15:15 Carlisle

Wednesday 21 August 2024

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:3018:02

Explosive Productions 20th Anniversary Handicap

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 12.52s

(4)

Balon D'or^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: H Palmer| OR: 77

5/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Respectable sixth of 9 in handicap at Chester (6f, good, 9/1) 25 days ago. Takes a drop in grade here with Rodriguez a good booking.

Form: 430926

(2)

Infinity Blue^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 76| D

4/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Newmarket (6f, good, 4/1) 19 days ago. Handily drawn here. A 5 lb rise may not stop him.

Form: 36-7241

(10)

Travis^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: G A Harker| OR: 75| D

7/1

Winner at Pontefract in June. 12/1, first run since leaving George Boughey when good fourth of 11 in handicap back at Pontefract (6f, good) 14 days ago. Drawn widest.

Form: 421284

(7)

Flowstate³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| BF| D

7/2

Won on 6f Ripon debut in June. Similar form when runner-up in 2 novices since. Brings unexposed potential to this handicap debut.

Form: 122

(9)

Mostar Dreams⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 72| C

18/1

7f course winner in June but only eighth of 9 over this C&D (good to soft) since. Bounce back needed.

Form: 232318

(5)

Midnite Runner^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 71

8/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good, 4/1) 14 days ago but had been a good third at Pontefract prior to that.

Form: 0-50038

(1)

Back Before Dark⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 68| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 18/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 7 days ago, met some trouble. Yard won this race last year.

Form: 41-085

(6)

Wichahpi^p⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 66| D

12/1

Latest win at Catterick in May. Respectable third of 11 in handicap (7/2) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2-24123

(3)

Zaphea³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 66

50/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Hamilton in June but has only beaten one home in her 2 outings since.

Form: 963178

(8)

Stash The Cash²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63

8/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at York (5.4f, good to firm, 10/1) 26 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 235359

Forecasts

Flowstate (7/2), Infinity Blue (4/1), Balon D'or (5/1), Travis (7/1), Stash The Cash (8/1), Midnite Runner (8/1), Wichahpi (12/1), Mostar Dreams (18/1), Back Before Dark (18/1), Zaphea (50/1)

INFINITY BLUE may have more to come on the back of his Newmarket win and gets the vote ahead of David O'Meara handicap newcomer Flowstate. Wichahpi and the class-dropping Balon d'Or are others likely to have a say.