Carlisle
15:05
Castletown Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Carlisle Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £10 Place: £2.30 £1.40 £2.50 Exacta: £39.50 Tricast: £203.01 Trifecta: £253.60
Non-Runners: Albert's Back (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Fingal's Hill (IRE) 8 G Good Peter Atkinson 151 lbs 9/1 Won Held up in rear - steady headway before 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - ridden and went second before last - kept on well to lead inside final 110yds - won going away(op 7/1)
2nd 8 Shallow River (IRE) 8 G AVG Milton Harris 142 lbs 5/2F .5 Midfield - hit 7th - not fluent 8th - headway and in touch with leaders before 3 out - soon went third - joined leader 2 out - led before last - tired jump last - wandered around run-in - kept on until headed inside final 110yds(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
3rd 10 The King Of May (FR) 11 G Poor Brian Ellison 135 lbs 17/2 5 Held up in rear - awkward jump 7th - outpaced and pushed along before 3 out - rallied and kept on from 2 out - went third before last - no extra run-in - weakened inside final 110yds(op 9/1)
4th 1 Cheddleton (GB) 9 G AVG Jennie Candlish 168 lbs 4/1 11 Prominent - led after 2nd - headed before 6th - pressed leader 3 out - keeping on 2 out - weakened quickly and lost two places before last - finished tired(op 5/1)
5th 3 Foster'sisland (GB) 9 G AVG Micky Hammond 154 lbs 14/1 1.75 Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 6th - prominent after 8th - led narrowly 3 out - joined 2 out - headed and weakened quickly before last - finished tired(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
6th 7 Theme Tune (IRE) 10 G AVG N W Alexander 147 lbs 6/1 4.75 In touch with leaders in centre of group - not fluent and lost position 6th - rallied before 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out - soon lost touch - finished tired(tchd 11/2)
99th 4 Baron De Midleton (IRE) 12 G AVG Brian Ellison 150 lbs 25/1 - Led - headed after 2nd - led again before 6th - headed and lost second before 3 out - weakened quickly and no chance before 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
99th 9 Polisud (FR) 8 G Poor Micky Hammond 132 lbs 40/1 - In touch with leaders on outer - jumped left and lost position 7th - dropped to rear and struggling after 8th - tailed off before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 33/1)
99th 5 Carcaci Castle (IRE) 8 G AVG Sandy Thomson 155 lbs 4/1 - In touch with leaders on inner - lost position before 3 out - weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out(op 7/2)