JJ Group Contracting Handicap Hurdle – Carlisle

Carlisle

15:42

JJ Group Contracting Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-10-16

Distance 2m3f218y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 4m 55.23s (slow by 7.83s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Looking Splendid (GB) Dylan Johnston · Gary Rutherford	7/2	Won
2nd	Top Flight Century (FR) Charlie Maggs · Adam Nicol	9/1	.75
3rd	Rickety Gate (GB) Callum Bewley · Nicky Richards	17/2	4
4th	Dalileo (IRE) Peter Kavanagh · Lisa Harrison	25/1	0.2
5th	Coral Blue (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Daragh Bourke	33/1	0.05
6th	Speed Davis (FR) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	14/1	3.5
7th	Born In The West (IRE) Jonathan England · Sam England	4/1	2
8th	Speiriuil (IRE) Ryan Mania · Adam Nicol	100/30F	7
9th	Nanny Daisy (IRE) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	33/1	1.5
10th	Earlofbrackenstown (IRE) Joe Williamson · Philip Kirby	80/1	0.2
11th	Longstone Cowboy (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Hugh Burns	18/1	0.3
12th	Darkest Day (IRE) William Maggs · William Young Jnr	50/1	4
13th	Livano Bello (FR) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	17/2	1.25
14th	Kuzco (FR) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	18/1	1.75
15th	Blazing Court (IRE) Mr John Dixon · John Dixon	25/1	10

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Born In The West Grey J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	168	—	22123-	105	106	105	180d	—	—	+15	33	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Sent into handicaps in February and was steadily progressive; could have more to offer
9	Looking Splendid Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Gary Rutherford	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Gary Rutherford	156	—	63F3-1	93	111	104	11d	—	—	+8	26	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Got off the mark at Kelso recently on reappearance and he escapes a penalty today
4	Speiriuil Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Adam Nicol	J:Ryan Mania T:Adam Nicol	165	—	U4634-	102	107	105	178d	—	—	+4	19.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Running well in the spring; makes stable debut with trainer's horses in good heart
13	Top Flight Century Bay J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Adam Nicol	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Adam Nicol	146	p	512543	85	104	96	21d	—	—	+10	17.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Some good form at Perth this season and can be thereabouts if transferring it to Carlisle
11	Rickety Gate Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	154	—	641-60	91	104	76	131d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+5	12.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Disappointing on last two runs in May/June but goes well fresh so a break may have helped
8	Dalileo Bay J:Peter Kavanagh T:Lisa Harrison	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Lisa Harrison	156	—	335455	93	107	101	11d	—	—	+6	13.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Mixed results since winning in July but took step back in right direction last time
15	Longstone Cowboy Black J:Sean Quinlan T:Hugh Burns	J:Sean Quinlan T:Hugh Burns	142	h	/09-92	79	102	95	13d	—	—	+2	9.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
9yo who has had an interrupted career but went close at Hexham recently
6	Livano Bello Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	159	—	36743-	98	99	81	179d	—	—	+11	17.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Third on handicap debut in April when last seen; wind op since; could be in the mix
2	Kuzco Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	167	p	27614-	104	101	91	187d	—	—	+18	22.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won at Bangor in March and ran well there in April; could be a player if fully tuned up
3	Speed Davis Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	166	—	47P-55	103	102	61	38d	—	—	+10	14.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Failed to shine in handicap hurdles last season and tailed off on last month's chase debut
10	Coral Blue Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Daragh Bourke	J:Danny McMenamin T:Daragh Bourke	154	t	04267-	91	107	94	180d	—	—	+10	13.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Runner-up at Musselburgh in February but campaign concluded with two lesser performances
12	Nanny Daisy Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	152	t	0P-689	89	99	50	30d	—	—	+7	10.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ninth of 15 at 50-1 on handicap debut; first-time tongue-tie needs to make a difference
7	Blazing Court Bay J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	156	—	63-354	93	102	63	116d	—	—	+9	11.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
On a handy mark judged on 2024 chase win but struggled on his last two starts in June
16	Darkest Day Bay J:William Maggs(5) T:William Young Jnr	J:William Maggs(5) T:William Young Jnr	142	tp	-5P604	79	104	91	11d	—	—	+5	7.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Returned to form when 4th to Looking Splendid but even further out of the handicap today
14	Earlofbrackenstown Chestnut J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Philip Kirby	J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Philip Kirby	145	—	00/5PP	82	104	29	84d	—	—	+7	8.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Lightly raced 6yo; pulled up on both starts for this stable; major turnaround is necessary
NR	Shan't Wait Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Longsdon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Longsdon	160	—	67475-	97	103	-	203d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Reappears with yard in fine form and this lightly raced 5yo is well worth a second look

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Born In The West	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Looking Splendid	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Speiriuil	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Top Flight Century	10/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Rickety Gate	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Dalileo	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Longstone Cowboy	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	11/1
Livano Bello	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Kuzco	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Speed Davis	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Coral Blue	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Nanny Daisy	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Blazing Court	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Darkest Day	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Earlofbrackenstown	66/1	50/1	80/1	100/1	100/1
Shan't Wait	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Born In The West

OR: 13.8 Form: 14 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Looking Splendid

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Kuzco

22.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 8 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Speiriuil

19.2

OR: 13 Form: 1.8 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Top Flight Century

17.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Livano Bello

17.3

OR: 12 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Speed Davis

14.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Coral Blue

13.8

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Dalileo

13.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Rickety Gate

12.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Shan't Wait

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Blazing Court

11.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Nanny Daisy

10.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Longstone Cowboy

9.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Earlofbrackenstown

8.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Darkest Day

7.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Born In The West	105	106	105
Kuzco	104	101	91
Speed Davis	103	102	61
Speiriuil	102	107	105
Livano Bello	98	99	81
Shan't Wait	97	103	—
Looking Splendid	93	111	104
Dalileo	93	107	101
Blazing Court	93	102	63
Rickety Gate	91	104	76
Coral Blue	91	107	94
Nanny Daisy	89	99	50
Top Flight Century	85	104	96
Earlofbrackenstown	82	104	29
Longstone Cowboy	79	102	95
Darkest Day	79	104	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Looking Splendid	11d ago	Quick return
Dalileo	11d ago	Quick return
Darkest Day	11d ago	Quick return
Longstone Cowboy	13d ago	Quick return
Top Flight Century	21d ago	Fit
Nanny Daisy	30d ago	Fit
Speed Davis	38d ago	Fit
Earlofbrackenstown	84d ago	Fresh
Blazing Court	116d ago	Long break
Rickety Gate	131d ago	Long break
Speiriuil	178d ago	Long break
Livano Bello	179d ago	Long break
Born In The West	180d ago	Long break
Coral Blue	180d ago	Long break
Kuzco	187d ago	Long break
Shan't Wait	203d ago	Long break