14:50 Carlisle

Thursday 8 March 2018

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188Bet Up To 75 Cash Bonus Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 198y  |   Heavy  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:54  |   Winning time: 5m 55.8s
1st
Horse silk
2
3/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Harry Skelton
With leader, led 2nd, headed after 5th, led next, driven approaching 2 out, hit last, clear flat, stayed on op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
4
9/1
T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Henry Brooke
Held up, jumped left 2nd, closed from 12th, chased winner 3 out, went left last, no impression flat op 17/2 tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
8
3
11/2
T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)
In rear, slow 3rd, headway 12th, no impression on front pair when going 3rd 2 out until jumped left last, re-gained 3rd towards finish tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
½
1
13/8f
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Led until 2nd, led after 5th, headed next, mistake 12th, ridden and lost 2nd before 3 out, no impression next tchd 6/4
5th
Horse silk
68
6
20/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Mr Alex Chadwick (7)
Held up, bumped 2nd, ridden 9th, weakened 3 out, tailed off tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
14
5
6/1
T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Alison Clarke (7)
Chased leaders, lost place 4th, jumped right 8th, slow 10th, lost place before 4 out, soon behind, tailed off tchd 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.60, £3.80EX:£25.70Trifecta:£87.70SF:£24.60Swingers:£5.40, £4.50, £2.80

Forecasts

Pinch Of Ginger (13/8), Asking Questions (3/1), Mcginty's Dream (11/2), Under The Red Sky (6/1), Mr Witmore (9/1), Court Painter (20/1)

Verdict

A very modest contest, and realistically only a couple of these horses sport obvious winning chances. Pinch Of Ginger was awarded a much talked about race at Bangor in early January, but he's hardly rock-solid overall, although he mightn't necessarily need to be in this company, and he does have Brian Hughes booked to ride. However, we'll chance the Oliver Greenall trained rules chasing debutant ASKING QUESTIONS. He remains a maiden over hurdles (0 from 7), but is clearly effective on most types of ground, and is seemingly untroubled by racing over both 2m4f and 3m.
  1. Asking Questions
  2. Pinch Of Ginger
  3. Mcginty's Dream

Previous Winners

2017
Kanturk Bank
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 7
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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