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15:10 Carlisle

Burnswark Handicap Hurdle

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 30.50s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, quartered cap
9/1
  • Form 11807P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 105

with leader, pushed along and lost place 6th, soon outpaced

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow star, hooped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
3/1
  • Form 13-P912
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 105

held up towards rear, headway 6th, effort approaching 2 out, soon one pace

3
Silk - Maroon and White stripes, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap
12/1
  • Form 222235
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 95

held up in touch, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened next

4
Silk - Yellow, maroon sash, Royal blue sleeves and cap

Gospel Song

60 BFD
6/1
  • Form 126-913
  • Age 13
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 95

led, headed approaching 2 out, weakened

5
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow chevron, Black cap
  • Form 7039P1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 92

held up towards rear, headway 6th, led approaching 2 out, comfortably

6
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue chevron, quartered cap
9/2
  • Form 00428P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 81

in touch, pushed along 3 out, soon outpaced

7
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, RED cross belts, BLACK and RED hooped sleeves, RED cap
  • Form 846505
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 80

tracked leaders, close up 6th, effort approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace

In depth

Verdict

The selection here is Sara Monica, with her biggest dangers seen as Northern Minster and Gospel Song. The selection is relatively lightly raced but came good at Hexham two runs ago. Ok, she was beaten off her revised mark last time, but the effort was good enough to see her raised another five pounds. Given that the opposition is pretty exposed, she stays and has proven she can handle a stiff track, and the fact that her rider takes off a good five pounds, she could score again today. Course and distance winners Rosalyons, whose form has tailed off since winning twice at Kelso last October, and Needwood Spirit, who is well handicapped on form of four years ago, can both be given a squeak, but while Political Cruise is edging back towards a winning mark, that win did come in a seller. Northern Minster improved last time after a breathing operation, and while he will have his supporters today, he has been raised 10 pounds for that win. Gospel Song is just four pounds above a winning mark, has won over today's trip and a useful amateur takes seven pounds off his back. Winter Garden has failed to win since arriving from Ireland a few years back, although he has been placed from today's mark in chases, in which he has been competing of late. All of this brings us back to Sara Monica, who gets the vote.