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14:50 Catterick
Buy Your 2017 Annual Badge Today Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 145y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form U1/P-2P6
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
tracked leader, challenged 3 out, one pace from 2 out
- Form 451-P43
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Finian O'Toole
held up towards rear, pushed along 4 out, soon headway, ridden before last, kept on same pace
- Form 1-11801
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Kenneth Slack
- Jockey Henry Brooke
led, pushed along and headed briefly 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, regained lead last, kept on strongly (no time taken, poor visibility)
- Form 68354P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer C T Pogson
- Jockey A Pogson
tracked leaders in 3rd, led briefly 4 out, no extra from last
- Form 4-24476
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P Winks
- Jockey Ryan Winks
in touch in 4th, outpaced from 4 out
- Form P3925-3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer T Davidson
- Jockey Harry Skelton
in rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, kept on and no chance with winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Discoverie won over hurdles at Sedgefield recently but is now 10lb higher than when scoring over fences at the same track back in May. Money For Nothing has been placed in lower grade chases while Minella Forfitness continues to tumble down the weights and Witness, a winner in France, drops down in class. OSCATARA is not the most consistent but first-time headgear may help his concentration today. A runner-up on fast ground at Uttoxeter during the summer, a repeat effort should see Donald McCain’s charge go close today.
Formwatch
Oscatara (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) Held up behind, blundered 7th, soon struggling, never a threat, tailed off, last of 6, 34 3/4l behind Fair Loch (11-12) at Ayr 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Witness (FR) 16-1 (10-5) Held up in touch, pushed along before 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, 3rd of 5, 16 3/4l behind Apterix (11-12) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Discoverie 11-4 (11-6) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, pressed from 2 out, kept on run-in, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Mitcd (10-5) by 4l, 7 ran.
Minella Forfitness (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Led, headed approaching 5 out, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled before up next, at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Chestnut Ben (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Chased leading trio until jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, struggling in last pair when mistake 9th, went right next and dropped to last soon after, 6th of 7, 33 1/4l behind Back By Midnight (10-12) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Money For Nothing 7-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway 13th, every chance 2 out, ridden before last, kept on, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Annamult (10-0) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in May.