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14:30 Catterick

Wednesday 24 January 2018

All13:2013:5514:3015:0015:3516:05

Bet At racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 4.56s

1^st

Sakhee's City

711-6

4/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Tracked leader, slightly outpaced before 3 out, headway before 2 out, led last, kept on well op 8/1

2^nd

Zeroeshadesofgrey

911-12

3/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Led and mistakes, clear before 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra op 4/1

3^rd

Beeno

911-11

6/1

T: Kenneth SlackJ: Robert Hogg (7)

Held up towards rear and keen, soon in touch, went 2nd before 2 out, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

Apterix

811-6

16/1

T: B EllisonJ: C R King

Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 5 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened

5^th

Jimmy Breekie

811-11

10/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: A E Lynch

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 2nd briefly before 2 out, weakened last op 6/1

6^th

Dedigout

1211-4

25/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Joe Colliver

Held up towards rear, struggling from halfway, plugged on and never dangerous op 14/1 tchd 28/1

7^th

Always Resolute

711-6

12/1

T: B EllisonJ: Henry Brooke

In rear, weakened from 4 out, tailed off op 14/1

8^th

Silva Eclipse

511-3

9/4f

T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook

Held up in touch, weakened from 3 out, tailed off op 13/8

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.80Pl:£1.50, £1.10, £3.60EX:£22.80Trifecta:£247.50Tricast:£240.31SF:£21.76Swingers:£3.50, £7.20, £7.40

Forecasts

Silva Eclipse (9/4), Zeroeshadesofgrey (3/1), Sakhee's City (4/1), Beeno (6/1), Jimmy Breekie (10/1), Always Resolute (12/1), Apterix (16/1), Dedigout (25/1)

Competitive, of that there's no doubt, but perhaps not as strong a race as one might have anticipated for the grade. Zeroshadesofgrey didn't take to fences, but has done okay from a falling mark back over hurdles, and comes into the reckoning following a decent effort at Wincanton, whilst Sakhee's City is upped in trip in a bid to break a frustrating career profile of 'seconditis'. However, this can go the way of one of the lesser exposed runners. Silva Eclipse makes his handicap debut off the back of a couple of good efforts since switched to Sue Smith and should have more to offer, but a chance is taken on the Brian Ellison trained ALWAYS RESOLUTE. He hasn't exactly thrived over timber since bolting up in a 2m maiden here (debut) in December 2015, but his handicap mark is on a steady downward spiral, and that should mean that he's much more competitive at decent odds in an open race.