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16:10 Catterick

National Hunt Season Starts On 2nd December Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 175y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 23.56s
  • Off Time: 16:10:15
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Royal Trooper (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Soundbyte

    6/1

      2(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

      Red Wine

      7
      9/2
      • Form 463653
      • Age 10
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 65

      keen, held up in rear, headway approaching 2f out, ridden, one pace final furlong

      3(7)
      Silk - Light Green, White stars, Light Green cap

      Soundbyte

      11
      6/1
      • Form 501564
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 64

      in touch, tracked winner 5f out, ridden to press winner from over 2f out, driven, unable to quicken inside final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - Black and Orange (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black spots, Yellow cap, Black spots

      Royal Trooper (IRE)

      11
      4/1
      • Form 507445
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 70

      made all, set steady pace, quickened 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely when challenged inside final furlong

      5(6)
      Silk - Purple and White diabolo, Purple sleeves, White armlets, Purple cap

      Eijaaz (IRE)

      31 CCD
      11/1
      • Form 628638
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 62

      in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

      7(4)
      Silk - Black, white star, black sleeves, white stars

      No Wonga

      7 BF
      11/4
      • Form 42-3172
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 59

      held up in touch, took closer order 7f out, went 3rd 4f out, ridden 2f out, one pace, lost 3rd inside final furlong

      8(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue epaulets, White cap

      River Danube

      7
      20/1
      • Form 3-00075
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 50

      keen, tracked winner until 5f out, ridden, weakened 3f out

      9(8)
      Silk - Purple and Light Green stripes, Purple sleeves, Light Green cap

      Beat The Shower

      7 C
      4/1
      • Form 60751
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 50

      pulled hard, tracked leaders, steadied 7f out, ridden, headway entering final 2f, driven, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong

      1(3)
      NR

      Brave Mave

      63
      • Form 218-758
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 68

      Nonrunner

      6(9)
      NR

      Nakoma (IRE)

      21
      • Form 6-4471
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 60

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2008
      (8)
      Silk -

      Eijaaz (IRE)

      14/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-1

      2007
      (2)
      Silk -

      Hernando's Boy

      17/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      A 6lb penalty may prevent Beat The Shower from following up his recent win here over 1m4f and a better bet looks to be NO WONGA, who gets the vote over Royal Trooper. James Given's colt has run creditably when encountering cut in the ground before and he looks reasonably well treated so has to be considered. Jeremy Glover's Red Wine has run well on a soft surface before but has disappointed of late and looks best watched with a bigger threat looking to be Nakoma. Brian Ellison's mare won well at Newcastle last month and has every chance off a 3lb higher mark today but this looks tougher. Soundbyte has yet to confirm that he handles ground this soft and of more interest may be Eijaaz, who handles cut in the ground and is only 1lb higher than when scoring here last year. The vote then goes to the David Evans-trained No Wonga, who has done most of his racing on a soft surface, and a reproduction of recent form should see him resume winning ways.

      Formwatch

      Red Wine 10-1 (9-11) Chased leaders over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 7l behind No Rules (9-6) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.

      Soundbyte 25-1 (8-10) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 7l behind Crocus Rose (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.

      Royal Trooper (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Held up mid-division, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 7l behind Crocus Rose (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.

      Eijaaz (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 14l behind Follow The Flag (9-4) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.

      No Wonga 7-2fav (9-4) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Park's Prodigy (8-12) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.

      River Danube 22-1 (8-10) Held up, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 14l behind No Rules (9-6) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.

      Beat The Shower 6-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, just held on, won at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct beating Flora's Pride (9-2) by shd, 12 ran.

      Brave Mave 8-1 (9-9) Keen in touch, ridden 4f out, gradually weakened, eased well over 1f out, last of 8, 47l behind Fantino (8-7) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.

      Nakoma (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) In touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m 4f am hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Rudry World (9-13) by 1/2l, 13 ran.