14:30 Carlisle

Monday 11 November 2024

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Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 28.60s

Knomorediamonds^h²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 108

5/1

Improved effort over hurdles when narrowly denied on C&D handicap debut 25 days ago. Raised 4 lb for that but it's likely this 4-y-o has more to offer. Leading claims.

Form: 53F4-52

Strictly Tango^h³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 108| D

7/2

Third in first 2 hurdles (trained in Ireland on debut) before making it third time lucky in maiden at Sedgefield (2m, soft) last month, making all. Should be competitive from this opening handicap mark.

Form: 331

Hourless³²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr John Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Dixon| OR: 107

40/1

Modest Flat winner who made a successful start over hurdles at Hexham for Alan King in June 2023. Runner-up on next 2 hurdle starts for that yard (including a handicap) and set to finish a respectable third when unseating last in Catterick juvenile for John Dixon last December. Off since.

Form: 122U-

Diamond Koda²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁵⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 106

3/1

Fairly useful form when runner-up all 3 starts in bumpers. Also filled the same position on his completed starts in maiden hurdles in the spring. Makes handicap debut back from 7 months off.

Form: 2222U2-

Rock Hurley^t²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 104| D

22/1

Won pair of 4-y-o hurdles in France but has been well below that level in 5 starts for current connections. It remains to be seen whether a 9-month break has had a reviving effect.

Form: 140/765-

Disco Annie^h,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 99

12/1

Surpassed bumper form when finding only one too good in 17f Cartmel novice in May. Not in the same form over C&D 5 months later but she might have needed the run. Handicap debut.

Form: 797-627

Paddy O'Mahler¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 97

9/1

Reached the frame in a couple of handicaps last spring and shaped as if needing his first outing in 166 days when sixth of 9 over 2½m here recently. The drop back in trip isn't certain to help.

Form: 8F43-P6

Dino Bellagio²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 96| D

9/2

Dual bumper winner. Yet to better poor form over hurdles but her reappearance fourth over C&D was more encouraging and no surprise were she to prove a different proposition in handicaps.

Form: 010/P0-4

Fat Harry³⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 94

28/1

Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Silva Eclipse. Didn't show that much in a trio of maiden/novice hurdles at the end of 2023 but handicaps provide him with a more realistic chance. One of 2 from the stable.

Form: 560-

Bravethewaves^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 85

10/1

Still a maiden and didn't shape with much obvious encouragement back from 18 months off at Stratford 23 days ago.

Form: 83430/9

Non-Runners

The Navigator²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Diamond Koda (3/1), Strictly Tango (7/2), Dino Bellagio (9/2), Knomorediamonds (5/1), The Navigator (7/1), Paddy O'Mahler (9/1), Bravethewaves (10/1), Disco Annie (12/1), Rock Hurley (22/1), Fat Harry (28/1), Hourless (40/1)

Lucinda Russell's KNOWMOREDIAMONDS is taken to build on his promising opening effort in handicaps over C&D last month. Dino Bellagio is a potentially dangerous opponent as her bumper ability certainly gives her scope from an opening mark in the 90s. Sedgefield maiden winner Strictly Tango also makes the shortlist.