Racecards
13:50 Catterick
Dick Whittington Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 722U-64
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer B Storey
- Jockey M J McAlister
led, jumped right 9th, headed 4 out, left 3rd 2 out, weakened after last
- Form 00/P1-4P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey P Kinsella
always towards rear, pushed along from 12th
Do Keep Up
10- Form 0FP2-4U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey D C Costello
held up, weakened from 4 out
- Form 556-PFP
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey P McDonald
tracked leader, fell 4th
- Form P-F9P49
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey P Whelan
held up, unseated rider 2nd
- Form 40-6455
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey R McGrath
held up, headway approaching 15th, led and left clear 2 out, driven out
- Form P2-222F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
tracked leaders, mistake 12th, led 4 out, headed 2 out when stumbled and fell
- Form 5113F1/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey T J Dreaper
held up towards rear, headway approaching 5 out, in 3rd when stumbled 3 out, left 2nd next, stayed on
Wee William
51- Form F15-725
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey P Buchanan
in touch, mistake and outpaced from 5 out
- Form F/161-1P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on from last, no impression
- Form 22-34P5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 100
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A pretty weak affair and Rambling Minster should be up to landing first prize, Rare Society and Thyne Man look to be the main dangers. Keith Revelely's eight-year-old is relatively lightly raced as he didn't start his career until 2003. He was rated as high as 132 over hurdles but his trainer has always said he will make a better chaser. This doesn't look too taxing an event for his first venture over fences and he looks the one to be on. Rare Society came a cropper last time but had previously run with credit against some decent types including Theatre Knight and Napolitain, he looks an obvious threat to the selection. Thyne Man and Bellaney Jewel can also be given claims on their best form, however Rambling Minster could make a name for himself at this game, starting this afternoon.
Formwatch
Barrons Pike 50-1 (10-11) Led to 2nd, chased leaders, led again 17th, headed 4 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out, 4th of 11, 23l behind Weapons Inspector (11-2) at Sedgefield 3m 3f mdn chs (E) hvy in Dec.
Been Here Before 12-1 (10-11) Mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Kinburn (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 5f beg chs (E) sft in Dec, 11 ran.
Just Jed 5-1 (12-0) 2nd of 5, 3l behind Red Marsala (12-0) at Point To Point 2m 4f ptp gd in Mar.
Rambling Minster 6-1 (9-13) In touch, ridden 2 out, weakened last, 5th of 19, 11l behind Attorney General (10-3) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (B) gs in Dec.
Rare Society (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders fell at the 2nd in race won by Jimmy Bond (10-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (D) sft in Dec, 7 ran.
Tufty Hopper 7-2 (11-4) In touch, led 2 out, clear approaching last, readily, won at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gf in Mar '03 beating Emphatic (11-9) by 8l, 6 ran.
Bellaney Jewel (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Julius Caesar (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chs (E) gs in Nov, 9 ran.
Thyne Man (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway 12th, ridden 3 out, no impression from next, 5th of 14, 23l behind Theatre Knight (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m 5f mdn chs (E) gs in Nov.