UK Horse Racing Tips: Carlisle

EBONY MAW showed up well for a long way on his seasonal return at Newcastle recently. He's been more effective on the grass previously, however, and given that he's now 1lb lower than when on target at Ayr in October, he might provide some value. 1m6f looked on the sharp side for Reel Her In latest so returning to further should suit. Corsican Caper continues to run well in defeat and is unlikely to be far away.
Prediction : 1st Ebony Maw 2nd Reel Her In 3rd Corsican Caper

Sands Of Spain made little impact on his debut at Goodwood recently but Andrew Balding's string often improve for their initial experience, and this Sands Of Mali colt may well follow suit. However, preference is for BRAVO HOTEL. Mick and David Easterby's charge finished third, ahead of Under The Radar (fifth), at York latest and that is the form to concentrate on.
Prediction : 1st Bravo Hotel 2nd Sands Of Spain 3rd Under The Radar

Sergeant Mayer has been steadily progressive since being fitted with cheekpieces last September. He escapes a penalty for his recent Ripon triumph but, although respected, it is PAPA COCKTAIL who shades preference. The gelded son of Churchill ran his best race for Michael Herrington when beaten a nose at Redcar latest and if able to produce a similar level of performance, he ought to go very close. Others to note include Classy Al and Happier.
Prediction : 1st Papa Cocktail 2nd Sergeant Mayer 3rd Classy Al

Not beaten far over this distance on his most recent start at Southwell, LOVE GAMES showed plenty of promise on that occasion and may be able to get off the mark at the ninth time of asking. Dropping back in trip looks like a good move for Sharon Curly, having shown plenty of pace over further at Redcar last time out, while Sanbona is noted too.
Prediction : 1st Love Games 2nd Sharon Curly 3rd Sanbona

EDUCATE was raised 2lb for a relatively comfortable success at Wolverhampton last time out and the switch to turf is unlikely to inconvenience the four-year-old. Cascade Hall has strong claims on his penultimate second at Ayr and shouldn't find the drop in trip to be a negative, while Solar Bentley is another to consider with a change of headgear to blinkers potentially yielding improvement.
Prediction : 1st Educate 2nd Cascade Hall 3rd Solar Bentley

NATIVE HONEY improved on first to second start for new connections when runner-up at Doncaster earlier in the month, and the form of that race has worked out well. A 2lb rise could prove lenient and the three-year-old may have too much for Southwell scorer Orangesandlemons, as well as Crest Of Light, who has won two of his last three starts.
Prediction : 1st Native Honey 2nd Crest Of Light 3rd Orangesandlemons

Saisons D'Or and Golden Goose command respect as last-time-out winners. However, it's been a good while since the former won back-to-back races, while the latter has more on his plate. Of more interest is BRAES OF DOUNE, who scores highly for reliability and has nothing to fear reverting to seven furlongs. Highfield Viking is also effective over the trip and is another key player.
Prediction : 1st Braes Of Doune 2nd Highfield Viking 3rd Saisons DOr

RWENEARLYTHEREDAD rounded off 2024 with a brace of wins and is a notable option returning with a first-time tongue-tie added. A break since last November is a slight concern and he will need to be on his mettle to complete the hat-tick. Homer Stokes is an old rival who doesn't have much to find. Front Gunner and Spirit Of Bowland also have reasonably strong chances.
Prediction : 1st Rwenearlytheredad 2nd Homer Stokes 3rd Front Gunner