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15:00 Catterick
Come Racing New Year's Day Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 51y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 70250-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
with leader until before 3 out, chased winner after last, kept on and well held by winner
- Form 8/13225-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B S Hughes
in touch, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well
- Form 6F51-25
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer R Hobson
- Jockey Danny Cook
led to 9th, led again 10th, headed before 2 out, no extra and lost 2nd place after last
- Form P-PPP04
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Dale Irving
held up in touch, lost place from 4 out
- Form F2U31U
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Finian O'Toole
tracked leaders, led 9th, headed 10th, blundered next and soon lost place, rallied before 3 out, one pace and no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
ALZAMMAAR, three times a winner on the level, made a very satisfactory start over fences when beaten a short-head at Carlisle and this slightly longer trip is in his favour. DIVINE SPEAR won a Class 3 Fontwell handicap over hurdles in December and raced exclusively at a higher level subsequently and was placed in three of his four starts. His pedigree is all about jumping fences and this can prove a winning start. Valgor Du Ronceray, a winning bumper and hurdler in Ireland, didn't get far on his chasing bow at Wetherby while Ramonex, a novice hurdle winner at Perth in April, was beaten a very long way on his chasing bow at Warwick.
Formwatch
Alzammaar (USA) 11-1 (11-2) Led, jumped left 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden and every chance last until just held post, 2nd of 5, shd behind Brio Conti (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 4f (3) sft in Nov.
Divine Spear (IRE) 5-4fav (11-2) Led until 2nd, tracked leader until 5th, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced before last, no extra flat, 5th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Political Quiz (10-3) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Ramonex (GER) 66-1 (11-1) Held up in 4th, outpaced when blundered badly and lost place 7th, no chance after, continued tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Ozzie The Oscar (11-1) at Warwick 2m (3) gs in Nov.
Top Cat Dj (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden after 5 out, soon outpaced, went modest 4th and kept on from 2 out, never threatened leaders, 4th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Mullaghmurphy Blue (11-5) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Valgor Du Ronceray (FR) 16-1 (11-0) In touch in 4th place, mistake 4th, mistake and unseated rider 6th, at Wetherby 1m 7f (4) gs in Nov.