18:15 Carlisle

Tuesday 9 August 2022

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Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 11.50s

(2)

May Blossom^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77

9/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in July. 9/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 345152

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(1)

Monsieur Kodi²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74| CD

7/4

C&D winner in June and went in again at Ayr (6f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Put up 7 lb for that but it would be no surprise were this well-bred sort to prove capable of better again. Leading claims.

Form: 0-61521

(4)

Golden Duke^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 73| D

3/1

Can start slowly but it's hard to knock his consistency of late with good runner-up efforts either side of his 6f Leicester win in June. Has cheekpieces on first time. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 022122

(8)

Golden Rainbow^v⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 66

12/1

Visored first time, easily best run for new yard this term when fourth of 16 in handicap (25/1) at Redcar (7f, good to soft) 71 days ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 259-054

(3)

Emeralds Pride^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 66| D

4/1

Winner at Thirsk in April. Creditable third of 6 back at Thirsk (6f, good, 3/1) 18 days ago. Another who could play a part.

Form: 9-17433

(7)

Ruggles⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 65

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/1, fourth of 7 in maiden at Beverley (7.5f, good to firm) 56 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Down in trip for handicap debut. Unexposed for a stable among the winners. Worth a glance in the betting.

Form: 5-64

(6)

Ribtide⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Murtagh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 62

20/1

Hinted at ability in novices but down the field in 2 handicaps in May. Will need an improved effort back from 10 weeks off.

Form: 62009

(5)

Makalu^p1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 60| C| D

28/1

Course winner last summer but has struggled in handicaps this time round. First-time cheekpieces replace blinkers worn last twice.

Form: 969008

Forecasts

Monsieur Kodi (7/4), Golden Duke (3/1), Emeralds Pride (4/1), May Blossom (9/1), Golden Rainbow (12/1), Ruggles (12/1), Ribtide (20/1), Makalu (28/1)

MONSIEUR KODI is a half-brother to a couple of very useful types so there's a chance he won't have reached his limit yet and he's taken to land a third success of the campaign. Golden Duke has finished in the first 2 on his last 5 starts so rates an obvious danger, particularly if pulling out a bit more for cheekpieces. Recent Doncaster runner-up May Blossom also makes the shortlist.