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Carlisle · Sunday, 8 Mar · 19:20
· 2m 1f
· Class 4
· TURF
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Status
15:20
Off time
10
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.20
6/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.25
5/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
2.25
5/4
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
15
14/1
06 · —
41
40/1
07 · —
41
40/1
08 · —
51
50/1
09 · —
101
100/1
10 · —
151
150/1
11 · —
151
150/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Itsinthename (G)
[T]
£70,000 Irish point recruit. Promising close second in AW bumper at Lingfield in January (sole start for Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies) and made a winning start to his hurdle career for his very much in-form new stable at Catterick 12 days …
|
B S Hughes | Nick Scholfield | 5 | 75.3 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
They Want Me (G)
FAV
Point winner who chased home subsequent Grade 1 winner Idaho Sun on Bangor hurdle debut and duly went one better at Kelso just after Christmas. Not in the same form when a well-held third back at Kelso last month, though.
|
Theo Gillard | D McCain Jnr | 6 | 75.3 kg |
2.20
6/5
|
| 7th | 3 | — |
Big Jon (G)
[H]
Well held in 2 bumpers/hurdles and looks more one for handicaps later on.
|
Ross Chapman | R Menzies | 6 | 72.1 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Forever Louie (G)
Half-brother to 3 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Ryedale Racer. Built on debut promise when second in Musselburgh bumper in December but pulled up on 19f course hurdle debut since.
|
Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies | 5 | 72.1 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Guet Apens (G)
Useful Flat winner in France for Andre Fabre and showed an aptitude for hurdling after 19 months off when third of 11 in 2m Musselburgh maiden 3 weeks ago. Likely to go close if making the anticipated improvement.
|
Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 6 | 72.1 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
| — | 6 | — |
Jungle Jet (G)
Placed in Irish point but hasn't offered much in maiden/novice hurdles 10 months apart for new yard.
|
Peter Kavanagh | J Parkinson & S Smith | 7 | 72.1 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
King Kodiak (G)
Looks decidedly limited on early evidence, his jumping a particular cause for concern.
|
Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley | 7 | 72.1 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 8th | 8 | — |
Promethean (G)
Fair performer on Flat (stays 1½m) but below par in that sphere lately and well beaten on Southwell hurdle debut last month. Not an obvious one.
|
Jonathan England | S England | 5 | 72.1 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 6th | 9 | — |
The Foreman (G)
Beat only one home in a Haydock bumper on debut back in May 2022 and not seen again until sixth of 10 in C&D novice hurdle 20 days ago. Will need to step up a good deal on that form.
|
Danny McMenamin | J Parkinson & S Smith | 8 | 72.1 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 4th | 10 | — |
Shouldvebeenshav (M)
[H]
Third in a point. Also hinted at ability when sixth in a course bumper in November but well beaten in 2 maiden hurdles since.
|
William Maggs | R Bevis | 5 | 68.9 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 9th | 11 | — |
Blondina (F)
Modest ex-Irish Flat maiden for Jim Bolger and no promise in 2 hurdle starts for new connections (C&D latterly).
|
Joshua Thompson | A Nicol | 4 | 64.4 kg |
101
100/1
|
Betting forecast: They Want Me (6/5), Guet Apens (5/4), Itsinthename (5/4), The Foreman (5/1), Forever Louie (14/1), Shouldvebeenshav (40/1), Promethean (40/1), Jungle Jet (50/1), Blondina (100/1), King Kodiak (150/1), Big Jon (150/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |