Racecards
17:10 Catterick
Flat Season Next Mares' Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateur) (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,949
- 2nd: £572
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
Guru Mac
23- Form 97
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Mr Garry Lavery
close up, lost place over 6f out
Little Wren
68- Form 8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Tony Kelly
close up, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Callum Bewley
held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, no impression
- Form 7
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A Crook
- Jockey S Mulqueen
held up towards rear and keen, pushed along over 6f out, never dangerous
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, kept on well
Song Saa
27- Form 5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Jamie Bargary
led, headed over 1f out, one pace and no impression on winner
Ten Trees
15- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Mr D Bartlett
towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon outpaced, headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd place inside final furlong
Sherry
53- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Joe Colliver
held up in touch, chased leaders before halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
Bell Busk
27- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Harry Bannister
held up in rear, effort over 4f out, never a factor
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Sherry sprang a surprise on her debut in a fillies' bumper at Wetherby in January but the form has sent out mixed messages and she now carries a penalty. Song Saa's fifth at Huntingdon is probably stronger form and she's entitled to respect while Ten Trees will have benefited from her debut fourth. But a couple of newcomers catch the eye with the Midnight Legend mare Midnight Tour joined on the short-list by SUPERFECTION. The latter, who hails from a yard with a good record in races like this, is a full sister to useful hurdler/chaser Super Duty and bumper winner Howaboutnow so appears to have all bases covered.
Formwatch
Guru Mac 100-1 (10-4) In touch in rear, struggling final 7f, 7th of 8, well behind Southern Strife (10-3) at Catterick 2m NH flat (6) gs in Feb.
Little Wren 16-1 (10-6) Held up mid-division, reminders before 6f out, weakened over 4f out, 8th of 9, well behind Bedale Lane (10-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Dec.
Lucarno Dancer 16-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear and keen, hampered after about 1f, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, 5th of 8, 27l behind Professor Plum (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m NH flat (6) gd in Dec.
Lucy Milan (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, one pace and no impression, 7th of 9, 10l behind Pomme (10-5) at Wetherby 2m mares n h flat (6) gd in Feb.
Midnight Tour Midnight Legend mare out of Uppermost.
Song Saa 20-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 8l behind Angel Face (10-6) at Huntingdon 2m mrs N H flat (6) sft in Feb.
Superfection (IRE) Shantou mare out of Sarah's Cottage.
Ten Trees 11-4 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 9, 26l behind Grand Turina (10-5) at Wetherby 2m mares n h flat (6) gd in Feb.
Sherry 12-1 (10-5) Prominent, pushed along halfway, led over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, won at Wetherby 1m 4f fll 4yo N H flat (6) gs in Jan beating Tara The Tiger (10-10) by 6l, 10 ran.
Bell Busk 50-1 (10-1) Mid-division, lost place 12f out, weakened 3f out, last of 12, well behind Angel Face (10-6) at Huntingdon 2m mrs N H flat (6) sft in Feb.