Racecards
16:40 Carlisle
Hayton Handicap (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 7f 200y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Gifted Flame
13- Form 0-30452
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway and effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
Batool (USA)
236- Form 0/52504-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Alex Greaves
pulled hard in mid-division, some headway 3f out, weakened 2f out
Fen Gypsy
18- Form 060-312
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey L Fletcher
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 000-250
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey J Carroll
with leader, ridden over 2f out, onepaced final furlong
- Form 00-0660
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer T Cuthbert
- Jockey D McGaffin
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 4-00003
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Dalgleish
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Duraid (IRE)
11- Form 636-000
- Age 11
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey T Hamilton
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Ruby Legend
246- Form 063210-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey Tony Culhane
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 000501
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey Dean McKeown
in touch, headway and effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
Pepper Road
18- Form 000-600
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey D Allan
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Form P50050
- Age 8
- Weight 8-4
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 05030-0
- Age 8
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey Dale Gibson
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 5060-00
- Age 7
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer B Mactaggart
- Jockey D Fox
mid-division,ridden over 3f out, no impression final 2f
Rainstorm
16- Form 300-000
- Age 8
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey J McAuley
missed break, soon mid-division, effort 2f out, no extra final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A wide open contest rounds off proceedings and again the draw may prove all important. But the main protagonists appear Fen Gypsy, Beamish Prince and Oscar Pepper and we will take a chance on Beamish Prince. The colt from the Mark Johnson yard showed improved form when third behind Blythe Spirit and a reproduction of that form would make him hard to batten Gypsy rates the main danger she was a good second behind Master Robbed last time and that form has since being franked. Oscar Pepper is also worthy of consideration despite top weight, he was a good third behind Everset despite having no luck in running he will not be far away with conditions in his favour. Gifted Flame is another that could go well. He has plenty of ability but does not always use it. Of the remainder Technician is from a yard in form and any market confidence should be noted.