13:20 Catterick

Friday 24 November 2017

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 66y  |   Good to Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:20  |   Winning time: 4m 40.35s
1st
Horse silk
4
4/6f
T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily
Led, headed after 3rd, led before 4th, clear before 6th, very easily op 4/5
2nd
Horse silk
16
5
16/1
T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol
Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, soon headway, chased winner before last, no impression
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
1
7/4
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, chased winner before 2 out until ridden before last, one pace op 2/1
4th
Horse silk
21
2
510-12
5/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
In touch, went 2nd from 6th, weakened from 2 out op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
16
6
40/1
T: B BarrJ: Thomas Garner (3)
Always towards rear tchd 33/1
6th
Horse silk
30
3
610-12
66/1
T: P HolmesJ: J Kington (3)
Tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out op 80/1
7th
Horse silk
14
7
100/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (3)
Always behind tchd 125/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
200/1
T: H BurnsJ: Mr D Delahunt (7)
Led after 3rd until before 4th, lost place next, pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £2.80, £1.02EX:£14.10Trifecta:£30.70SF:£15.03Swingers:£4.90, £1.40, £4.10

Forecasts

Espoir De Teillee (4/6), Blairs Cove (7/4), Black Art (5/1), Jack Devine (16/1), Rocket Ronnie (40/1), Bogardus (66/1), The Resdev Way (100/1), Easter Mytton (200/1)

Verdict

Perhaps not quite the match that the betting suggests, with Black Art likely to be suited by a step up in trip after a reasonably pleasing hurdles/stable debut at Hexham, but it's difficult to look beyond the doubly penalised Blairs Cove and the hurdling newcomer ESPOIR DE TEILLEE. The Neil Mulholland Ffos Las bumper winner arrives with a hefty price tag on his shoulders, and for that reason alone he's the pick. His trainer (1 from 5; 20% strike rate, past five years), and jockey (2 from 5; 40% strike rate, past five years) wouldn't be the most frequent visitors to Catterick, so presumably today's visit is solely about seeking an ideal starting point (and decent ground) for one of the stables higher profile young horses.
  1. Espoir De Teillee
  2. Blairs Cove
  3. Black Art

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00

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