Racecards
16:40 Catterick
Racing Again 24th February Maiden NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateur) (Div 2) (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,949
- 2nd: £572
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs S Walton
- Jockey Miss C Walton
prominent, took keen hold, lost place 11f out, weakened 5f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Mr William Easterby
held up, headway on inside 8f out, lost place 4f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey Tony Kelly
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 2f out, no chance with winner from over 1f out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey James Corbett
held up, pushed along 7f out, in touch 5f out, weakened 4f out
Shotofwine
106- Form 22
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey James Cowley
led, ridden and headed 2f out, no chance with winner from over 1f out, stayed on same pace
Guru Mac
9- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Mr Garry Lavery
in touch in rear, struggling final 7f
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey Jack Sherwood
tracked leaders, nudged along to take 2nd 3f out, led 2f out, clear over 1f out, easily
In depth
Verdict
SHOTOFWINE went close at Aintree on his latest start when finishing ahead of a couple of subsequent winners. That looks strong enough form to land this and he can open his account having since joined Donald McCain. Jessie Pinkman ran well at Musselburgh on her debut and looks best of the others with experience. Of the newcomers, Southern Strife is another of his yard's Flat-bred types having cost 340,000gns as a yearling. He may come out best of the debutants ahead of Exclusive Tara, a half-brother to a bumper and hurdles winner.
Formwatch
Ethan (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, tailed off over 3f out, 13th of 16, well behind Western Rules (11-7) at Newcastle 2m NH flat (6) sft in Dec.
Exclusive Tara Kayf Tara gelding out of Exclusive Davis.
Harry Hussar Primo Valentino gelding out of Jessie May.
Just My Luke Ferrule gelding out of Briar Rose.
Shotofwine 22-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 2f out, kept on and headed last 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Globalisation (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f NH flat (4) gd in Oct.
Guru Mac 33-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon weakened, last of 9, well behind Vintage Clouds (11-4) at Wetherby 2m NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
Dibble Bridge 6-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 7f out, ridden over 4f out, soon outpaced, 5th of 7, 18l behind Verona Opera (9-11) at Catterick 2m cond NH flat (5) gs in Jan.
Southern Strife Dubawi gelding out of Savannah Belle.
Jessie Pinkman 11-2 (10-4) Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, kept on same pace, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Catching Shadows (11-4) at Musselburgh 2m NH flat (6) gs in Jan.