Racecards
13:15 Catterick
Fingall Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G )
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form P54P-00
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs H O Graham
- Jockey C Eddery
tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden and no impression
Parable
15- Form 05/P6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Mr G Tumelty
mid-division, lost place 5th, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form F021/0-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey P Robson
led until hit and headed after 1st, tracked leader, lost place 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace from next
- Form P604/6-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer I Brown
- Jockey R Garritty
raced keenly towards rear, outpaced 3 out, behind when pulled up before next
- Form 0-46656
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer C N Kellett
- Jockey D Flavin
towards rear, headway into mid-division 5th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, never on terms
- Form 00-6406
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey R McGrath
mid-division, lost place 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 626040
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 76
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced by 1st two after 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, no impression
Francken (ITY)
223- Form P4-64
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Lady S Watson
- Jockey Mr R Wakeham
mid-division, headway 5th, chased leaders after 3 out, outpaced next
Karyon (IRE)
27- Form P00-PP0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey Jim Crowley
towards rear, hit 3 out, behind when pulled up before next
- Form P0F6F-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 69
raced keenly in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, outpaced next, never on terms
- Form P-P0600
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C W Thornton
- Jockey F Keniry
soon behind, mistake 4th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 06/2P-44
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey L Vickers
mid-division, chased leaders after 5th, outpaced 3 out, never on terms
- Form 5000-5P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey N Mulholland
chased leaders to 5th, soon behind, tailed off from 2 out
- Form P0P-P04
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey D C Costello
always prominent, tracked leader 5th, smooth headway to lead approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well
- Form 0-F6200
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M J Gingell
- Jockey D McGann
behind, lost touch 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
- Form F4-P06P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Miss C Metcalfe
led after 1st, headed and hung left approaching 2 out, driven and kept on one pace approaching last
- Form 600-206
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 88
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
An absolutely dire contest where Strait Talking is a tentative choice to see off the likes of College City, All On My Own and Rockerfella Lad. The selection is back down to a mark of 82 from which he won at Fakenham in the spring of 2003. He has clearly has his problems since then and came back after an 18 month lay-off to run a fair comeback at Newcastle earlier in the month. If he is straighter for that run then with little to beat he may be capable of going in again. College City gives him 6lb, and he has been out of sorts on decent ground of late. However, he has run well here in the past and comes from an in-form yard, so can't be discounted. All On My Own has not gone too badly in a couple of similar contests lately and can be involved again, though he does tend to prefer slower ground, while Rockerfella Lad at least showed a glimmer of hope last time and may be on the cusp of a little bit of form. Even so, Strait Talking is our tentative choice to take a race that won't need much winning.