Racecards
16:35 Catterick
Richmond Handicap (Class 6)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 177y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 7-42143
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer E W Tuer
- Jockey Leanne Kershaw
slowly into stride and towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on trowards finish
- Form 30581-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey D Fentiman
mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 54-2228
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 63
mid-division, driven over 4f out, never near to challenge
- Form 286996
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
prominent, pushed along over 5f out, soon outpaced
- Form 0-09171
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey J Quinn
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, kept on
- Form 170263
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey Greg Fairley
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, every chance final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 065
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer M J Gingell
- Jockey A Mullen
slowly into stride and behind, headway over 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f
- Form 68080/6
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey P Fessey
prominent, pushed along and lost place over 5f out
- Form 7957-61
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
mid-division, effort over 4f out, no impression
- Form 4-70176
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey M Coumbe
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and once pace final 2f
- Form 158006
- Age 10
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey A Hamblett
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 4/64027-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey N Pollard
towards rear, tailed off 5f out
- Form 611637
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey Dale Gibson
always rear
- Form 07353
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer C R Wilson
- Jockey P Mathers
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 6860/37-
- Age 9
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Katie Hales
toward rear, tailed off over 4f out
- Form 7739-08
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer B J McMath
- Jockey D McGaffin
never dangerous
- Form 083413
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Nicol Polli
always mid-division
- Form 196154
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J A Glover
- Jockey D Mernagh
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 345204
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey G Parkin
Ammirare
52- Form 7-50000
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer C W Thornton
- Jockey Liam Jones
In depth
Verdict
Empangeni was value for more than the winning margin of a neck at Newmarket last month and John Dunlop's gelding is taken to defy the 5lb rise in the weights, with Habitual Dancer and Villago rated the main dangers. The selection had looked a horse to follow when landing a Newbury handicap against older rivals in June but ran unaccountably badly at Nottingham subsequently. Given a break since then, he returned to form at headquarters when scoring despite finding trouble in running and is taken to follow up here. Anniversary Guest is likely to find this tougher than the banded race that he won at Folkestone last time and of more interest may be the Willie Jarvis-trained Fuss, who is less exposed than most of these. Irish raider Torcello has slipped to an attractive mark and has solid claims on the pick of his form, while Whoopsie cannot be discounted having run up to her mark at Chester last week. Restart and Irish Ballad are others worthy of a mention although a bigger threat is likely to come from Habitual Dancer, who looks to be running into form. Top weight Villago is creeping up the weights and is another to consider but Empangeni remains feasibly well treated and he gets the vote.
Formwatch
Villago (GER) 15-2 (8-9) Held up, effort over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Numero Due (8-5) at Thirsk 2m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Habitual Dancer 10-3fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, nk behind Solomon's Mine (9-9) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Torcello (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Mid-division, 5th 4f out, ridden 3f out, soon no extra and weakened, last of 8, 16l behind Proper Article (8-7) at Downpatrick 1m 4f hcp 0-80 gf in Aug.
Empangeni 10-1 (8-3) Held up, smooth headway over 1f out, hard ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 2m hcp (5) gf beating Johnny Rook (9-7) by a nk, 9 ran.
Anniversary Guest (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up and behind, smooth headway from 5f out, challenged on bit 2f out, led 1f out, driven out, won at Folkestone 1m 7f stk (7) gf beating Lysander's Quest (10-2) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Fuss 7-4fav (8-8) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 15, 8l behind Compton Eclaire (8-12) at Thirsk 2m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Whoopsie 5-1 (7-12) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, not quicken towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Golden Boot (9-9) at Chester 2m hcp (5) sft.
Restart (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, led halfway, headed over 5f out, driven along over 4f out, soon beaten, 4th of 6, 31l behind Considine (9-8) at Doncaster 2m app hcp (5) gd in Jul.