Racecards
14:00 Carlisle
Racing UK Novices' Handicap Chase
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
Rowan Castle
14- Form 0/84753
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Sir John Barlow Bt
- Jockey B P Harding
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 96/44R8
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey W T Kennedy
held up and behind, headway after 8, chased leader 4 out, ridden next, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form P8F561
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 77
behind, close up and reminded after 7th, blundered and lost place 5 out, no danger after
- Form 3346P-5
- Age 11
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer B Storey
- Jockey Mr M J McAlister
tracked leader, led 6th, headed 5 out, ridden 3 out, stayed on to lead again last, headed when no extra flat
- Form P33PU3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 76
led 2nd, headed 6th, tracked leader, led again 5 out, ridden and headed last, stayed on under pressure to regain lead flat
- Form 3853-43
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey R McGrath
held up, outpaced 4 out never dangerous
- Form RP-3RPP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J A B Old
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
led to 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, kept on approaching last, no impression flat,
- Form 005-987
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
raced keenly towards rear, headway at 3 out, ridden last, kept on same pace flat
- Form P0-58P6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A R Dicken
- Jockey K Mercer
held up, outpaced when hit 4 out, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, stayed on well under pressure flat, not reach winner
- Form 863F35
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
Nonrunner
- Form 12/P-3P5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J B Walton
- Jockey Ben Orde-powlett
Nonrunner
- Form 30P94
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A large field goes to post for the first on the card but on closer inspection not many can be given a serious chance of winning and the principals look to be Ashnaya, Willful Lord, College City and Jballingall and the confident vote is given to Ashnaya. The selection was a good second behind Green Ideal last time out, that form has since been franked and off the same mark here he is taken to score. Willful Lord rates the main danger as he won well last time out when beating Trenance but that was over a longer trip and with his penalty over this shorter trip he looks worth opposing at likely odds. College City has dropped to a handy mark and is from a yard in form but he is becoming hard to win with. Jballingall was behind Willful Lord last time and although he is better off at the weights he still has a little to find to score. Of the remainder Northern Rambler is from a yard in form and should be noted in the market but for the winner we return to Ashnaya.