13:50 Catterick

Friday 24 November 2017

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Go Racing In Yorkshire Winter Festival Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 1f 54y  |   Good to Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 6m 35.2s
1st
Horse silk
2
6/4f
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
With leader, led from 11th, kept on strongly from 3 out op 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
3
10/3
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Tracked leaders, chased winner before 3 out, kept on and no impression tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
5
22/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Killian Moore (3)
Held up mid-division, headway before 12th, went 3rd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on op 20/1 tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
7
25/1
T: B HaslamJ: Andrew Tinkler
Towards rear, effort 5 out, soon outpaced, kept on from 2 out, no impression op 18/1
5th
Horse silk
½
9
13/2
T: S WaughJ: Callum Bewley (3)
Always towards rear, headway before 3 out, kept on and no impression op 7/1 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
1
1012-1
10/1
T: N B KingJ: Harry Teal (7)
Prominent, weakened from 12th op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
25/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)
Led, headed from 11th, weakened from 4 out, pulled up op 16/1
UR
Horse silk
6
611-2
14/1
T: R MenziesJ: Tony Kelly
In rear and mistakes, unseated rider 10th op 10/1
PU
Horse silk
8
1011-2
20/1
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
Mid-division, weakened from 12th, pulled up op 22/1 tchd 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.20, £1.30, £4.20EX:£6.50Trifecta:£39.30Tricast:£61.16SF:£6.17Swingers:£2.40, £5.40, £7.90

Forecasts

Delusionofgrandeur (6/4), Thumb Stone Blues (10/3), Total Assets (13/2), Milansbar (10/1), Tomkevi (14/1), Raktiman (20/1), Strongly Suggested (22/1), Cup Final (25/1), Jovial Joey (25/1)

Verdict

Catterick is where DELUSIONOFGRANDEUR most commonly struts his stuff, and he's fancied to maintain his unbeaten course record despite facing his most difficult test in North Yorkshire yet. He is a horse who lays it all down on the table off the front end, and one can't but help be endeared to his bold and brave style of racing. His most recent Sedgefield (3m5f) Durham National third to Audacious Plan represents solid form, and from the same mark, he's likely to relish this drop back in trip on ground which clearly suits. In a very pleasing looking contest for the opening day of the season at Catterick, both Thumb Stone Blues and the steadily weights climbing Strongly Suggested represent realistic alternatives to the selection.
  1. Delusionofgrandeur
  2. Thumb Stone Blues
  3. Strongly Suggested

Prize Money

1st: £7,798.002nd: £2,290.003rd: £1,145.004th: £572.00

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