Racecards
20:35 Carlisle
Coors Fine Light Handicap
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f 192y
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 9400-04
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey J P Spencer
made all, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on strongly
- Form 4-60038
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 2-10840
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 76
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace under pressure
- Form 36810-6
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway and effort well over 1f out, kept on under pressure
- Form 70-0309
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 089302
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Suzanne France
tracked winner, ridden and effort 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 022008
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey Dean McKeown
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Hartshead,Efidium and Irony are three against the field in this competitive handicap and the tentative vote is given to Efidium. The selection was a good second behind Redwood Rocks last time out the step up to this trip will suit and off the same mark here he will be hard to beat. Hartshead rates the main danger as she won well last time out when beating Goodbye Mr Bond. That form has since been franked and she will not be far away but she has a penalty for that win and that may just find her out and at likely odds she looks worth opposing. Irony is another worthy of respect as he showed he was returning to form when fourth behind Presumptive but he may need to drop in the weights a little more before he gets his head back in front. Riska King is another worthy of respect as he has dropped to a very lenient mark but he has shown very little of late so can not be put forward with any confidence. Of the remainder Gifted Flame is from a yard in form and could run well at a price but in a tough race to call for thew winner we return to Efidium.
Formwatch
Irony (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Presumptive (8-13) at Sandown 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Mrs Moh (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Marshman (8-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Kirkby's Treasure 28-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 12th of 15, 6l behind Hartshead (9-9) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Gifted Flame 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 7l behind True Night (9-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Riska King 16-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, weakened final 2f, 9th of 13, 16l behind Sea Storm (9-3) at Ayr 1m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Efidium 5-2 (8-11) Held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Redwood Rocks (9-4) at Redcar 7f stk 0-70 (5) frm in Jun.
Hartshead 7-1co-fav (9-9) Held up in rear, good headway on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun beating Goodbye Mr Bond (9-9) by 1l, 15 ran.
Red Contact (USA) 33-1 (9-9) Chased winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f, 8th of 10, 16l behind Langford (9-4) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.