Racecards
13:05 Carlisle
Fantails Restaurant 'Come Dine With Me' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
- Form 4/32-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Gearoid Harney
handy, pressed leader before 2 out, ridden and led narrowly final flight, soon strongly pressed, headed 1f out on run-in, no extra
- Form 132-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey D A Jacob
led, jumped left 3rd, pressed before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, soon pushed along, narrowly headed last, ridden and weakened quickly run-in
- Form P1/507-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey K Brogan
prominent, outpaced and lost place before 2 out, soon beaten
- Form 6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey Henry Brooke
in rear, in touch, not fluent 4 out, effort and headway into 3rd before 2 out, pushed along after 2 out, strongly pressed leaders before last, not fluent final flight, ridden and led 1f out on run-in, won going away
- Form 952-755
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T Davidson
- Jockey Harry Reed
in rear, in touch, pushed along before 2 out, weakened before last
Verdict
This looks a straight fight between race-fit Lingfield runner-up Best Trition and Irish raider GOLD CUP BAILLY with preference for Stuart Crawford’s runner, who had the rest well beaten when runner-up to the subsequent Grade 1 winner Ahoy Senor at Ayr in March.
Formwatch
Best Trition (IRE) 11-4fav (11-4) Led until after 1st, chased leader until after 5th, chased leaders, outpaced before 4 out, rallied out wide 3 out, ridden home turn, went 2nd again soon after 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Blackjack Magic (11-4) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Gold Cup Bailly (FR) 8-11fav (11-4) Prominent, pressed leader 6th, almost upsides 3 out, ridden before 2 out, not fluent last, no extra flat, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Ahoy Senor (11-4) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Maccloud (IRE) 18-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, hampered 2nd, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra from 2 out, 7th of 15, 37 1/2l behind Winter Fog (12-0) at Limerick 2m 3f mdn Yielding in Apr.
The Real Whacker (IRE) 150-1 (12-0) Mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace without threatening from next, 6th of 18, 26 3/4l behind San Salvador (12-0) at Listowel 2m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in Sep.
Torngat (FR) 12-1 (10-12) Mid division, ridden and outpaced home turn, never a factor, 5th of 8, 29l behind No Word Of A Lie (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.