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Carlisle

14:45

Date 2023-08-31

Distance 7f173y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,229

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (4)	War Defender Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Tim Easterby	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tim Easterby	160	t	075432	57	43	-	20d	—	—	-27	28.3	—	—
No win since early 2022 but ran well when placed in his last two appearances
2 (8)	Shahnaz Bay J:Mr Matthew Ennis T:Gemma Tutty	J:Mr Matthew Ennis T:Gemma Tutty	161	p	864650	58	45	34	44d	—	—	-9	6.4	0.75/1	4 25%
Below form this season but won over C&D last year and has dropped to a tempting mark
7 (2)	Precedent Bay J:Mr Philip Thomas(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Mr Philip Thomas(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	154	p	-24025	51	45	36	38d	—	—	-7	9.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second on two of five starts for this stable; a possible
6 (6)	Retirement Beckons Bay J:Mr Jack Nicholls(5) T:Linda Perratt	J:Mr Jack Nicholls(5) T:Linda Perratt	154	—	977515	51	41	25	14d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Dual 1m winner at Ayr this year but his record is very mixed; hard to predict
1 (9)	Bulls Aye Chestnut J:Mr Dominic Hislop(7) T:Iain Jardine	J:Mr Dominic Hislop(7) T:Iain Jardine	164	b	156385	61	44	38	20d	—	—	-7	8.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Course winner in June and has quickly slipped back to a workable mark; one to consider
8 (7)	Turbo Command Grey J:Mr Henry Main(3) T:Alison Hamilton	J:Mr Henry Main(3) T:Alison Hamilton	153	—	876423	50	42	34	14d	—	—	-4	10.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Made the frame three consecutive times at Ayr this summer; probably in the mix again
5 (3)	Josiebond Chestnut J:Mr Patrick Millman T:Mark Walford	J:Mr Patrick Millman T:Mark Walford	157	p	931448	54	46	32	35d	—	—	-3	7.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Beverley winner in June but didn't fire last time and would appeal more on slow ground
3 (5)	Balqaa Bay J:Mr Eireann Cagney T:Stella Barclay	J:Mr Eireann Cagney T:Stella Barclay	160	—	-62689	57	44	7	16d	—	—	-2	5.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Back from break with three disappointing runs this summer; much more to prove than some
9 (1)	Miss Connaisseur Chestnut J:Mr Joseph Stevenson(5) T:Ben Case	J:Mr Joseph Stevenson(5) T:Ben Case	149	tp	647904	46	22	5	21d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.00/1	33 3%
25-race maiden who makes very limited appeal here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
War Defender	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Shahnaz	4	4	4	4	4
Precedent	9/2	4	9/2	9/2	9/2
Retirement Beckons	5	5	11/2	5	5
Bulls Aye	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Turbo Command	11/2	9/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Josiebond	13/2	6	13/2	6	6
Balqaa	10	10	10	10	10
Miss Connaisseur	33	28	28	28	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

War Defender

28.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 19.4

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2nd

Retirement Beckons

11.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 7 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Turbo Command

10.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Precedent

9.8

OR: 0.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Bulls Aye

8.7

OR: 2.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Josiebond

7.7

OR: 1 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Shahnaz

6.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

Balqaa

5.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

Miss Connaisseur

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bulls Aye	61	44	38
Shahnaz	58	45	34
War Defender	57	43	—
Balqaa	57	44	7
Josiebond	54	46	32
Precedent	51	45	36
Retirement Beckons	51	41	25
Turbo Command	50	42	34
Miss Connaisseur	46	22	5

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Retirement Beckons	14d ago	Fit
Turbo Command	14d ago	Fit
Balqaa	16d ago	Fit
War Defender	20d ago	Fit
Bulls Aye	20d ago	Fit
Miss Connaisseur	21d ago	Fit
Josiebond	35d ago	Fit
Precedent	38d ago	Fit
Shahnaz	44d ago	Fit