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15:20 Catterick
Book Now For New Year's Day Handicap (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 177y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 128060
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
chased leaders, weakened well over 2f out
Virnon
11- Form 86743
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Neil Farley
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden when headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages
- Form 239184
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 68
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, under pressure over 3f out, never able to challenge
- Form 8-76540
- Age 8
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Joe Doyle
in touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, led approaching final furlong, edged right closing stages, stayed on well
- Form 452262
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey Miss Emma Sayer
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on
Crockett
141- Form 7407
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey D C Costello
led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 09/3698-
- Age 12
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer L R James
- Jockey Barry McHugh
held up in rear but in touch, weakened 6f out, soon tailed off
- Form 07/1-173
- Age 9
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey P Mulrennan
Nonrunner
- Form 835734
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A Crook
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This looks less competitive than the previous division and a good run from Rock On Bollinski would boost the claims of VIRNON, who finished third to the latter at Redcar with Hurry Home Poppa not far behind. Alan Swinbank's charge should go close racing off the same mark here. Jan Smuts was second at Musselburgh over today's trip a fortnight ago but regularly flatters to deceive but Surprise Vendor was placed at the same track back in May and a recent outing over fences should have blown any cobwebs away.
Formwatch
Aldreth 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, last of 16, dist behind Gleese The Devil (9-6) at York 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Virnon 8-1 (9-9) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Rock On Bollinski (9-5) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Hurry Home Poppa (IRE) 9-2fav (9-8) Held up mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Rock On Bollinski (9-5) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Maoi Chinn Tire (IRE) 22-1 (11-9) Keen towards rear, ridden 3 out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 31 1/2l behind Stormbay Bomber (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Jan Smuts (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, headway into 3rd over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no impression with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Trafalgar Rock (10-0) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Crockett 6-1fav (10-11) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7 1/4l behind El Massivo (10-6) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Freedom Flying 15-2 (10-4) Held up towards rear, reminders before 7th, soon struggling, last of 8, dist behind Snapping Turtle (11-7) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Suprise Vendor (IRE) 17-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders in 4th, lost place before 9th, tailed off 12th, pulled up, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Crakehall Lad (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) In rear, progress on outer 5f out to mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 9 3/4l behind With Hindsight (9-11) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.