14:45 Carlisle

Sunday 23 March 2025

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Ladbrokes Go North One Man Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 4.38s

Grain D'oudairies^t⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 121| D

15/2

Scored at Market Rasen last March and gained reward for consistency when returning to winning ways at Doncaster (2m) in November. Took a heavy tumble at Wetherby next time and weakened into a below-par sixth at Musselburgh since.

Form: 3331F6

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Glory And Honour^p,t³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 117| D

10/3

Versatile sort who resumed winning ways in chase at Newcastle in November. Back to best when second of 6 at Doncaster (2m, good) last month. Has cheekpieces he's won in on the Flat refitted for the first time in nearly 2 years.

Form: P31272

Carcaci Castle^p,t⁸⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 117| D

11/1

Bounced back to his best when winning a 6-runner handicap chase at Hexham (2m, good) last summer. Hasn't reproduced that form in 3 subsequent appearances but he is back on the Hexham win mark if staging a revival back from 12 weeks off.

Form: P-51353

Five Dollar Fine¹¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs A Hamilton| OR: 116| CD

15/2

Made it 3 wins in 4 starts when seeing off 6 rivals over 2m at Carlisle in October but his run of good form came to an abrupt halt in November. Has been freshened up since.

Form: 1-13156

Captain Ivan^p,t³³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 109| D

9/1

Struck at the fourth time of asking for the Ewan Whillans yard when seeing off 4 rivals at Market Rasen (19f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Raised 5 lb but he retains handicapping scope on old form.

Form: 14-7541

Heritier^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 105| C| D

9/1

Back to winning ways in 19f handicap hurdle at Carlisle in December but the handicapper has been in charge since, his jumping once again lacking fluency when fifth of 7 over fences at Ayr 15 days ago. First-time cheekpieces need to have a positive effect.

Form: 614585

Raffles Wonder^h,t⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 101| DWS

9/1

Free-going sort who won a handicap hurdle last March. Switched to fences this term, striking at third time of asking in 2-finisher event at Sedgefield (2m, soft) in January. That race fell apart but his lightly-raced profile provides the hope for better and his yard won this in 2021. Had wind op.

Form: 143-341

Treaty Boy^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 101| BF| D

11/2

Both chase wins over 2m at Catterick, the latter in February. Beaten at short odds but ran close to form when second of 4 back there 8 days later. Placed over this C&D in the autumn.

Form: 3U5612

Fearless Action^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: G Sheehan| T: C Grant| OR: 96| D

9/2

Ridden more patiently than is often the case when back to winning ways in 2m Sedgefield handicap (good to soft) 12 days ago. Respected up 6 lb.

Form: 2P2P31

Sword Of Fate¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: L Kerr| OR: 95| D

66/1

Scored over fences at Cartmel last summer but well below par when last seen in the autumn. Been off for 5 months.

Form: 10P56P

Non-Runners

Tommy Combats¹⁵

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: M Todhunter J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Glory And Honour (10/3), Fearless Action (9/2), Treaty Boy (11/2), Tommy Combats (11/2), Grain D'oudairies (15/2), Five Dollar Fine (15/2), Raffles Wonder (9/1), Captain Ivan (9/1), Heritier (9/1), Carcaci Castle (11/1), Sword Of Fate (66/1)

TOMMY COMBATS couldn't live with a very progressive sort at Ayr last time but it was another solid effort from Martin Todhunter's 6-y-o and he can come good tackling largely much more exposed opponents this time. One who is relatively lightly raced, at least over fences, is Raffles Wonder and he's second choice ahead of recent Sedgefield scorer Fearless Action.