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16:45 Carlisle

Sporting Options In Running Handicap Chase (Class F)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 36.00s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bold Navigator

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Gimme Shelter (IRE)

    11/1

      3
      Silk -

      Trooper

      14/1

        1
        Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE hoop, hooped sleeves and cap

        Red Emperor

        87 b
        13/2
        • Form 63531P
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-12

        mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened from next

        2
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, Red and Royal Blue quartered cap

        Lively Dessert (IRE)

        46
        14/1
        • Form 3-2PF4P
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-12

        behind, headway halfway, soon weakened, pulled before 12th

        3
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and YELLOW (halved), sleeves reversed, striped cap

        Misty Ramble (IRE)

        40
        5/1
        • Form 2-U5223
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        chased leader, riddden approaching 3 out, no extra flat

        4
        Silk - Orange, Brown stars, Orange sleeves and cap

        Trooper

        40 b
        14/1
        • Form 125P3P
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-1

        held up mid-division, headway 4 out, staying on when badly blundered 3 out, kept on one pace after

        5
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE and WHITE chevrons on sleeves

        The Eens

        87
        11/2
        • Form 13-P444
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-13

        led to 10th, chased leaders, weakened approaching 2 out

        7
        Silk - White, red stripe and sleeves, quartered cap

        Bold Navigator

        72
        14/1
        • Form P0/5-P14
        • Age 13
        • Weight 10-11

        chased leaders, led 10th, clear from 2 out, unchallenged

        8
        Silk - GREEN, WHITE sash, collar, cuffs and cap

        Red Gold

        450
        16/1
        • Form 3PF/0F4-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-10

        mid-division, ridden halfway, behind when pulled up before 10th

        9
        Silk - White, Brown hoop, check cap

        Gimme Shelter (IRE)

        18
        11/1
        • Form 140P44
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-9

        chased leaders., mistakes 3rd and next, ridden approaching 3 out, when 2nd 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner

        10
        Silk - Purple and Mauve diamonds, Purple sleeves

        Hitchhiker

        8
        8/1
        • Form 6-P245U
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-5

        in rear, headway 10th, weakened from 3 out

        11
        Silk - White, Royal Blue disc, White and Red striped sleeves, White cap, Red diamond

        Rhapsody In Blue (IRE)

        18
        5/2
        • Form 420-F12
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-4

        behind, headway 9th, weakened from 12th

        13
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and PINK (halved), BLUE cap

        Briar Rose (IRE)

        19
        33/1
        • Form 21-PP6P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leaders, ridden and lost place halfway, never danngerous after

        6
        NR

        Nisbet

        18
        • Form 5P33P4
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-12

        12
        NR

        Mr Laggan

        114
        • Form P-240PP
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-3

        In depth

        Verdict

        An uninspiring contest in which few can boast solid recent form but Rhapsody In Blue is a notable exception and can lead the way home. The son of Magical Strike took full advantage of a drop in to selling grade when an emphatic 19-length winner at Newcastle in January and then ran creditably in defeat to finish runner-up in better company at Musselburgh. The Richard Ford-trained gelding looks capable of another bold show despite a subsequent 3lb rise in the weights. The Eens is a dour stayer who revels in the mud and may find himself outpaced at the business end on this quicker ground while Red Emperor has not been seen since being pulled up at Newcastle in December and is best watched on his return under top weight. Misty Ramble has proved a model of consistency this term and looks a safe bet to reach the frame once again while Gimme Shelter is fairly treated on his return to fences.