16:35 Carlisle

Sunday 20 March 2022

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Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 10.31s

Malangen²⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 105| D

25/1

Southwell claiming hurdle winner in August 2020. Disappointing after for David Pipe but down in the weights and more like it for this yard when runner-up at Perth in June. Off since.

Form: 539-652

Lucky Lover Boy^p,t⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 103| D

12/1

Flat winner in February 2020 but lightly raced and little to get exicted about in various company since. On the plus side, cheekpieces are back on and he's been given a big chance by the assessor.

Form: P8/97-70

Tommydan³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 100

22/1

Winner for Ms Debbie Hartnett but low-key start over hurdles, including both starts for this yard.

Form: 819498

Barnay^b²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: J Coulson| OR: 99| CD

9/1

C&D winner in February 2021 and now 3 lb lower. Second in repeat bid last month and had since left Jennie Candlish.

Form: 832472

Go Bob Go^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Ryan Mania| T: R M Smith| OR: 96

9/2

Long-standing maiden but he's pretty consistent at his sort of level, finding only one too good in re-fitted cheekpieces at Musselburgh a month ago. Should give it another good go up 3 lb.

Form: 625342

Derracrin¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 94

50/1

Showed promise in bumpers for Willie Mullins but yet to confirm that over hurdles for his current yard, albeit he wasn't ideally placed on handicap debut at Sedgefield.

Form: 355476

Strike Of Lighting²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 90

7/1

Second in a point and offered something to work on in an Irish bumper during the summer. No real impact in his qualifying runs but handicaps are at least more suitable. Hood left off.

Form: 2-3P54

Old Jewry²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: K Brogan⁽³⁾| T: D Bourke| OR: 86| CD

6/1

Capitalised on a reduced mark when landing a C&D handicap last month. Proved suited by the strong pace that day and was in nothing like the same form under a penalty a week later.

Form: 8P061P

Glory^v²⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Mr F Procter⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 84

50/1

Fair ex-Irish hurdler who has yet to hit top form for this yard.

Form: 058-658

Penpal²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 81

9/2

French claiming winner who has tumbled in the weights and more like it when fourth over C&D 3 weeks ago. Obvious claims if he can back this up.

Form: 09PP84

Killane^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 79

9/2

Found some improvement to double career tally at Newcastle (2m) in December and not disgraced when mid-field in a race containing more depth at Ayr next time. Held when falling last time.

Form: 01U15F

Pistol²⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr John Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Dixon| OR: 77| CD

12/1

Often looked hard work but he stuck at it when third over C&D 3 weeks ago (just ahead of Penpal). 2 lb "wrong" this time but he still needs considering.

Form: 908733

Snowed In^p⁴⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: B S Hughes| T: B Butterworth| OR: 75| CD

28/1

Veteran who only retains a little ability and lacks consistency these days. Hard to fancy from 4 lb out of the weights.

Form: 540737

Forecasts

Killane (9/2), Go Bob Go (9/2), Penpal (9/2), Old Jewry (6/1), Strike Of Lighting (7/1), Barnay (9/1), Lucky Lover Boy (12/1), Pistol (12/1), Tommydan (22/1), Malangen (25/1), Snowed In (28/1), Glory (50/1), Derracrin (50/1)

PENPAL stopped the slide when fourth over C&D 3 weeks ago and he now looks too well treated to ignore. Lucky Lover Boy is also of interest from a handicapping perspective in re-fitted cheekpieces, while Go Bob Go should give it another good shot.