Racecards
16:10 Carlisle
Weatherbys Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: None specified
- Form 32126P/
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey D Elsworth
tracked winner, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, one pace under pressure
- Form 053U42
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, no extra towards finish
Amjad
41- Form 10-4446
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey P Robson
made all, hard pressed approaching last, stayed on well towards finish
- Form 0F02U1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer G McKeever
- Jockey J R Ryan
tracked leading pair, ridden approaching 3 out, effort when not much room 2 out, switched left approaching last, kept on flat
Little John
679- Form 556/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey D O'Meara
held up in rear, blundered 4 out, soon lost touch
In depth
Verdict
A line can be safely put through proffesional loser Little John, but a chance can be given to the other four runners. Kalinnjar has more to do than when winning a seller on her latest outing, but this isn't the strongest of events and she should run well, while Amjad is another who finds winning difficult. Job Rage will be better suited to this trip after failing to last home at Hexham, but Columbus gets the nod. The winner of a maiden in Ireland, when trained by Aidan O'Brien, he has obviously fallen short of expectations, but he should still be good enough to take care of some moderate rivals.