13:40 Catterick

Thursday 28 December 2023

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:23

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 145y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:42  |   Winning time: 4m 12.95s
1st
Horse silk
4
611-10
2/1f
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Pressed leader, led narrowly after 4th, clear from 3 out, 10 lengths ahead last, kept up to work run-in op 13/8 tchd 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
9
5
18/1
T: A CrookJ: J Kington
Tracked leaders, awkward 4th, pushed along in 3rd turning in, went 2nd 3 out, no chance with winner, went left last, clear 2nd op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
6
8
20/1
T: M YoungJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)
Slight lead until after 4th, chased winner, pushed along home turn, no chance with winner when lost 2nd 3 out, weakened soon after, just held on for remote 3rd op 25/1 tchd 28/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
3
511-12
10/3
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Nick Scholfield
Raced wide tracking leaders, outpaced and struggling 4 out, pushed along in 4th home turn, kept on pressing for remote 3rd op 7/2
5th
Horse silk
21
9
4/1
T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan
Tracking leaders, mistake and lost place 7th, weakened home turn, tailed off op 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
9/1
T: H Graham & G RutherfordJ: Bruce Lynn (3)
Well in rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 8/1 tchd 15/2

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Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Halfway House Lad34
Weight: 10-2|  Age: 4
T: M A Barnes  J: Conor Rabbitt
WD
2
Horse silk
Crews Pitch49
Weight: 11-13|  Age: 7
T: L Morgan  J: Lewis Dobb
NR
1
Horse silk
Saint Jaguen52
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 5
T: F O'Brien  J: Liam Harrison
NR
7
Horse silk
Berliet Express37
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 7
T: J Coulson  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.40, £5.20EX:£21.10Trifecta:£160.30Tricast:£292.03SF:£21.70Swingers:£4.90, £4.90, £22.30

Forecasts

Guillaume (2/1), Saint Jaguen (11/4), Blue Bear (10/3), Coeur Aimant (4/1), Crews Pitch (5/1), Halfway House Lad (11/2), Claret Dabbler (9/1), Berliet Express (12/1), Dakota Moirette (18/1), Nancy Till (20/1)

Verdict

Hard to be confident about any of these but the switch to fences and a handicap may see SAINT JAGUEN in a much better light for his successful yard. Guillaume ideally needs a stiffer test of stamina than this but he should be keeping on, with Crews Pitch another to consider.

  1. SAINT JAGUEN (FR)
  2. GUILLAUME (IRE)
  3. CREWS PITCH

Previous Winners

2022
Arthur's Quay
Weight: 12-2  |Age: 8
15/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00

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