Racecards
14:00 Carlisle
racingtv.com 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 198y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,922
- 2nd: £3,645
- 3rd: £1,822
- 4th: £912
- Form 1P-335F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led, not fluent 1st, mistake and headed 4th, led again 10th, went four lengths clear 13th, unchallenged from 3 out, eight lengths clear last, eased to near walk towards finish, easily
- Form 6431-48
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
held up in rear but in touch, outpaced 10th, pushed along and struggling from 4 out, tailed off from 2 out
- Form 21312-7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer G Nicholls
- Jockey Finn Lambert
soon raced in second, lost one position 4th, mistake and dropped to rear 7th, outpaced by leading pair 11th, tailed off after 2 out
- Form 157-734
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer C Boultbee-Brooks
- Jockey R Patrick
soon raced in close third, headway to lead 4th, headed 10th, mistake 12th, jumped right 3 out, chased clear leader from 2 out, no further headway before last, weakened towards finish
In depth
Formwatch
First Confession (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Prominent, disputed lead 1st, fell 6th, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Scarlet Jet (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Led, not fluent 6th, headed 7th, lost position 9th, weakened before 3 out, last of 8, 31 1/2l behind Zanndabad (11-5) at Newcastle 2m 6f (2) gs in Nov.
Thank You Ma'am 9-1 (11-2) Midfield, headway to lead before 4th, not fluent 8th, ridden and diminishing advantage 2 out, soon headed and faded, 7th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Harbour Lake (12-0) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gd in May.
Della Casa Lunga (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Prominent, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, rallied and some headway after last, kept on, 4th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Star Walking (10-10) at Kempton 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Dec.