Keith Dalgleish’s history hopes

Carluke trainer Keith Dalgleish is out to create more history with a repeat of his Carlisle success.

Last year, Dalgleish scooped a glorious double lifting both the Carlisle Bell and Cumberland Plate with horses Edgar Balthazar and Sindarban.

And with Carlisle’s biggest day of flat racing taking place today (Wednesday) , Dalgleish is eyeing up likely contenders who can beat the field again.

However, the Carluke man knows he’ll have his work cut out for him.

He said:“Those two races worked out perfectly and it was a great day. Both Edgar Balthazar and Sindarban are top of ground runners as the ground tends to be.

“The races went off at a good pace and they finished off well.

“It was always the plan last year to have those two in those two races. Carlisle’s a track we like going to and we get a lot of luck at it.

“It’s a stiff track and we’ll see how the ground is looking before we make a final decision. It would be great to get success again, you just never know.”