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19:45 Catterick

Simon Bailes Peugeot Bipper Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 1.71s
  • Off Time: 19:45:43
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Guest Connections

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Head To Head (IRE)

    80/1

      3
      Silk -

      Colorus (IRE)

      5/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Purple star, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple stars, Emerald Green cap, Purple star

        Guest Connections

        9 v D
        5/2
        • Form 201106
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 68

        towards rear, soon ridden along, effort when not much room over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead post

        2(8)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Firenza Bond

        30 CDD
        15/2
        • Form 61-8666
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 73

        towards rear, never dangerous

        3(4)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, armlets and cap

        Colorus (IRE)

        19 D
        5/1
        • Form 725258
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 67

        led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home

        4(2)
        Silk - White, Orange hoops, White sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap

        Fire Up The Band

        3 D
        15/8
        • Form 902232
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 64

        stumbled at start and was soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong

        5(3)
        Silk - Red, Black diamond and armlets

        Throw The Dice

        15 v D
        16/1
        • Form 3584-90
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 43

        chased leaders, effort halfway, soon beaten

        6(5)
        Silk - Maroon, Grey seams, Maroon sleeves and cap

        Whozart (IRE)

        13
        17/2
        • Form 038330
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 48

        prominent, ridden along halfway, one pace final furlong

        7(1)
        Silk - Red, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Yellow cap

        Head To Head (IRE)

        34
        80/1
        • Form 8060-09
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 45

        towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, headed post

        8(6)
        Silk - Black, Pink star, halved sleeves and stars on cap

        Champagne Sue

        44
        66/1
        • Form 050-07
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 45

        chased leaders to halfway

        9(9)
        Silk - Red, White chevron, striped sleeves and cap

        She's Our Beauty (IRE)

        40 v CDD
        22/1
        • Form 058-000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 45

        in touch, ridden along halfway, one pace until weakened inside final furlong

        Previous results

        2007
        (1)
        Silk -

        Raccoon (IRE)

        5/6
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        Although the weights here favour Firenza Bond we will side with the consistent Fire Up The Band to land the claimer. Alan Berry has rejuvenated the nine-year-old in half a dozen starts this season, though he has yet to win a race for his new handler. Even so, he doesn't seem to know how to run a bad race at present, this is his trip and the ground is fine for him, so we'll lean his way. Firenza Bond has a 7lb pull with the selection compared to if this were a handicap, but this c&d scorer has been on the slide for his past few runs and although he has c&d winning form we will wait for him to show some more spark before wading in. Colorus returns here from handicapping and should appreciate the drop in grade, though the ground looks to have gone against him. There are no going concerns for Guest Connections though, and Dandy Nicholls will know what is required to beat Fire Up The Band, so we'd expect his charge to go very well. Not a race to be dogmatic about but we'll take Fire Up The Band to call the tune.

        Formwatch

        Guest Connections 6-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden halfway, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 14, 3l behind Commander Wish (9-0) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

        Firenza Bond 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, effort over 2f, never troubled leaders, 6th of 7, 7l behind Know No Fear (8-8) at Catterick 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.

        Colorus (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 8l behind Comptonspirit (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcap (5) gf in Jul.

        Fire Up The Band 3-1 (9-5) Prominent, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furong, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Highland Warrior (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f sll (6) sft.

        Throw The Dice 20-1 (8-7) Prominent, until ridden halfway and soon beaten, 10th of 11, 9l behind Mr Rooney (8-11) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.

        Whozart (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Prominent for 4f stands side, 13th of 18, 17l behind Ryedane (10-4) at Thirsk 6f ldy rds hcp (6) gd.

        Head To Head (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 18l behind Johnston's Glory (8-11) at Hamilton 5f mdn sll (6) gs in Jul.

        Champagne Sue 66-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 10, 11l behind Mujahope (8-12) at Catterick 6f mdn aut stk (6) gf in Jul.

        She's Our Beauty (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Went right start, raced stand's side group, always behind, last of 12, 27l behind Conjecture (10-3) at Ayr 5f amt hcp (6) gs in Jul.