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14:50 Catterick

Thursday 12 January 2017

All12:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:50

North Yorkshire Grand National Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 7m 48.2s

1^st

Straidnahanna

811-10

11/2f

T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook

Tracked leaders, led 7th, made rest, ridden after 2 out, held on well flat op 13/2 tchd 7/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Gonalston Cloud

1011-8

9/1

T: N KentJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear, headway under pressure 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden after 2 out, stayed on strongly flat, took 2nd near finish, not reach winner op 15/2

3^rd

Itstimeforapint

910-10

14/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Always prominent, chased winner 4 out, ridden after next, kept on under pressure flat, held when lost 2nd near finish op 18/1

4^th

Federici

811-12

22/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Mid-division, headway 5 out, chased front pair after next, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, no extra in 4th flat tchd 25/1

5^th

Carrigdhoun

1211-10

33/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Daragh Bourke (5)

Mid-division, headway after 16th, outpaced 4 out, no impression with leaders after

6^th

2 ¾

Alto Des Mottes

711-3

16/1

T: H HogarthJ: Tony Kelly

Tracked leaders, lost place 19th, soon struggling, kept on from last, no impression op 12/1

7^th

Harry The Viking

1211-5

17/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (7)

Led to 5th, chased leaders, driven 4 out, no impression before next op 10/1

8^th

Scotswell

1110-8

17/2

T: Mrs H O GrahamJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Prominent, led 5th to 7th, chased winner, lost place 4 out, soon outpaced, no impression from next tchd 8/1

9^th

Raktiman

1011-3

14/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Held up in rear, headway into mid-division after 4 out, never near leaders, weakened last op 22/1

10^th

1 ¾

Jac The Legend

810-11

9/1

T: B EllisonJ: Henry Brooke

Hampered 11th, always behind op 17/2

11^th

Ballyben

911-5

6/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division, close up on outer after 8th, lost place 19th, soon behind tchd 5/1

Also Ran

Ballyculla

1011-10

9/1

T: W GreatrexJ: L P Aspell

Towards rear, headway into mid-division 13th, struggling 19th, soon behind, pulled up before last tchd 10/1

Newton Thistle

1010-12

40/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Mid-division, fell 11th tchd 50/1

Fill The Power

1110-9

12/1

T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Sean Quinlan

Never better than mid-division, behind when reminders after 15th, lost touch before 5 out, soon pulled up op 14/1

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Doing Fine⁴⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: N P Mulholland J: N D Fehily

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.80Pl:£3.10, £3.20, £4.80EX:£55.50Trifecta:£2,376.40Tricast:£662.07SF:£52.43Swingers:£12.20, £42.40, £90.60

Forecasts

Doing Fine (4/1), Straidnahanna (11/2), Ballyben (6/1), Harry The Viking (17/2), Scotswell (17/2), Gonalston Cloud (9/1), Jac The Legend (9/1), Ballyculla (9/1), Fill The Power (12/1), Itstimeforapint (14/1), Raktiman (14/1), Alto Des Mottes (16/1), Federici (22/1), Carrigdhoun (33/1), Newton Thistle (40/1)

A competitive renewal of this stamina-sapping handicap chase with Doing Fine heading the market after his fine run at Sandown last time. He's of interest off a 4lb higher mark although there are question marks as to whether the course will suit. Ballyben is another consistent sort although his mark is now at an all-time high and there may well be one or two better handicapped here. Both Scotswell and Alto Des Mottes have previous form in this race and the former would be a dangerous individual if he got an easy lead here. With Harry The Viking in opposition there may well be some pace pressure on here as he also likes to go from the front and he’ll be another to enjoy this trip. Both Gonalston Cloud and STRAIDNAHANNA have claims (both are 2/2 at the trip) although the former had a tough race last time out. The latter makes more appeal from an in-form yard and he could well bounce back from a disappointing run last time with a test like this, on a course he enjoys. 1. Straidnahanna 2. Doing Fine 3. Harry The Viking