14:50 Catterick

Tuesday 19 December 2017

All12:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:20

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 145y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:52  |   Winning time: 3m 59.2s
1st
Horse silk
10
15/2
T: L EgertonJ: Lee Edwards
In rear, headway before 3 out, kept on to lead towards finish op 17/2 tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
7
11/1
T: P HolmesJ: J Kington (3)
Towards rear, headway 4 out, led last, kept on and headed towards finish op 14/1 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
6
11
20/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Henry Brooke
Always towards rear, tailed off 4 out op 17/2 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
½
2
11/2
T: R MenziesJ: Tony Kelly
Led from 2nd, headed 4th, ridden and headed last, weakened last 100 yards op 11/2 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
2
4
13/2
T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)
Mid-division, ridden before last, one pace op 12/1 tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
14/1
T: Kenneth SlackJ: Colm McCormack (3)
Led to 2nd, led again 4th, headed before 8 out, weakened from 3 out op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
6
8/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
With leader, led before 8 out, headed before 2 out, weakened before last op 4/1
8th
Horse silk
15
9
510-12
11/1
T: R M SmithJ: C O'Farrell
Mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened before last op 10/1 tchd 17/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
8/1f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear, blundered 4 out, soon pulled up op 5/2
N/A
Horse silk
5
15/2
T: G BewleyJ: B S Hughes
NonRunner
N/A
Horse silk
8
4/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (7)
NonRunner

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.80Pl:£2.10, £3.50, £2.90EX:£98.70Trifecta:£1,203.80Tricast:£816.97SF:£79.52Swingers:£14.40, £13.10, £20.40

Forecasts

John Williams (4/1), Halcyon Days (11/2), Trust Thomas (13/2), Bollin Line (15/2), Casual Cavalier (15/2), Maxed Out King (8/1), Thisonetime (8/1), Tomorrow's Legend (11/1), Las Tunas (11/1), Discoverie (14/1), Paddling (20/1)

Verdict

A good race with a whole host of admirable Northern handicappers in the line up, perhaps none more so than the fluent fencing winning machine HALCYON DAYS. Life is much tougher for him now as he races from a career high mark, but he continues to deliver the goods and posted a solid comeback at Ayr in late October. The suspicion is that his trainer will pick his races with care this term, but he likes this track and is strongest over 2m. Trust Thomas doesn't always deliver in a finish, and is generally an in-running players dream (travels well), and he looks vulnerable up 5lb for his narrow Musselburgh success, whilst 2016 winner Discoverie is none too appealing these days, so the Brian Hughes ridden Casual Cavalier is the forecast play.
  1. Halcyon Days
  2. Casual Cavalier
  3. Las Tunas

Previous Winners

2016
Discoverie
Weight: 11-11  |Age: 8
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00

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