Racecards
18:45 Carlisle
Matthew Elliott 30th Birthday Celebration Claiming Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f 200y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 44280-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey P McDonald
soon led, made rest, ridden over 1f out, held on well
- Form 79-8353
- Age 9
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey George Chaloner
towards rear in 5th, headway over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, not quicken inside final furlong
- Form 311116
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey G Lee
held up towards rear and keen, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong, no impression
Eilean Mor
220- Form 674850-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 422-449
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked winner until 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 952045
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer K Tutty
- Jockey Gemma Tutty
broke well, led early until restrained to track leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 82696-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 48
slowly away, in rear, weakened over 3f out
Verdict
EXTRATERRESTRIAL has at least 6lb in hand on his rivals according to official ratings and last week's course and distance third came in better company. It's more than two years since he was last in the winner's enclosure but he should put that right this evening. Saharia has never won on Turf and neither has Springheel Jake but Rawaafed won a Hamilton claimer last Thursday and makes more appeal than River Ardeche and Tony Hollis at the weights.
Formwatch
Springheel Jake 22-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 11l behind Al Khan (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Apr.
Extraterrestrial 12-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Pacific Heights (8-12) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Saharia (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Elusive Hawk (9-6) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol in May.
Eilean Mor 28-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 12l behind Sasheen (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
River Ardeche 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 9th of 11, 30l behind Keep It Dark (9-1) at Newcastle 7f app hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Tony Hollis 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind All Or Nothin (9-7) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Lady Bentinck (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Very slowly away behind, kept on final furlong, never a factor, 6th of 9, 8l behind Jessie's Spirit (9-0) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs in May.
Rawaafed (IRE) 3-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, won at Hamilton 1m 1f clm stks (6) gd in May beating Chloe's Image (8-2) by 3/4l, 7 ran.