16:20 Carlisle

Thursday 19 October 2017

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Bet At racinguk.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 59.18s

1^st

Verona Opera

611-8

6/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin (3)

Tracked leaders, led 5 out, clear before 2 out, driven out run-in

2^nd

Miss Mash

611-4

3/1

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

In rear, headway before 2 out, soon chased winner and not fluent, kept on and always well held

3^rd

Cowslip

810-12

10/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Held up in touch, headway before 2 out, in 3rd before last, one pace

4^th

2 ½

My Little Cracker

711-12

10/1

T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman (5)

With leader, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last

5^th

Yeats Baby

510-8

12/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, kept on from last, no impression

6^th

Same Circus

612-4

15/8f

T: D McCain JnrJ: Lorcan Murtagh (5)

Led to 5 out, weakened before 2 out

7^th

Sapphire Noire

410-10

16/1

T: N J HawkeJ: C Gethings (3)

In touch, ridden and weakened before last

Also Ran

Cascaye

511-7

10/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.60Pl:£1.70, £1.40, £4.20EX:£28.10Trifecta:£157.10Tricast:£177.40SF:£25.06Swingers:£3.80, £21.30, £6.10

Forecasts

Same Circus (15/8), Miss Mash (3/1), Verona Opera (6/1), Cowslip (10/1), My Little Cracker (10/1), Cascaye (10/1), Yeats Baby (12/1), Sapphire Noire (16/1)

This mares contest doesn't make masses of appeal for punting purposes, but southern raiders Cascaye and Sapphire Noire offer potential for improvement now switched to handicapping. However, in seeking a selection, it pays to focus upon facts from the form book rather than speculation. Same Circus has a welter burden to carry even allowing for Lorcan Murtagh's 5lb claim, but she kept much stronger company than this in novice events after landing the odds at Catterick in February, and she comes here both stamina and ground proven and is very much respected. However, the vote just goes to the infrequent winner MISS MASH. The form of her penultimate start at Worcester has been franked by a couple of subsequent winners, and the hope is that the returning Richard Johnson can force her head to the front for just the second time in a soon to be 16 race career.