16:50 Carlisle

Monday 16 May 2022

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Wreay Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 30.71s

(9)

Ba Na Hills¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 67| BF| D

9/4

Winner at Newcastle in March. 5/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good) 15 days ago. Drop back in trip shouldn't be an issue and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 461323

(4)

Khurumbi^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: E Bethell| OR: 60

7/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good, 4/1) 21 days ago. Likely to benefit from the step up to this trip and she has to be taken seriously.

Form: 4-4225

(6)

Clodovea¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59| D

9/2

9/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Wetherby (7f, good) 13 days ago. Wasn't beaten far when fifth of 13 at Catterick on penultimate start, and a reproduction of that would put her firmly in the picture.

Form: 212-058

(3)

Herbertandflorence^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Phil Dennis| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 55

100/1

66/1, last of 5 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and he's hard to warm to here.

Form: 0374-75

(2)

Darbucks¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: C N Kellett| OR: 54

11/2

4/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 19 days ago, merely closing up late. Likely to find one or two too good once again.

Form: 840-247

(5)

Methinks²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 49

14/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 20/1) 21 days ago, merely closing up late. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 9-77876

(1)

Power Il Topo²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 46

40/1

12/1, below form ninth of 19 in nursery at Redcar (6f, good to soft). Off 6 months ahead of this debut for new yard and she's probably best watched.

Form: 868709-

(8)

Callsign Phoenix³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 45

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 11 in minor event at Pontefract (6f, soft) 35 days ago, slowly away. Huge step forward needed now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 0-09

Non-Runners

(7)

Laoch Gach La¹⁸

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: A Berry J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Khurumbi (7/4), Ba Na Hills (9/4), Clodovea (9/2), Darbucks (11/2), Laoch Gach La (8/1), Methinks (14/1), Power Il Topo (40/1), Callsign Phoenix (66/1), Herbertandflorence (100/1)

KHURUMBI boasts decent 6f form and has been shaping as though a stiffer test wouldn't go amiss. She gets the opportunity to confirm that impression here and open her account at the sixth attempt. Ba Na Hills has done little wrong since switched to handicaps and looks sure to be in the thick of things once more, while Clodovea will be a player if she puts her best foot forward and Laoch Gach La is not without each-way hope.