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15:25 Catterick
racingtv.com Veterans' Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 212y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 85500-6
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey D C Costello
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace
- Form 336-461
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 312244
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
in touch, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 00000-4
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 114334
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey S H James
made all, set strong pace, ridden and ran on
- Form 959-350
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
in rear, never on terms
- Form 22316-3
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer S Whitaker
- Jockey Phil Dennis
in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong
- Form 084/00-7
- Age 10
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer L Egerton
- Jockey Laura Coughlan
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In depth
Verdict
Despite scoring at Newcastle earlier this month, Medicine Jack is 1lb lower than when winning here in October though that was on soft ground. Excessable scored here in August but is 10lb higher after a couple of subsequent victories at Southwell. Eldelbar does best at Wolverhampton these days while Fendale appears best at Newcastle and found 5f too sharp there last time. Nine-times winner ROUND THE ISLAND (NAP) was in good form throughout last summer and returned to action with a close third at Ripon on Thursday, form that should give him an edge here.
Formwatch
Fendale 3-1fav (9-7) Towards rear, soon pushed along, kept on final 100 yards, never dangerous, 5th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Dazzling Des (9-10) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Zumurud (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 6l behind Ghathanfar (9-4) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Medicine Jack 17-2 (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on gamely, all out, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Cmon Cmon (8-12) by ns, 12 ran.
Excessable 5-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Zylan (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Aleef (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Awkward and slowly away, pushed along towards rear, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Stars In The Night (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Eldelbar (SPA) 5-1 (8-13) Stumbled leaving stalls, in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Parys Mountain (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Tukhoom (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 11th of 14, 8l behind Dragons Will Rise (8-13) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Round The Island 40-1 (8-5) Towards rear, pushed along headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Mark's Choice (9-4) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Signore Piccolo 33-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced, last of 7, 11 3/4l behind Scale Force (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.