Racecards
12:20 Catterick
Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 66y
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,446
- 2nd: £2,509
- 3rd: £1,254
- 4th: £628
Pioneer Pete
22- Form 23-224
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey K Brogan
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Silver Hill (IRE) 4-9fav (11-0) Chased front pair, lost position 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon nudged along, took 3rd before 2 out, pushed along and pressed leader before last, led run-in and kept on, won at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gd in Nov beating Jonquilla (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
In The Age (FR) 11-4 (11-0) Held up in rear, improved into 3rd after 3 out, ridden and held after 2 out, 3rd of 5, 9 1/4l behind Skuna Bay (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f (4) sft in Nov.
Pioneer Pete 3-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, shaken up after 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Soomaroy (11-4) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Ratemenow (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Led but pestered, headed well over 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, dist behind Loveable Reprobate (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Nov.
Inlet 15-2 (9-9) Dwelt, slowly away and lost many lengths start, some headway to midfield from 2f out, went modest fifth final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Sapphire Sirocco (9-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Lady Lucky 250-1 (10-7) Never travelling in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 4th, pulled up before 6th, at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Dec.