Racecards
14:00 Carlisle
Carlisle United Football Club Maiden Stakes (div 1) (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f 192y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,350 added

Cooperstown
31- Form 32-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 75
dwelt, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

- Form 57879-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey D J O'Donohoe
towards rear, never dangerous

- Form 0-80357
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer R E Barr
- Jockey M Stainton
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression

- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey Jamie Moriarty
dwelt, in touch, pushed along 3f out, headway and effort 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong

- Form 5-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Greg Fairley
led for 1f, remained close up, challenged 3f to over 1f out, faded final furlong


- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C J Teague
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
slowly into stride, always behind

- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
tracked leaders until weakened 3f out

- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey G Bartley
missed break, towards rear, never dangerous

Red Blossom
17- Form 395
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Sanders
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace
Lexicon
651- Form 009/
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 19
- Trainer Mrs J C McGregor
- Jockey P McDonald
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Denbera Dancer gets the vote over Red Blossom, Cooperstown and Mangano to name but a few. Having started off over six furlongs last year, Denbera Dancer was upped markedly in trip to a mile-and-a quarter on his second career outing at Newmarket 18-days ago, and found the trip just too far. Mark Johnston drops him back to a more suitable trip here, and this full-brother to Rumplestiltskin, who will be fitter for that reappearance effort, can pay to support. Red Blossom has had three runs now and qualifies for handicaps, so will be interesting in future, while Cooperstown, for whom there was money at Hamilton, is another that will at least be suited by this shorter trip. Mangano is already fully exposed, but hails from a stable doing better now than at the start of the season, so is to be considered for a place. For the winner though, we like the look of Denbera Dancer.