AGMA Stablemate Carlisle Bell
Handicap, Carlisle 15:30
£31,200 added,
7f 173y, Class 4   
Wednesday 26th June 2019

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1 Rousayan 14/1
2 Star Of Southwold 7/1
3 Algaffaal 40/1
16 ran NR: Mount Ararat
Winning time: 1m 38.17s (slow by 0.17s)

Rousayan finished with a flourish to claim top honours in the historic AGMA Stablemate Carlisle Bell.

With a total prize fund of just over £31,000 up for grabs, the one-mile contest was the main attraction on one of the biggest days of the year at the Cumbrian circuit.

The bells themselves are reputed to be the oldest sporting trophy in the world, having first been presented in 1599 when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne.

The Roger Fell-trained Rousayan was a 14-1 shot for the latest renewal and after taking over the lead from top-weight Star Of Southwold racing inside the final furlong, he kicked clear to score by two and a quarter lengths.

Fell said: "They set it up for him a bit as they went quick in front, but it's a nice prize to win.

"I've not really got anything in mind for him."

The victory continues an excellent run of form for winning jockey David Egan, who last week enjoyed a breakthrough success at Royal Ascot aboard Roger Varian's Daahyeh in the Albany Stakes.

He told Racing TV: "Mr Fell told me beforehand that on his day he's the best horse in the race and he proved that was right today."

Trainers Quotes

Carlisle Bell
£31,200 added, 7f 173y, Class 4
16 ran
Going: Good to Firm

POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (4)     Rousayan 8 9-7 Roger Fell David Egan 14/1
2 (9) 2¼ Star Of Southwold 4 9-10 Michael Appleby Theodore Ladd 7/1
3 (17) 2¼ Algaffaal 4 8-13 Brian Ellison Ben Robinson 40/1
4 (8) ¾ Saisons D'Or 4 9-5 Jedd O'Keeffe Jack Garritty 10/1
5 (6) nk Club Wexford 8 9-10 Roger Fell Ben Curtis 9/2F
6 (12) ¾ Dark Intention 6 9-1 Lawrence Mullaney Paula Muir 11/1
7 (2) ½ Tough Remedy 4 9-8 Keith Dalgleish P J McDonald 11/1
8 (16) ½ Mikmak 6 9-7 Tim Easterby Jason Hart 8/1 p
9 (3) nk Brother McGonagall 5 9-8 Tim Easterby David Allan 7/1
10 (5) nk Al Erayg 6 9-8 Tim Easterby Rachel Richardson 6/1
11 (1) ½ New Look 4 9-3 Tim Easterby Phil Dennis 25/1
12 (14) 1¼ Dream Walker 10 9-6 Brian Ellison Cam Hardie 66/1
13 (15) ½ The Navigator 4 9-2 Dianne Sayer Paul Mulrennan 25/1
14 (11) 4½ Tadaawol 6 9-2 Roger Fell Ben Sanderson 12/1
15 (10) 5 My Amigo 6 9-3 James Sullivan Marjorie Fife 40/1
16 (13) 7 Lamloom 5 9-13 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 8/1