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16:30 Carlisle

Happy Birthday Sue Ellis Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 192y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,386
  • 2nd: £705
  • 3rd: £352
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 31.08s
  • Off Time: 16:31:02
  • 8 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Beige, Royal blue chevrons, beige sleeves, Royal blue cap
14/1
  • Form 6430P2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 73

chased leaders, headway to 3rd 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, 3rd and stayed on same pace inside final furlong

2(3)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 396552
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

3(2)
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow stars
85/40
  • Form 535313
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

in rear, headway over 2f out, chasing leaders when switched left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on closing stages, always just held

4(1)
Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

Lady Gar Gar

12 p D
11/2
  • Form 335673
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 66

chased leaders, ridden and lost 3rd 3f out, weakened over 1f out

5(5)
Silk - Orange, orange and dark blue diabolo on sleeves
13/2
  • Form 016
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 65

held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

6(8)
Silk - Emerald Green, Purple hoops, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple cap
9/1
  • Form 3013-39
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 64

always behind, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong, tailed off

7(7)
Silk - Purple, Yellow sleeves, Red and Yellow striped cap
  • Form 26620P
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 63

ponied to start, rearing in stalls, in touch in 5th, weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong, tailed off

8(6)
Silk - Maroon, White star, White sleeves, Maroon stars, Maroon cap, White stars
7/2
  • Form 790632
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 63

pressed leader, ridden over 3f out, driven to lead 2f out, stayed on gamely when pressed closing stages, always holding on

In depth

Verdict

Barista is the recent winner on show but that was only in Chepstow selling company and he'll need to improve again although clearly in good heart. CAPTAIN KOLO displayed a better level last time after a series of disappointments, chasing home Bravo King on heavy ground at Thirsk. Unproven at this trip, he's down to a career-low mark and is worth risking with ground in his favour. Edgeware Road is unexposed but ran poorly last time and the ground is a major question mark, so Chokidar looks a likelier sort in first-time blinkers despite topweight. Michael O'Connell claims a useful 3lb and the Sleeping Indian gelding put up arguably his best effort to date last September when a close second to Gentle Lord under similar conditions.

Formwatch

Chokidar (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Always prominent, led 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, well held by winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Ganas (9-0) at Doncaster 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.

Captain Kolo (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Led, until over 2f out, rallied approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Bravo King (9-4) at Thirsk 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Aug.

Barista (IRE) 11-8fav (8-13) Held up tracking leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong, driven out, won at Chepstow 7f app sell stks (6) gd beating Could It Be Magic (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.

Lady Gar Gar 17-2 (9-5) Led, driven over 2f out, soon headed, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, just held on for 3rd, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Ted's Brother (9-7) at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.

Edgware Road 7-4fav (9-7) Prominent, eidden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 9, 11l behind National Hope (9-5) at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.

Indian Giver 14-1 (8-12) Always in rear, last of 9, 17l behind Diablo Dancer (8-10) at Carlisle 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.

Old English (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Rider lost iron after start, soon pulled up, in a race won by Just The Tonic (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (4) gd, 14 ran.

Watts Up Son 10-3 (8-13) Made most until ridden, headed and edged right over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Mission Impossible (8-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.