Racecards
16:45 Carlisle
Grafix Signs Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 200y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 577844
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 211-063
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 63
prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 285130-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 63
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 935113
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey P McDonald
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure
Moral Issue
53- Form 943876
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey R Winston
held up in rear, driven and headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner
- Form 406643-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey T Eaves
dwelt, mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 7280-00
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer C A Mulhall
- Jockey M O'connell
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
- Form 797204
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey P Mulrennan
led until over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 08-3472
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey D Fentiman
in touch, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
BERLUSCA needs to dig a bit deeper off his current mark but this looks less competitive than his recent tasks. A multiple winner on the Polytrack, he has the beating of True Pleasure on collateral form and gets a tentative vote to finally open his account on Turf. Dance For Georgie showed her first worthwhile form of the year when third at Beverley last time and makes more appeal than the returning Indian Giver and Secret Empress, with the latter stepping up in trip for this.
Formwatch
Berlusca (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind High Time Too (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Dance For Georgie 9-2fav (9-8) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Ted's Brother (9-9) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Indian Giver 10-1 (9-1) Dwelt, always in rear, 13th of 15, 19l behind Joshua The First (9-3) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Sep.
True Pleasure (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Keen in touch, ridden over 3f out, effort and switched left over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Cono Zur (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Moral Issue 33-1 (8-12) Prominent, led after 2f, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 6th of 13, 16l behind Blue Maisey (9-3) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Cheers Buddy (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Rasselas (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Tukitinyasok (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Prominent, pushed along and weakened quickly approaching halfway, last of 14, 26l behind Jupiter Fidius (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-60 (6) sft in May.
Birdy Boy (USA) 4-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon beaten, weakened from over 1f out, last of 4, 21l behind Lexington Blue (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Secret Empress 12-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon went 2nd , kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Relight My Fire (9-13) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.