12:25 Catterick

Monday 1 January 2018

All12:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 66y  |   Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:25  |   Winning time: 5m 2.3s
1st
Horse silk
2
2/5f
T: N P MulhollandJ: N P Madden
Held up in touch, smooth headway on outside after 3 out, challenged when left in lead next, shaken up after last, driven out, readily op 1/3 tchd 1/2
2nd
Horse silk
3
1
611-8
11/4
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after 3 out, left 2nd next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, well held from last op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
21
3
16/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Mr Joe Wright (7)
Raced keenly, prominent on outside, outpaced when left 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with front pair between last 2 op 25/1
4th
Horse silk
½
8
40/1
T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke
Held up in touch, outpaced before 2 out, no chance with leaders after tchd 33/1
5th
Horse silk
42
5
150/1
T: P HolmesJ: J Kington (3)
Pressed leader, lost place 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 200/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
150/1
T: Miss T JacksonJ: A Nicol
Raced keenly, held up in rear, pushed along before 6th, tailed off next, pulled up after 3 out
F
Horse silk
6
16/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Led, driven and hard pressed when fell 2 out op 18/1 tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Teals Lad446
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 9
T: L R James  J: Mr Garry Lavery
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.20Pl:£1.10, £1.10EX:£1.90Trifecta:£5.00SF:£1.88Swingers:£1.10, £1.40, £2.90

Forecasts

Dieg Man (2/5), Blottos (11/4), Big Thunder (16/1), Take Em Out (16/1), Chocolat Noir (40/1), Teals Lad (100/1), Mission Trio (150/1), Grimthorpe (150/1)

Verdict

This looks to be a match between DIEG MAN and Blottos. The former gets the nod purely because of how impressive his British debut at Sedgefield last time out was, when he justified odds-on favouritism to win by 12L. It looked like there should be plenty more to come and he is taken to get the better of the second-named, who won nicely at the same course last time to get off the mark over hurdles at the second time of asking. If improving on a fair hurdling debut at Taunton last time out Take Em Out could be third best.
  1. Dieg Man
  2. Blottos
  3. Take Em Out

Previous Winners

2017
Sam Spinner
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 5
5/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00

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