Racecards
13:40 Catterick
Hartlepool Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Parknasilla
24- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey R McGrath
chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, soon led, hit last, headed flat, kept on
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
led, headed briefly after 3rd, jumped badly right 4th, ridden and under pressure 2 out, led flat, ridden out
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
held up, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer F Murtagh
- Jockey C McCormack
held up, behind, mistake 3rd, weakened from next, tailed off
- Form 30
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, hampered by lose horse, blundered and unseated rider
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Haslam
- Jockey A O'keeffe
prominent, mistake 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 0P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R Garritty
prominent, ridden and weakened from 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey B P Harding
held up, headway 5th, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey A Dobbin
always behind, weakened from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before last
Cusp
16- Form 06
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C Thornton
- Jockey F Keniry
prominent, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, well held when unseated rider last
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey A Ross
behind when blundered and unseated rider 2nd
Minelly
202- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey D O'Meara
pulled up, chased leaders, saddle soon slipped, led briefly 3rd, pulled up soon after
In depth
Verdict
Parknasilla may be up to defying a penalty over newcomers Albany and Tidy, with Kristoffersen not entirely out of it. All eyes here will no doubt be on Howard Johnson's Albany, yet another purchase from the Flat by Graham Wylie, having won a couple of times on fast ground at Haydock for Lynda Ramsden. He has yet to jump a twig in public though, and is best watched, with preference for Parknasilla who bids to follow up a debut success over timber at Leicester last month. He showed plenty of resolution to battle home in the soft ground that day, and although having to shoulder a penalty, is thought capable of following up en-route to a possible tilt at the Triumph Hurdle. His only win on the level came on the all-weather at Southwell, form that is probably not quite as good as that of Albany, but he has the edge in experience over hurdles and that could prove decisive. Tidy and Middleham Park both make their debuts over hurdles and would be worth noting if either attracted support in the ring, while Kristoffersen, part-owned by Sir Clement Freud, takes a further drop in grade after running at Kempton and Sandown. He failed badly last time but shaped well enough on his Kempton debut, overcoming a first-flight blunder to finish third behind Tarque. That is not bad form, and he can make the frame, but for the winner we return to Parknasilla under Richie McGrath.