16:30 Carlisle

Thursday 10 March 2022

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Carlisle Racecourse Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 14.30s

Maximilian³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| CD

3/1

Point winner who looked another useful recruit for his yard when landing a C&D bumper a month ago, staying on strongly. Penalty unlikely to prevent him making a bold bid.

Form: 11

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Clear White Light⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S E Forster

9/1

Showed plenty of ability in pair of bumpers for Micky Hammond last spring. Not in the same form when only mid-field on his Newcastle return/yard debut in December but he might have needed the run.

Form: 42-9

Cowboy Cooper¹¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁵⁾| T: D W Whillans

16/1

20/1, more one for the longer term based on his debut effort at Ayr back in November.

Form: 7

Dungeon Brook

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: I JardineWS

22/1

Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Dam sprint maiden. Stable has a good one to compare him to in dual winner Call Me Harry so a market move worth noting.

Form:

Hard Iron⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards

8/1

Closely related to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Royal Rendezvous and shaped nicely amidst inexperience when fourth at Musselburgh 66 days ago. Likely to make his presence felt on the back of that.

Form: 4

Sagebleu

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: T Davidson

28/1

Sageburg half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Zanza. Dam multiple point winner. Needs a betting check for a yard more than capable of readying one.

Form:

Snowy Evening¹²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

4/1

Cost £110,000 after finishing second on his sole Irish point in November. Interesting runner.

Form: 2

Western Walk³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

11/4

Remote fifth at Naas last time but showed promise when third at Down Royal prior to that. Respected Irish stable 3-11 in bumpers over here in the last 5 seasons.

Form: 635

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

Irene Goodnight

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: Micky Hammond J: C O'Farrell

Forecasts

Western Walk (11/4), Maximilian (3/1), Snowy Evening (4/1), Hard Iron (8/1), Clear White Light (9/1), Irene Goodnight (9/1), Cowboy Cooper (16/1), Dungeon Brook (22/1), Sagebleu (28/1)

There was plenty to like about the way MAXIMILIAN saw things out to make a winning Rules debut over C&D last month so he might be capable of following up for the McCain/Hughes combination. The Nicky Richards-trained Hard Iron is feared most ahead of Western Walk and Irish point recruit Snowy Evening.