Racecards
15:45 Catterick
5th Regiment Royal Artillery Stakes (Handicap) (Class D)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Espada (IRE)
12- Form 224110
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J A Glover
- Jockey W Woods
chased leaders, switched to stands' side over 2f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 000062
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
pushed along towrads rear, ridden over 3f out, switched stands' side over 1f out and headway, kept on final furlong
- Form 5-53100
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer I Semple
- Jockey D McGaffin
mid-division, ridden and switched stands' side over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression
- Form 00-0550
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Mrs G Rees
- Jockey Tony Culhane
in touch, ridden over 2f out and raced far side, kept on
- Form 1-00020
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer Don Enrico Incisa
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out and switched to stands' side, one-paced final furlong
Massey
15- Form 231020
- Age 6
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey D Mernagh
led, ridden and switched to stands' side over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, kept on
- Form 040600
- Age 6
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
in rear, ridden 3f out, raced far side stayed on final furlong
- Form 40500-0
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Dale Gibson
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, raced stands' side over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 435366
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey S Hitchcott
mid-division, ridden and raced stands' side over 2f out, kept on but no impression final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Even though Up Tempo hasn't won since his two-year-old days, he has several respectable efforts to his name the latest when runner-up to Uhoomagoo over the stiff six-furlongs at Carlisle. This trip will hold no fears for him and he is taken to score. Front runner Massey, isn't as good on turf as he is on the All-Weather surface and the main danger could prove to be Espada, who bit off more than he could chew at Ascot and he will be far happier back in this grade.