Carlisle Racecourse, a historic and well-established racing venue in Cumbria, will stage a seven-race programme on Wednesday, 19 August, with the opening contest scheduled for 2:05pm and the final race due at 5:30pm. The meeting will feature novice and handicap races for two-year-olds, three-year-olds and older horses, with distances ranging from five furlongs and 182 yards to one mile, seven furlongs and 173 yards.
The afternoon will begin with The NXT Big Thing Fillies’ Novice Stakes, a Class 4 contest for two-year-old fillies. Scheduled for 2:05pm, the race will be run over 5f 182y and will feature seven runners. The contest will carry £10,000 in prize money, with Angelic Melody, Diamond New Bay, Guadalevin, Ma Blushin Rosie, Oh So Slow Sloth and Sara’s Silver Girl among the runners listed.
At 2:38pm, The Kingmoor Park Properties Fillies’ Novice Stakes will follow over 1m 3f 39y. The Class 3 contest will be open to three-year-olds and older horses, with four runners scheduled to compete for £12,000 in prize money. Peace Belle, Aleatrix, Green Area and Lazy In Red will make up the field.
The first division of The North Lakes Energy – Harry Doyle Memorial Maiden Handicap Stakes will take place at 3:13pm. The Class 6 contest will be for three-year-olds and older horses and will cover 6f 195y. There will be 10 runners and £6,500 in prize money. Why Because, Renewable Dream, Reenie’s Dream, Fate’s Gambit and Zous Juice will be among those listed for the division.
The second division of The North Lakes Energy – Harry Doyle Memorial Maiden Handicap Stakes will be scheduled for 3:48pm. Like the first division, it will be a Class 6 race for three-year-olds and older horses over 6f 195y. The contest will feature nine runners and will carry £6,500 in prize money. Stoneywell, Big Apple Jack, Uniter, Danrana, Hey Havana and Tago Mago will be among the scheduled runners.
At 4:20pm, The David Allen IT Solutions Handicap Stakes will provide the afternoon’s Class 4 action. The race will be open to four-year-olds and older horses and will be contested over 6f 195y. A field of 12 runners will be scheduled to compete for £10,500 in prize money. Hunky Dory, Misunderstood, King of Fury, Count Palatine and Commander of Life will feature among the listed runners.
The penultimate race, The Armstrong Watson Handicap Stakes, will be staged at 4:55pm. The Class 6 contest will be restricted to three-year-olds and will cover 5f 182y. Eight runners will be scheduled to line up for £8,000 in prize money. Maximum Velocity, Yellow Diamonds, Kilmac Air, Oasis Cover, Hares Bredth and Heathers Feather will be among the runners listed.
The programme will conclude at 5:30pm with The Knights Handicap Stakes, a Class 5 contest for three-year-olds and older horses. The final race will be run over 7f 173y, with 11 runners set to compete for £8,000 in prize money. Between Me And U, Barley, Keep An Eye On It, Avatar Jet, Hostility and Ephron will be among those scheduled to take part.
The seven-race programme will provide a broad mix of racing throughout the afternoon, beginning with juvenile fillies’ novice action before moving through two divisions of the Harry Doyle Memorial contest and three further handicap races.
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