16:05 Catterick

Wednesday 24 January 2018

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

Happy 18th Birthday Andrew Lacey Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 156y  |   Heavy  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:10  |   Winning time: 4m 8.5s
1st
Horse silk
6
3/1f
T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy
Prominent, challenged 2 out, led before last, easily tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
10
2
5/1
T: J EwartJ: Steven Fox (5)
Led, pressed 2 out, ridden before last, soon headed, kept on and no chance with winner op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
4
811-10
8/1
T: S A HarrisJ: J M Quinlan
Held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace op 10/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
1
911-12
11/2
T: B ButterworthJ: Sean Quinlan
Tracked leader, every chance 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and no impression op 15/2
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
710-13
6/1
T: S WaughJ: Amie Waugh (7)
Held up in rear, headway 2 out, ridden before last, soon weakened tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
12/1
T: R A FaheyJ: B S Hughes
Tracked leaders, ridden before last, soon weakened op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1
7th
Horse silk
20
3
14/1
T: Laura MorganJ: R D Day (3)
Always towards rear tchd 50/1

Also Ran

N/A
Horse silk
8
510-11
25/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Henry Brooke
NonRunner
N/A
Horse silk
9
610-8
5/1
T: C GrantJ: Callum Bewley (3)
NonRunner
PU
Horse silk
10
33/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Mr Alex Chadwick (7)
Held up towards rear, soon tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out, pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £1.40, £2.50EX:£12.70Trifecta:£77.60Tricast:£98.04SF:£13.27Swingers:£2.40, £5.80, £8.50

Forecasts

Derrynane (3/1), Bering Upsun (5/1), Hey Bob (5/1), Snowed In (11/2), Notebook (6/1), Aza Run (8/1), Quill Art (12/1), Grecian King (14/1), Rockliffe (25/1), Atlas Peak (33/1)

Verdict

With all due respect to connections, this race lacks much in the way of quality. Notebook is attractively weighted, and a dual C&D winner, but you'd be playing Russian Roulette backing him pre-race given his regular antics at the start. If jumping off on terms, he's likely to trade shorter in-running, but think of that as an insurance policy if he's the play. Quill Art should be capable of winning races off his current mark, but he might just need another run before attracting more interest, whilst Southwell winner Hey Bob make no appeal in the consistency stakes whatsoever. In a contest where buttons are far better wagered than pounds BERING UPSUN is a speculative choice, with his latest (disappointing) effort at Newcastle looking more respectable with the added benefit of time.
  1. Bering Upsun
  2. Derrynane
  3. Notebook

Previous Winners

2017
Galactic Power
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 7
J: Chris Ward  |  T: R Dickin
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,509.002nd: £1,030.003rd: £515.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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