David Metcalf | September 13, 2016 Class-dropping Pivotman weighted to strike at Carlisle Pivotman looks decent value to take advantage of a drop in grade and get back to winning ways in the 1m handicap on today’s twilight card Carlisle (17.15). The Mick Easterby trained eight-year-old is on a losing... View Article
David Metcalf | August 31, 2016 Tornado to blow away Carlisle rivals Crazy Tornado looks decent value to take advantage of a drop in the weights and land the 1m handicap on this evening’s card at Carlisle (19:20). This gelding won a 6f maiden at Dundalk back in February off... View Article
David Metcalf | August 22, 2016 Monday’s horse racing afternoon action comes from opposite ends of England with card at Brighton and Carlisle. Coral experts have already run the rule over the runners and rides, and give their Brighton best bets and top Carlisle tips for punters… Goodwood Crusader can... View Article
David Metcalf | August 1, 2016 Easterby and Mason a potent combination at Carlisle Carlisle stages the world’s only race fixture restricted to female riders this evening, and the trainer/jockey combination of Mick Easterby and Joanna Mason look to hold claims of landing a treble courtesy of Hernando Torres, Musaaid... View Article
I’m looking forward to another busy Saturday of racing at Haydock and Carlisle but I’ve already got half an eye on next week and the July festival at Newmarket. The biggest race of the week is the Darley July Cup and I’ve been lucky enough to be asked to ride... View Article
David Metcalf | June 22, 2016 Ginger Jack can collect in Carlisle Bell Ginger Jack bounced back to form when scoring last time out and looks decent value to follow-up in the valuable Carlisle Bell Handicap at Carlisle today (15.35) The Garry Moss trained nine-year-old has won 10 of his... View Article
David Metcalf | May 23, 2016 All aboard the Freight Train at Carlisle Freight Train can capitalise on a drop in class and ease in the weights to get back to winning ways in the extended 7f handicap that opens proceedings on this evening’s card at Carlisle (18:35). The Mark... View Article
David Metcalf | November 9, 2015 Seeyouatmidnight had some top class form to his name over hurdles, and can make a winning debut over the larger obstacles in the 2m 4f novices chase on a cracking card at Carlisle (13.45). The Sandy Thomson trained gelding has a tremendous strike-rate having... View Article
Relic Rock can take advantage of what looks a lenient mark to make a winning debut over the larger obstacles in the 2m novices’ handicap chase on today’s card at Carlisle (15.15). The gelding was a very smart dual-winning bumper performer when trained by Steve Gollings and lowered the colours... View Article
Gone With The Wind posted a cracking effort when runner-up last time out and can go one better to land the 1m handicap on today’s card at Carlisle (17.15). The gelding landed back-to-back contests at Lingfield and Kempton in the early part of last year when trained by Jeremy Noseda,... View Article