Racecards
16:00 Catterick
'Redcar' Handicap (Class 6)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 620009
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J Balding
- Jockey Greg Fairley
towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 413114
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer S P Griffiths
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, no extra
- Form 306960
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey P Makin
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 943970
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 52
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 040983
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 273903
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
slowly into stride, towards rear, soon chased along, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 609520
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey J P Spencer
tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 0-80900
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey R Winston
dwelt and towards rear, headway over 1f out, not much room and switched right inside final furlong, ran on to lead post
- Form 571000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 48
chased leaders to halfway
- Form 273934
- Age 9
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 48
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 007000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 600-790
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey R Ffrench
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead briefly inside final furlong, headed post
- Form 00/0-706
- Age 9
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
always in rear division
- Form 717974
- Age 11
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey S Sanders
towards rear, soon chased along, never dangerous
- Form 680000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey Sheldon Russell
never better than mid-division
- Form 5-33005
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Loughlorien is the percentage call with Amanda's Lad, Queen Of Night and Bettys Pride shortlisted as alternatives. It took Amanda's Lad an eternity to get off the mark but he has the ability to double his career haul if he gets the breaks in running. Frustratingly, he also has a knack of finding a few too good and is for the brave only. Queen Of Night showed her well being when finishing third at Beverley last week. She is incredibly hard to get right though and is not certain to post a similar effort today. A similar comment can be aimed at Bettys Pride, whose efforts this season have left a little to be desired. However, the Michael Dodds-trained mare is on a fair mark and holds place claims again. However, preference goes to Loughlorien, who has been a grand servant to his yard. The gelding is a dual course winner seems to raise his game for his visits to Catterick. Having won off an 8lb higher mark in the past, Loughlorien has plenty in his favour today ad looks the safest option from a bunch of frustrating underachievers.