Racecards
14:20 Carlisle
Countryside Family Raceday On 4th November Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,738
- 2nd: £798
- 3rd: £399
Smart Act (IRE)
231- Form 5222-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
tracked leaders, driven 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, left moderate 4th last
- Form 1/28940-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Rachael Green
tracked leading pair, challenged on outside before 3 out, kept on and every chance until 2 lengths down and one pace in 3rd when left 2nd last, no impression with winner flat
Mariinsky (GER)
586- Form 44983/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
held up behind in touch, not fluent 3rd and 5th, chased leaders 4 out to next, soon weakened
- Form 745641
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leaders, effort approaching 2 out, 2 lengths down in 4th when left 3rd last, kept on same pace, no impression flat
- Form 81/8P-35
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey M J McAlister
led or disputed lead, mistake 2nd, headed before 3 out, weakened next
- Form 05/43-68
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
mistake 1st, tracked leaders on inside, joined leaders after 6th, led before 2 out, ridden between last 2, headed and 1 length down in 2nd when fell last
- Form 84F06/U
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J Bewley
- Jockey Mr C Bewley
held up behind in touch, headway on outside 4 out, driven and outpaced before 2 out, no impression
- Form 43-4968
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer B Butterworth
- Jockey Miss E Butterworth
held up in rear in touch, steady headway on wide outside before 2 out, led last, ridden clear flat
- Form 63/6357-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey Callum Whillans
disputed lead, lost place 7th, soon behind
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Good ground is normally key to ANOTHER TRUMP but he can race off the same mark as when landing a gamble over fences at Huntingdon last week and should take all the beating if in the same mood here. Smart Act has only found one too good in both starts over hurdles here and should run his race again while Bandanaman won the Flat on soft ground here in August and is worth a second look. Mariinsky hasn't run for a long time but arguably still has some scope over hurdles and should find a race this winter.
Formwatch
Smart Act (IRE) 7-4fav (11-2) Led to 3rd, led again 6th, ridden before last, headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Quel Elite (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Bandanaman (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2 out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 47l behind Runswick Relax (10-11) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Mariinsky (GER) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, hard driven and every chance 3 out, soon under pressure, stayed on well, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 9l behind Street Dance (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m NH mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar '11.
Another Trump (NZ) 7-2fav (11-10) Mid-division, headway approaching 8th, challenged last, driven flat, led towards finish, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd beating Gougane (11-7) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
I'll Be Frank 13-2 (10-4) Mistakes, chased leading pair, hit 2nd 4th and 8th, ridden and went 2nd after 4 out, ridden and weakened next, last of 5, 20l behind Bunclody (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Jun.
Cheatingsideoftown (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Behind, outpaced 3 out, never near leaders, 8th of 14, 48l behind Romanesco (11-9) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Topo Gigio (FR) 11-1 (11-5) Unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Panthers Run (10-3) at Hexham 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy, 6 ran.
Knight Valliant 8-1 (10-4) Always in rear, tailed off, 8th of 10, 31l behind Claude Carter (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Mini The Minx (IRE) 66-1 (10-2) Mid-division, pushed along after 5th, tailed off from 4 out, 7th of 13, well behind Red Rocco (11-2) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Mar.