Carlisle
15:15
Fred Says Don't Fall 80th Birthday Handicap
Carlisle Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £1.90 £1.80 £1.50 Exacta: £41.50 Tricast: £92.24 Trifecta: £141.80
Non-Runners: Hour By Hour (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Mersea (FR) 5 M AVG Grant Tuer 133 lbs 13/2 Won Made all - took keen hold - ridden over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - always doing enough(tchd 6/1)
2nd 11 Happier (IRE) 5 M Poor Tim Easterby 128 lbs 4/1 .75 Prominent - went second over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 13/2)
3rd 5 Elusive Angel (IRE) 3 F Poor Harry Eustace 133 lbs 11/4F 1 Reluctant to load - midfield - headway 2f out - kept on and went third final 110yds(op 9/4)
4th 4 Creative Style (IRE) 3 F AVG Archie Watson 132 lbs 22/1 .5 Took keen hold - disputed lead - lost second over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 16/1)
5th 2 Naval Academy (GB) 5 G Poor Mark Walford 137 lbs 28/1 0.05 Midfield - outpaced over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 25/1)
6th 8 Pocket The Packet (IRE) 4 G AVG Nigel Tinkler 131 lbs 20/1 0.2 Raced wide - took keen hold - midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear 2f out - hung right over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
7th 10 B Associates (IRE) 5 G AVG Jim Goldie 128 lbs 15/2 2.25 Held up in rear - no impression from 2f out(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
8th 1 Signora Camacho (IRE) 2 F AVG John Quinn 130 lbs 10/1 .5 Held up in rear - no impression from 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
9th 12 Reginald Charles (GB) 5 G Poor Bryan Smart 126 lbs 17/2 .5 Slowly into stride - raced lazily - in rear - always behind(op 10/1)
10th 3 Hougoumont (GB) 4 G Poor Julie Camacho 132 lbs 11/2 1.25 Taken down early - midfield - no impression from 2f out (vet reported gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat)(op 9/2)
11th 9 We'renotreallyhere (GB) 4 G Poor John Quinn 128 lbs 66/1 8 Prominent - weakened quickly from 2f out(op 40/1)