13:50 Catterick

Friday 23 November 2018

All12:1512:4513:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 1f 54y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 6m 16.3s
1st
Horse silk
8
85/40f
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Tracked leaders, headway on inside before 2 out, led between last 2, ridden clear flat, stayed on well (4 fences omitted) op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
6/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Chased leaders, reminders after 11th, ridden after 3 out (usual 4 out), headway under pressure before 2 out, stayed on to chase winner flat, always held op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
13
9
5/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
Held up behind, headway on inside after 8th, led when hit 12th, ridden and headed between last 2, no extra in 3rd from last op 9/2 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
12/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Blundered 1st, chased leaders on outside, lost place 10th, behind and struggling 3 out (usual 4 out), plugged on, left modest 4th last op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
37
7
13/2
T: B EllisonJ: Craig Nichol
Mid-division, struggling when hit 12th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 9/1 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
10
1
14/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Henry Brooke
Led, hit 11th, headed before next, ridden and lost place after 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 11/1 tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
1
5
80/1
T: B HaslamJ: J M Quinlan
Mistakes, held up behind on outside, headway 11th, never reached leaders, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 50/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
711-12
5/1
T: C J MannJ: Harry Bannister
Soon behind, mistake 4th, struggling final circuit, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (usual 4 out) op 9/2 tchd 4/1
F
Horse silk
4
14/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Alain Cawley
Tracked leader, effort to challenge before 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, disputed 3rd and no extra when fell last op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.40, £2.10, £2.00EX:£16.60Trifecta:£89.30Tricast:£56.70SF:£15.80Swingers:£3.30, £3.60, £5.20

Forecasts

Cloth Cap (85/40), The Paddy Pie (5/1), Pickamix (5/1), Red Giant (6/1), Ballycrystal (13/2), Same Circus (12/1), Straidnahanna (14/1), Jovial Joey (14/1), Rock On Fruity (80/1)

Verdict

Sue Smith's chasers pay to follow here and last year's winning trainer is doubly represented. Straidhnahana is unbeaten here, but may need the run this time, whilst Paddy The Pie carries a stamina doubt and lacks the experience of most of his rivals. Cloth Cap is another young chaser but he is a proven stayer whose latest form looks solid enough. Five-time winner PICKAMIX had Red Giant behind at Warwick before facing a stiff task at Cheltenham. This requires a career best but there are more serious questions to be answered by his other rivals
  1. Pickamix
  2. Cloth Cap
  3. Red Giant

Previous Winners

2017
Delusionofgrandeur
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £10,007.002nd: £2,938.003rd: £1,469.004th: £735.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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