17:20
GA Wilson Plastering Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
Class 5, 2m1f (2m1f33y), NH Flat, 4-5yo, £2,178, 5 runners
- Going
- GOOD
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Cloudy
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Pony Express is the one to side with at Carlisle, as our rating of 99 puts him nine pounds ahead of Grey Day on 90, though confidence is low over this 17-furlong trip. Grey Day is the main danger and should be competitive, but she has plenty to find on our figures. The other four runners are unrated, which leaves some uncertainty, and any of them could prove better than the figures suggest. Pony Express is the selection.
Runners
Jonathan England
Sam England 2/21
Unexposed gelding who was second on his latest outing, yet to win in recent form and open to improvement, though he returns after 296 days off and carries 156 lb, so fitness is the question.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Vanellope (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Sprayclad Uk Ne Ls Bloodstock
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Guiseley, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 21 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
Callum Bewley
Ian Duncan 0/2
Pony Express signed off with a second last time out, and he has run over today's trip, though he returns after 169 days off and is yet to win in his recent form. Our rating has him top of this six-runner field, and that makes him the one to beat despite 156 lb.
- Sire
- Frontiersman (GB)
- Dam
- Flying Fashion (IRE) by Shaamit
- Owner
- Stephen Sinclair Ian Duncan
- Foaled
- 14 Jul 2021
- Stable
- Coylton, Ayrshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 23/86
Unexposed gelding who finished second last time out, but he returns after 256 days off and is yet to win in that sole recent start, so fitness is the question. Carrying 155 lb, he has scope for improvement on very limited evidence.
- Sire
- Crystal Ocean (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Honey Ryder (IRE) by Stowaway
- Owner
- Estate Research Pc Limited
- Foaled
- 11 May 2022
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 23 wins from 86 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
Brian Hughes
Lucinda Hughes 0/2
Maliko Des Pins is an unraced debutant, so he's entirely unexposed with no form to judge and plenty of scope for improvement. He carries 155 lb, and we'll learn plenty from how he takes to this first test.
- Sire
- It's Gino (GER)
- Dam
- Salina D'Airy (FR) by Ungaro
- Owner
- Mrs L Hughes
- Foaled
- 15 May 2022
- Stable
- Carlton-In-Cleveland, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 4/27
Midnight Jury is unexposed with no recorded form to go on, so this debut is a real step into the unknown for the gelding. He carries 155 lb, and with so little known there is scope for improvement.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Midnight Way (IRE) by Stowaway
- Owner
- Gaskell & Birch
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 27 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
Joshua Thompson (5)
Micky Hammond 1/4
Grey Day has run over today's trip and arrives fresh after 55 days off, with last time's eighth the only recent run to judge her on. Our rating of 90 ranks her second of six, so she's a leading threat, but that lone, winless recent run is the main risk.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Radiant Glow (FR) by Intello
- Owner
- Beau Stevens
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 90
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.