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17:00 Carlisle

Battle Holme Handicap (Class 4) (Class 4)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 206y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.04s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Turn Of Phrase (IRE)

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Scurra

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Dee Pee Tee Cee (IRE)

      16/1

        4
        Silk -

        Life Is Beautiful (IRE)

        7/1

          1(17)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White star, sleeves and star on cap

          Turn Of Phrase (IRE)

          7 v
          15/8
          • Form 213-002
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-4

          mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led post

          2(8)
          Silk - Dark Green, Red star, striped sleeves, Red cap

          Scurra

          13
          12/1
          • Form 312465
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-3

          towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed post, no extra

          3(7)
          Silk - PINK, PURPLE stars, sleeves and star on cap

          Saddler's Quest

          13
          28/1
          • Form 650-000
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-0

          tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

          4(4)
          Silk - Yellow, Blue hoops, Blue and Red quartered cap

          Life Is Beautiful (IRE)

          26
          7/1
          • Form 615162
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-0

          mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

          5(12)
          Silk - GREEN, GREY and LEMON striped sleeves, MAROON cap

          Dee Pee Tee Cee (IRE)

          22
          16/1
          • Form 40500/0
          • Age 10
          • Weight 8-10

          made most, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong

          6(5)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White seams, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

          Cantemerle (IRE)

          47 b
          12/1
          • Form 0-20060
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-10

          towards rear, never dangerous

          7(16)
          Silk - LIGHT GREEN, WHITE sleeves, RED cap, WHITE spots

          Sharabad (FR)

          35
          100/1
          • Form 5000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-9

          tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          8(15)
          Silk - Beige, Light Blue chevrons, Beige sleeves, Beige cap, Light Blue star

          Sherwood Forest

          7 v
          20/1
          • Form 360526
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-9

          towards rear, never dangerous

          9(2)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

          Mr Midaz

          35
          18/1
          • Form 4000/55
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-9

          mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden and one pace final 3f

          10(6)
          Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap

          Special Branch

          18
          16/1
          • Form 20345-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-9

          always behind

          11(10)
          Silk - White, Emerald Green spots, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets

          Canlis

          24
          16/1
          • Form 020005
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-9

          in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          12(13)
          Silk - White, red epaulets, red and white halved sleeves, white cap, red diamond

          Border Terrier (IRE)

          40 v
          12/1
          • Form 003044
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-9

          towards rear, never dangerous

          13(14)
          Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

          Lady Stratagem

          30
          40/1
          • Form 00/0030
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-9

          tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

          14(9)
          Silk - Green, Mauve sleeves and spots on cap

          Caper

          14
          66/1
          • Form 0/060-00
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-9

          towards rear, never dangerous

          15(11)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue chevron, quartered cap

          Needwood Spirit

          463
          40/1
          • Form 32/0004-
          • Age 9
          • Weight 8-9

          towards rear, never dangerous

          16(1)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow chevron, halved sleeves, Yellow cap

          Danefonique (IRE)

          5
          10/1
          • Form 560402
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-5

          close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          17(3)
          NR

          Hollywood Critic (USA)

          16
          • Form 0053
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-2

          Withdrawn

          In depth

          Verdict

          The consistent Life Is Beautiful is bound to be popular with backers along with the lightweight Danefonique but preference, at the other end of the handicap, is for Turn Of Phrase. Richard Fahey has his string in fine fettle at present and the son of Cadeaux Genereux showed improved form when chasing home Red Forest at Musselburgh last week. Set to go up 4lbs in future handicaps, on the basis of that run, Turn Of Phrase gets the vote to go one better today. Life Is Beautiful has done little wrong of late and should again be thereabouts but appears a shade high in the weights at present so a bigger threat may come from Danefonique. The three-year-old has slipped to a fair mark and indicated at Beverley last time that her turn would not be far away. Scurra has claims on his best but is not completely reliable and of more interest may be Border Terrier, who comes from the stable of Micky Hammond that has been among the winners of late. Hollywood Critic is less exposed than many of these and is another to consider along with Linda Perratt's Sherwood Forest. A market move for the well-treated Dee Pee Tee Cee would be of interest but the vote goes to Turn Of Phrase who is taken to make the most of the favourable terms.