13:13 Carlisle tips
Novice Hurdleclass 32m4fgood to soft8 runners
What we lean towardsopen race
Too close to split with conviction. Keops Des Bordes just shades it from Ronnie Russet on coming back at its right interval.
Novice Hurdle over 2m4f on good to soft going. Keops Des Bordes and Ronnie Russet separate by very little. We rate 5 of the 8 declared; the other 3 lack enough recent form for us to judge.
How we rate the field
2
Ronnie Russet
Brian Hughes / Jedd O´Keeffe
15/4
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 3, averaging a 40% drop.
- Back after 204 days, well beyond its usual 51-day gap.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)
3
Cushendun
Callum Bewley / Ian Duncan
26/1
- Price drops have been easing off across its last 4 runs, down to a 72% average.
20/1 to 50/1: 2.0% win, -43% return over 1,150 tracked. Our weakest band.
Not rated: Ballyteige, Lauvergnat, Ocean Master — too little recent form to judge.