Racecards
14:10 Carlisle
Quality Guild Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Form 707-510
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 100
led, ridden and headed last, extra flat
- Form 85
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
held up, ridden after 4 out, weakened next
Bay Swift (IRE)
149- Form F
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey A Dobbin
raced keenly and held up in rear, some headway 4 out, outpaced next, soon weakened
Billsgrey (IRE)
167- Form 09-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J S Haldane
- Jockey N Mulholland
chased leaders, ridden and lost pace approaching 3 out, soon weakened
Bobbing Cove
15- Form 05-405
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Mrs L B Normile
- Jockey D Flavin
tracked leaders, when 2nd after 4 out, every chance from 2 out, ridden and one pace flat
Love From Russia
448- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs H O Graham
- Jockey T Messenger
behind, lost touch 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Nonotreally
186- Form 586-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer B Mactaggart
- Jockey G Lee
behind, struggling 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 4/42-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
mid-division, headway 3 out, stayed on to lead last, ridden out
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey D Elsworth
mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B P Harding
mid-division, smooth headway 3 out, ridden and every chance when edged right last, kept on
- Form 8F-0PPU
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Miss Angela Barnes
chased leaders to before 3 out, soon weakend, pulled up before next
- Form P-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
not fluent, always behind
In depth
Verdict
Pass It On is taken to repel the challenge of the Richards pair Bay Swift and The Abbots Habit in a moderate looking start to proceedings. Jonjo O'Neill and Tony McCoy teamed up to land this event 12 months ago with Darasim, and now rely on Pass It On who was sent off as an odds-on favourite on his last outing at Hereford in April but was outbattled by Briscoe Place, going down by a head. Given time to recover and strengthen up, he should make amends here with the softer ground and stiff track likely to play to his strengths. Bay Swift looked held when falling three out on his debut at Kelso in May, and is another that has been off since. Hopefully he will have forgotten that mishap, and with Tony Dobbin to guide him round, should be prominent. His stablemate The Abbots Habit looks one for the future but still makes more appeal than the remainder, with preference on this occasion for Pass It On.
Formwatch
Lowsha Green 8-1 (11-12) Held up, short lived effort 4 out, weakened from next, 13th of 14, well behind Oniz Tiptoes (10-2) at Cartmel 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
Barneys Luck (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, weakened from next, 5th of 6, well behind Kristiansand (10-9) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs in Aug.
Bay Swift (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Held up in touch, headway and 2 lengths down when fell 3 out in race won by Only Millie (10-9) at Kelso 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in May, 9 ran.
Bobbing Cove 22-1 (10-13) Tracked clear leader, lost place 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 9, well behind Another Superman (10-6) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Sept.
Nonotreally 50-1 (11-0) Towards rear, outpaced halfway, no impression, 6th of 16, 23l behind Boulders Beach (11-0) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Apr.
Pass It On (IRE) 4-9fav (11-2) In touch, steady headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, every chance flat, no extra, 2nd of 14, nk behind Briscoe Place (11-2) at Hereford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr.
The Abbots Habit (IRE) Taipan gelding out of Thats Gospel.
Little Sioux (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Held up, pushed along 6f out, never on terms, 6th of 14, 38l behind Programme Girl (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f mrs nhf (5) sft in May.