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14:40 Catterick
Visit racingtv.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 156y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 77-14
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Collier
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
mid-division, not fluent 4 out, tracked leaders 3 out, pushed along and chased leader in 2nd 2 out, not fluent 2 out when left in the lead, ridden when quickly pressed on the run to the last, again untidy last, stayed on gamely run-in
- Form 41-359
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
towards rear then mid-division after 4th, ridden after 3 out and never involved
- Form 3121-5V
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader, disputed lead 5th, chased leader after 3 out, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, kept on but lost 3rd after the last
It's A Lily
85- Form 87
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey R D Day
towards rear, mistake 2nd, ridden and detached 3 out, kept going but never closer closing stages
- Form 316-62
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leader, shaken up to press leader briefly run to 2 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, rallied and every chance when disputing the lead last, not fluent last, no extra run-in
- Form 2-19
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs Stella Barclay
- Jockey Henry Brooke
towards rear, headway run to 2 out, stayed on to take 3rd after the last
- Form 223
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leader, disputed lead 5th, led run to 2 out, fell when going easy in the lead 2 out
- Form 5PF-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Walton
- Jockey C O'Farrell
mid-division, weakened quickly 3rd and soon pulled up
- Form 5431
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
led, pulled hard, pressed 5th, soon headed and weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out
Minute Waltz
120- Form P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
always towards rear, pulled up 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Blue Hawaii won a Musselburgh bumper on good ground in November then appeared to find 2m5f taxing her stamina on her hurdles bow at Kelso the following month. Ginger Du Val, a dual bumper winner in France, should now be ready to do herself justice over timber but Carlisle bumper winner Kitty Hall hasn't made the expected progress though ran a bit better at Musselburgh last time. Sashenka, a four-times winner on the Flat, has been beaten at short odds in her last three starts including here in December. She'll probably get into the frame again but WHISPERING GYPSY (NAP), who had shown potential in bumpers in Ireland, was impressive when landing a Lingfield bumper on her debut for Dan Skelton and can make a successful hurdling debut.
Formwatch
Blue Hawaii (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, made headway after 7th, pushed along after 2 out, kept on when hung left before last, blundered last, weakened flat, 4th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Bourbon Beauty (10-12) at Kelso 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.
Fashion Nova (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Chased leader until 3 out, chased leaders, weakened home turn, 9th of 14, dist behind Fable (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Ginger Du Val (FR) 8-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, plugged on from 2 out but never troubled leaders, 5th of 16, 17 1/2l behind On To Victory (11-5) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
It's A Lily 25-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 18 1/4l behind Paddy The Wire (11-0) at Catterick 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Kitty Hall (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd briefly after 3rd, well held 2nd again 3 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, mistake last, 2nd of 8, 11l behind Little Mo (11-7) at Musselburgh 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Latino Fling (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden for effort over 3f out, quickly lost pace and retreated, no extra final 2f, 9th of 11, dist behind Hollymount (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec.
Sashenka (GER) 10-11fav (10-12) Held up in mid-division, closer out wide 4f out, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, almost snatched 2nd but not pace of winner, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Docte Dina (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Still A Spark 150-1 (10-12) Always behind, well behind after 3 out, pulled up after, at Newcastle 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Whispering Gypsy (IRE) 11-10fav (11-0) Keen made all, pushed clear over 1f out, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Feb beating Okhotsk (11-0) by 4 3/4l, 8 ran.
Minute Waltz 11-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, weakened over 4f out, soon pulled up, at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) gd in Nov.