16:05 Carlisle

Friday 2 June 2023

All13:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0516:4517:16

Kirkbampton Handicap

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 1m 41.27s

(3)

United Force^b1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: D Tudhope| T: A Watson| OR: 76

10/3

9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Leicester (7f, heavy) 34 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Should be suited by this stiff finish and likely to go well again.

Form: 3271

(2)

Sunny Orange¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75

11/1

66/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Could make more of an impact in this less competitive event.

Form: 3896-20

(7)

Ludo's Landing^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 75| C

6/1

Course winner. 18/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Ascot (8f, soft) 21 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs the headgear to perk him up.

Form: 3844-36

(8)

Kristal Klear³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 74

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Haydock (8f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 529-3

(4)

Reginald Charles^h,v1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 73

20/1

11/2 and hooded for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, soft) 32 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 38304-7

(1)

Kelpie Grey¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Winn⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 71

10/1

10/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 742-827

(5)

No Barrier¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rowan Scott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 69

17/2

6/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 10 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 45-4358

(9)

Slippin Jimmy²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68| BF

6/1

Good third of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 15/8) 25 days ago. May yet have improvement in him and merits plenty of respect.

Form: 58217-3

(6)

Two Rivers²⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S H James| T: I Jardine| OR: 61

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 8 in maiden at Ayr (6f, soft, 66/1), unsuited by drop in trip. Off 8 months. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Keith Dalgleish. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 794-

Forecasts

Kristal Klear (3/1), United Force (10/3), Ludo's Landing (6/1), Slippin Jimmy (6/1), No Barrier (17/2), Kelpie Grey (10/1), Sunny Orange (11/1), Two Rivers (18/1), Reginald Charles (20/1)

SLIPPIN JIMMY returned with a solid effort at Newcastle and appeals as the type to do better as a 3yo, so he takes preference over last-time-out winner United Force, with Kristal Klear also of obvious interest.