March 30 / 14.30 Carlisle

14.30

Soft

Game On! And Go Challenge Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5677.07
  • 1m 7f 207y
  • Class 4
  • 3 runners
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Game On! And Go Challenge Handicap Chase

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

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5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.00

Form: 4U5146 D

Last run: 80 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Just held on to win falsely run race at Wetherby (2m3f, good) off today's mark in October but two lesser efforts have followed, and the slower ground here is not ideal for him; had wind op last month.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:40 Cartmel

Getaway Luv

11st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Three wins from 2m-2m3f last season (good/soft); below his last winning mark but needs to bounce back from a heavy defeat at Aintree ten days ago.

12/1

4

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:40 Cartmel

Getaway Luv

11st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Three wins from 2m-2m3f last season (good/soft); below his last winning mark but needs to bounce back from a heavy defeat at Aintree ten days ago.

12/1

9

17th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

18:20 Aintree

Getaway Luv

10st 8lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Six-time chase winner, the last twice off today's mark; probably not ideally suited by heavy ground when respectable fifth in series final at Carlisle (2m4f) last month but others appeal more all the same.

10/1

Form: 654425 D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Returned from break with good efforts here (2m5f, good to soft) and at Market Rasen (2m3f, good to soft) during the winter; did not see out 2m7f at Musselburgh six weeks ago but today's trip-and-ground combination ought to suit and he's on a good mark now; good chance.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

4

15th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Grey Skies

11st 11lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Won twice in blinkers on good ground last summer (2m/2m1f) but was given a break after two disappointing runs in the autumn and made a low-key return without blinkers last month; has blinkers back on today but needs to get back in the groove.

20/1

7th

7

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

19:00 Hereford

Grey Skies

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Two wins last summer (2m/2m1f, good), the latest off just a 1lb lower mark; form has dipped in his last two races, at Cheltenham and then Carlisle where he should have run better; absent since November.

12/1

15

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 87y

Class 3

14:25 Cheltenham

Grey Skies

10st 4lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Perked up by blinkers this summer, winning twice, but faded into third after setting the pace in run-of-the-mill Worcester handicap (2m, good) last month and is patently not the force of old.

25/1

Form: -23623 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Regressive 10yo who has modest strike-rate in recent years; kept on well to snatch second at Newcastle (2m, heavy; wore cheekpieces) last month but wasn't in same form when well held in another small field at Ayr (2m, good; first-time visor) three weeks ago; blinkers tried here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

16:40 Hexham

Cornerstone Lad

12st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Micky Hammond

Regressive 11yo; returned from layoff with two disappointing runs in February and absent for another 101 days since but will be favoured by the forecast rain here and is too well handicapped to rule out.

12/1

6th

5

26th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 4

15:18 Wetherby

Cornerstone Lad

11st 11lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

always behind

16/1

10th

9

1st Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 3

14:08 Wetherby

Cornerstone Lad

10st 12lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

High-class hurdler in his prime but it's now over three years since his latest win; ended last season with some very respectable efforts and resumes on a tempting mark but younger rivals appeal more all the same; swaps blinkers for refitted cheekpieces.

14/1

Non-runners

The Big Jetaway

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £13.00
Straight Forecast £15.65
Trifecta £8.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Cornerstone Lad

SPOTLIGHT:

Grey Skies

TOPSPEED:

The Big Jetaway

The Times:

Grey Skies

D Express:

Grey Skies

The Sun:

Grey Skies

POSTDATA:

Cornerstone Lad

Telegraph:

Cornerstone Lad

The Guardian:

Cornerstone Lad

Daily Mail:

Cornerstone Lad

Daily Mirror:

Cornerstone Lad

The Star:

Cornerstone Lad

Daily Record:

Cornerstone Lad