Gully’s should have the edge at Carlisle

Jefferson’s young hopeful can make mark in chasing debut

Malcolm Jefferson has surely never had such a stable of nice young horses in his care. One of those, GULLY’S

EDGE, makes his chasing debut in the ApolloBet Home Of Cashback Offers Novices’ Chase at Carlisle.

Wins at Hexham and Ayr showed he had a decent level of ability, but he has always been a chaser in the making and starts in that discipline now.

Sandy Thomson has also started the season well and his SELDOM INN can take advantage of the 8lb he gets off sole rival One night in vienna in the ApolloBet Online Casino And Games Graduation Chase.

He looked smart as a novice hurdler but then lost his way slightly.

Well backed on his reappearance in a decent race at Kelso, he looked a different proposition.

Thomson said he had sorted a few issues out, and hopes he can progress further.

MUTADAFFEQ can make a seamless switch from maiden company with victory in the Betway Handicap at Newcastle.

The three-year-old failed to strike in three outings for Kevin Prendergast in Ireland and was duly shipped out of the yard at the Doncaster sales in August, being snapped up by his current connections for £30,000.

Sent to David O’Meara, the New Approach gelding has been tried twice in maiden company at Newcastle in recent weeks, failing to win on both occasions but running with a glimmer of promise each time.

That comment is particularly applicable to his last run; although beaten six lengths by St Malo, that rival was clearly a cut above, and there was a further 10 lengths back to the third.

The handicapper had him with a rating of 80 that day but for his first start when that number really counts, Mutadaffeq has actually been dropped 5lb to 75.

That looks an eminently workable starting point and O’Meara could have placed this runner to good effect.

LETHAL IMPACT is an eyecatching newcomer in the vertem.co.uk EBF Maiden Stakes.

SELECTIONS:

CARLISLE: 1.10 Lyme Park, 1.45 Gully’s Edge, 2.20 Derintoher Yank, 2.50 Seldom Inn, 3.25 Superior Command, 4.00 Frobisher Bay.

NEWCASTLE: 2.10 Bombay Dream, 2.40 Stamford Raffles, 3.15 MUTADAFFEQ (NAP), 3.50 Vuela, 4.20 Lethal Impact, 4.50 Fire Diamond, 5.20 Never In Doubt, 5.50 Lotara.

DOUBLE: Mutadaffeq and Never in Doubt.