20:50 Carlisle

Saturday 6 July 2024

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Eden Animal Rescue 'Rescue Care Rehome' Handicap

Off time: 20:51 | Winning time: 1m 57.67s

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Solanna³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T Eaves| T: J Butler| OR: 62

11/1

3-time winner on turf/AW last season but yet to fire this time round, only ninth of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 35 days ago. Worth noting if the market speaks in her favour returned to turf.

Form: 50-5809

(10)

Ledger^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 61| D

6/1

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Creditable length third of 13 to Shahnaz in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm, 7/2) 24 days ago, conceding first run. Looks sure to give another good account.

Form: 325113

(5)

Star Start^b1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 58| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 13/2, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Yet to find his best form this year but switch of headgear could have a positive effect and he's lurking on a handy mark.

Form: 17-8455

(1)

Shahnaz^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: D Bourke| OR: 58| C

5/2

Course winner. Won 13-runner handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm, 5/2) 24 days ago, well positioned but proving game when challenged. Well treated on old form if she's able to build on that now.

Form: 2557-51

(6)

Little Ted^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 57

6/1

Quirky sort. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Respectable third of 10 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to soft, 6/1) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others more persuasive.

Form: 245453

(4)

Rampant²⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: A Elliott| T: J Ewart| OR: 57

33/1

Maiden who ran up to very best when second at Newcastle (10.2f) in August but disappointed final 3 starts for Ewan Whillans. Needs to hit the ground running now starting out for new yard.

Form: 752968-

(2)

Cloch Nua¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S A Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 54| D

10/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to firm) 12 days ago, missing break and plugging on inside final 1f. Needs to cut the slow starting out.

Form: 506-876

(8)

Balqaa⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 52

11/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 11/1) 9 days ago, keeping on when short of room inside final 1f. Losing run tempers enthusiasm here, though.

Form: 223697

(11)

Highland Loch^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 48

50/1

100/1 and blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (1m) 9 days ago, pushed along under 3f out and soon beaten. Plenty to prove.

Form: 6780-00

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National Question^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Nicol| OR: 46

18/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Hamilton (9.2f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Record is hit and miss but he's an each-way player with a repeat.

Form: 77-0203

Non-Runners

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Lunacy²⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: Ryan Sexton

Forecasts

Shahnaz (5/2), Star Start (10/3), Ledger (6/1), Little Ted (6/1), Cloch Nua (10/1), Solanna (11/1), Balqaa (11/1), Lunacy (16/1), National Question (18/1), Rampant (33/1), Highland Loch (50/1)

STAR START has yet to fully fire this campaign but he was far from disgraced when finishing midfield at Doncaster 8 days ago and, in a change of headgear from a further reduced mark, he could represent a spot of value having won over this C&D last summer. Hamilton-scorer Shahnaz and Ledger, who continues in good form, are others fancied to be firmly in the shake-up.