13:50 Carlisle

Thursday 24 October 2019

All13:5014:2515:0015:3016:0516:3517:10

Maurice Barnes Racing Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 5m 4.0s

1^st

Overthetop

510-12

4/7f

T: O MurphyJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, not fluent 4 out and 2 out, led before last, ridden clear, easily op 8/13 tchd 8/15

2^nd

Champagne Noir

510-12

7/2

T: C E LongsdonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Disputed lead until led 4th, headed after 6th, led again after 3 out, headed before last, not pace of winner op 9/2

3^rd

Theflickeringlight

510-5

22/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Keen, tracked leaders, led after 6th, headed after 3 out, no extra after last op 18/1

4^th

Skiddaw Tara

510-12

25/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day

Chased leaders, slow 1st and soon lost place and in rear, mistake 7th, blundered next, headway 2 out, stayed on into modest 4th after last op 16/1

5^th

Slade Storm

610-12

50/1

T: K ScottJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Behind, outpaced 5 out, headway when blundered 2 out, never on terms op 33/1

6^th

3 ¼

New Frontier

510-12

12/1

T: K DalgleishJ: B S Hughes

Keen in touch, mistakes and not fluent, headway 4 out, weakened after 2 out tchd 14/1

7^th

Boric

1110-12

16/1

T: S WaughJ: Henry Brooke

Disputed lead until tracked leader 4th, lost place 6th, weakened 5 out, tailed off op 18/1 tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

Donald Dux²²¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: A Crook J: Danny McMenamin

Order Of Thistle²³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Blair Campbell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £2.20EX:£3.30Trifecta:£15.20SF:£2.53Swingers:£53.50, £144.70, £188.60

Forecasts

Overthetop (4/7), Champagne Noir (7/2), Order Of Thistle (7/2), New Frontier (12/1), Boric (16/1), Theflickeringlight (22/1), Skiddaw Tara (25/1), Slade Storm (50/1), Donald Dux (100/1)

The market leader (all odds-on) has won this race for the last four years and those strong in the betting look as though that’s where the winner will be found again. Overthetop followed up his point-to-point success with a bumper win and he merits plenty of respect on his hurdling debut although his yard could be a little sharper at the moment. CHAMPAGNE NOIR also has winning form between the flags having cost £70,000 after winning his sole outing in that sphere; he’s taken to make a winning Rules debut. Bumper winner Order Of The Thistle also enters the equation with another Rules/hurdling newcomer New Frontier who cost €40,000.

Champagne Noir
New Frontier
Overthetop

Previous Winners

2018

Imperial Aura

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 5

J: David Bass | T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

5/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,874.002nd: £1,431.003rd: £716.004th: £358.00