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13:35 Carlisle

Esk Handicap Chase (Div 2) (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £3,050
  • 2nd: £1,405
  • 3rd: £702
  • 4th: £352
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 30.22s
  • Off Time: 13:35:11
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Red hoops, quartered cap
11/4
  • Form 324-615
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 105

raced wide prominent, ridden 4 out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish

2
Silk - Red, grey epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, red cap, grey star
  • Form 1PP-742
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 103

in touch, headway to go close up, 6th, led 2 out, ridden and ran on

3
Silk - Orange, Black cross belts
  • Form 5-3FP06
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 96

led, hampered and headed 6th, tracked leader, ridden 3 out, weakened next

4
Silk - White, Red diamond, White sleeves, Light Green armlets, Light Green cap, Red diamond

Nakadam (FR)

22 v C
20/1
  • Form 369B8F
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 92

close up, lost place 6th, struggling 9th, pulled up before next

5
Silk - Emerald Green, Red hoop, White sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 3314-UP
  • Age 13
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 84

in touch, weakened 11th, behind when pulled up approaching 13th

6
Silk - Red, White chevron, halved sleeves, Red and White striped cap
9/1
  • Form P28645
  • Age 13
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 84

prominent, led 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, faded run in and lost 2 places

7
Silk - Yellow, purple hoop, chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap, purple diamond
  • Form 26/3950
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 77

towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish

8
Silk - Maroon, pink cross belts, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 196/7-0F
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 74

raced wide close up, weakened 5 out, behind when pulled up approaching 2 out

9
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow sash, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Yellow cap
66/1
  • Form 476/74F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 70

in rear, pushed along 12th, never on terms

In depth

Verdict

The weaker of the two divisions. Veteran HIGH COUNSEL hinted at a revival at Warwick last month and is still capable of going close in a race like this so gets a narrow vote ahead of Space Safari, who was still travelling when falling at Hexham on his chasing bow having attracted market support. He is 5lb out of the handicap, however, while both Morozov Cocktail, who won at Wetherby on Boxing Day, and Newcastle runner-up Houston Texas have big weights to carry.

Formwatch

Morozov Cocktail (IRE) 6-4fav (11-2) Prominent, lost place 6th, midfield 10th, ridden after 15th, just in touch when blundered 2 out, no extra, 5th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Ballyrath (11-11) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.

Houston Texas (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Prominent, led briefly 12th, led again 4 out, soon ridden, joined next, headed 2 out, kept on from last, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Bavington Bob (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Dec.

Seemingly So (IRE) 66-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, awkward 6th, ridden before 3 out, well beaten 2 out, 6th of 14, dist behind Barrakhov (11-4) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Nakadam (FR) 28-1 (11-6) Led, joined before 5th, soon led again, fell 10th (usual 5 out), at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Westend Theatre (IRE) 22-1 (10-3) Mid-division, slow 1st, slow and lost place 3rd, headway on outside before 13th, weakened after next, well beaten before 4 out, soon pulled up, at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.

High Counsel (IRE) 22-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, some headway on outside 9th, no impression, well beaten from 14th, plugged on flat, 5th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Smuggler's Blues (11-7) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jan.

Magic Of Milan (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, behind 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Manintheshadows (11-5) at Doncaster 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Space Safari (FR) 8-1 (10-0) Chased leader, still going well when fell 3 out, at Hexham 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.

Black Opium 66-1 (10-0) Prominent, dropped to midfield 2nd, not fluent 3rd, towards rear 11th, in rear when fall 15th, at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) sft in Dec.