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16:55 Carlisle

Thursday 18 October 2018

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:4516:2016:5517:30

Smarkets Betting Exchange Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 4m 7.2s

1^st

Halcyon Days

911-7

15/2

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

Tracked leader, close up 4th, jumped into lead 3 out, hard pressed after next, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure flat, held on well op 9/2 tchd 8/1

2^nd

Instingtive

710-0

8/1

T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Held up in 5th, chased leaders after 5 out, outpaced 3 out, ridden before last, rallied flat, took 2nd near finish, just held op 7/1 tchd 6/1

3^rd

Middlebrow

711-12

3/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, effort on outside 2 out, soon challenged, every chance last, ridden and one pace flat, switched inside and stayed on closing stages, 3rd and held near finish op 10/3 tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2

4^th

3 ½

Sleep In First

1211-3

7/1

T: J EwartJ: Steven Fox (5)

Tracked leaders, held up in 4th after 3rd, lost place after 5 out, outpaced next, stayed on to regain 4th near finish, no impression op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 8/1

5^th

Ryalex

710-11

6/5f

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Led, clear after 3rd until next, blundered and headed 7th, regained lead after 5 out, headed 3 out, ridden and no impression before last, lost well held 4th near finish op 2/1 tchd 5/4

6^th

Roxyfet

811-2

33/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Finian O'Toole (3)

Tended to jump left, always in rear, lost touch 3 out, tailed off op 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£2.40, £4.20EX:£42.90Trifecta:£177.50SF:£54.83Swingers:£4.40, £2.90, £3.20

Forecasts

Ryalex (6/5), Middlebrow (3/1), Sleep In First (7/1), Halcyon Days (15/2), Instingtive (8/1), Roxyfet (33/1)

None of these are rock solid, but RYALEX has fewer questions to answer than most, and will strip fitter for a comeback run over hurdles last month. He's preferred to Middlebrow, who undoubtedly has the class to win, but is often let down by his jumping and/or finishing effort. Roxyfet is best of the rest.