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First Past The Post At CopyBet Veterans' Handicap Chase

Carlisle · Sunday, 8 Mar · 14:50 · 3m 110y · Class 2 · TURF

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Status

14:50

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft (Soft in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

TOMMY'S OSCAR (IRE

🥈 Second

EMPIRE STEEL (IRE

🥉 Third

HILLCREST (IRE

5 runners

01 · 🏆

Tommy's Oscar

2.50

6/4

02 · 🥈

Hillcrest

3.25

9/4

03 · 🥉

Credo

6.50

11/2

Empire Steel

7.50

13/2

Blackjack Magic

7/1

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Tommy's Oscar (G) FAV P On a losing run but signalled he is ready to strike again when a keeping-on second of 8 in 2m4f handicap chase at Musselburgh 36 days ago. This course winner merits serious consideration stepping bac…	554214	Danny McMenamin Mrs A Hamilton	11	76.2kg	2.50 6/4
5th	2	—	Empire Steel (G) Not the force of old as a 12-y-o and he failed to build on an encouraging reappearance Musselburgh fourth when beating only one in 23f Kelso handicap chase 23 days ago. Still not out of things if bac…	9/43P-45	B S Hughes A M Thomson	12	71.2kg	7.50 13/2
2nd	3	—	Credo (M) TV Won 2 veteran events last season (one over C&D) and acquitted herself well on her first 2 starts this term. Not so good since though, tried in different headgear when eighth at Ascot (3m) 22 days ago…	15-3478	Rex Dingle A J Honeyball	11	70.8kg	6.50 11/2
4th	4	—	Blackjack Magic (G) TV Winner of the Badger Beers at Wincanton in 2023 but lightly raced and mainly below par since, coming in a remote fourth of 6 in 3m Sandown handicap chase in January. Visor is reached for now.	PPP/544-	Ben Godfrey A J Honeyball	11	70.8kg	8 7/1
3rd	5	—	Hillcrest (G) V A useful novice hurdler in 2021/22 season but off for over 2 years subsequently and hasn't hit the same heights over fences. Fared better than of late in a first-time visor when second of 8 in 3m2f h…	PU3-3P2	David Bass H D Daly	11	68.9kg	3.25 9/4

Betting forecast: Tommy's Oscar (6/4), Hillcrest (9/4), Credo (11/2), Empire Steel (13/2), Blackjack Magic (7/1)