Racecards
16:50 Carlisle
Bitts Park Banded Stakes
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 390595
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
chased leaders, headway 2f out, led 1f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 63-6313
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey V Halliday
chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 60600-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
- Form 0-00400
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer D W Barker
- Jockey P Mulrennan
led, headed 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 02138-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Ms Deborah J Evans
- Jockey N Chalmers
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 6-56468
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey T Hamilton
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, not quicken final furlong
- Form 7019-70
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey G Parkin
mid-division, headway over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, ridden and ran on final 50 yards, nearest finish
- Form 029368
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer C N Kellett
- Jockey Paul Eddery
towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Mrs Spence
19- Form 000-407
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
mid-division, lost place 2f out, soon behind
- Form 1000-08
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 49
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out
- Form 497-800
- Age 10
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey A Mullen
behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 00980-0
- Age 9
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 48
chased leaders over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 0075-33
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
behind when lost action and eased over 1f out
- Form 657-000
- Age 9
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey D Mernagh
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 00-7505
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey V Slattery
in touch, headway to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on under pressure to chase winner final furlong
- Form 060654
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Lisa Jones
slowly into stride and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, not reach leaders
In depth
Verdict
Brave Chief has claims and gets the vote over Ballybunion, New Options, Maluti and Xanadu. The final race on the card is really no easier to predict than the rest, but at least Brave Chief has recent winning form to his name, having scored in first-time blinkers at Southwell three weeks ago. He again ran well with the aids to finish third there next time despite a wide draw and a penalty, so hopes are high that he can last home over this shorter trip. Roy Bowring's charge is taken to make all at the expense of some out-of-form individuals. Ballybunion has the widest draw of all and has not shown much since February, but New Options has been placed twice this month and could make the frame again. Maluti won on fast ground at Brighton last year and was unlucky in running at Yarmouth recently on what was only his second outing in six months. He can go well, while the market may tell us which of Linda Perrett's veterans to side with, Friar Tuck or Xanadu. All in all, the best claims are held by Brave Chief, and he can come out on top at the end of a tricky card.
Formwatch
Ballybunion (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 5th of 16, 7l behind Camille Pissarro (9-11) at Nottingham 6f stk (7) gd.
Brave Chief 9-4fav (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no etra inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Eforetta (8-1) at Southwell 7f stk (7) fbs.
Flying Tackle 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 17, 9l behind Whinhill House (9-7) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs.
Jedeydd 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 16, 17l behind Baylaw Star (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Troodos Jet 100-1 (8-3) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 15, 13l behind George The Best (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gs.
Maluti 25-1 (8-12) Held up, never troubled leaders, 13th of 16, 10l behind Polar Force (8-10) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gs.
New Options 14-1 (9-2) Outpaced, headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, nearest at finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Torrent (9-2) at W'hampton 5f stk (7) pol.