdler who returned when second at Market Rasen on final outing for Charles and Adam Pogson. Could go one better starting out for new stable.

Form: 396232

Hurricane Dylan^p,t1¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Adam O'Shea⁽³⁾| T: J T Stimpson| OR: 97

8/1

Veteran handicap hurdler who was only denied by a progressive sort at Huntingdon last time. Could go one better if he continues in the same form with a tongue strap on for the first time.

Form: P45P52

Coup De Gold⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 95| D

8/1

Extended his string of in-frame efforts when fourth at Sedgefield 55 days ago, but he's clearly vulnerable to less-exposed rivals.

Form: 422244

Glan Y Gors⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss Alex Garven⁽⁵⁾| T: M Weatherer| OR: 94

12/1

Well treated and heading back in the right direction lately, finding only one too good in a 12-runner event at Catterick 9 days ago. Sound claims if the race doesn't come too soon.

Form: 567762

Rickety Gate¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Mark Galligan| T: N G Richards| OR: 88| C

6/1

Scored here in the autumn and was back on track returning from 4 months off when third at Musselburgh 18 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 6-75163

Hiway One O Three^t1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁵⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 87

13/2

Showed ability in a trio of bumpers but yet to make a serious impact over hurdles, including on first handicap outing last time. Needs a tongue tie to have a positive effect.

Form: 5-49595

Trouble Shooter^v¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr Charlie Boddy⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 86

40/1

Good second at Catterick on penultimate outing but added to a patchy record with a poor showing at Newcastle subsequently. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 656F26

Gareth Cael^t¹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 83

6/1

Off mark in points at second attempt so, while he's yet to show much over hurdles, he could make a bigger impact now handicapping.

Form: 3-10P9

Silk Or Scarlet^p,t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: N W Alexander| OR: 81

11/1

Poor hurdler who arrives in form but looks vulnerable to better-handicapped rivals.

Form: 6-18435

Ex S'elance¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽⁵⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 77| D

50/1

Limited type who is struggling for form and fell at Newcastle. Up against it from out of the weights.

Form: 8-3364F

Brickadank^t1⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss Natasha Cookson⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 76

22/1

Still to get his head in front and he posted one of his lesser efforts at Sedgefield last time. Tried in a tongue strap.

Form: 952637

Non-Runners

Khamsin Moor³⁵⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

Akentrick⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

The Raven's Return (4/1), Gareth Cael (6/1), Rickety Gate (6/1), Hiway One O Three (13/2), Hurricane Dylan (8/1), Coup De Gold (8/1), Not What It Seems (11/1), Silk Or Scarlet (11/1), Glan Y Gors (12/1), Khamsin Moor (16/1), Brickadank (22/1), Trouble Shooter (40/1), Ex S'elance (50/1)

THE RAVEN'S RETURN ran well last time and has made a long trip north for his stable debut, so he gets the tentative vote in a tricky handicap hurdle. Hurricane Dylan fits a similar mould in that he's well treated and back in form, so he's regarded as the main threat ahead of Rickety Gate, who scored at this track in October.