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13:30 Catterick
racingtv.com Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 66y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,400 added
- Winner: £4,159
- 2nd: £1,221
- 3rd: £611
- 4th: £305
- Form 766-PU4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
led, mistake 4 out, hit and headed next, unable to go with winner turning in, weakened 2 out
- Form 32-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey David Bass
tracked leader, driven and lost place after 3 out, ridden and well held in 4th after next
- Form 2U46
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
tracked leaders, headway to lead 3 out, drew clear turning in, mistake 2 out, went left last, ridden out flat, kept on
- Form 60
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
held up, always behind, weakened before 2 out
- Form 5P2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey R D Day
mid-division, driven after 3 out, lost place when hampered on bend turning in, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 4863
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up towards rear, headway after 5th, driven to chase leaders turning in, ridden and stayed on into 3rd between last 2, no chance with front pair
- Form 332
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
in touch, ridden after 3 out, outpaced before next, never able to challenge, weakened before last
- Form 344
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey G Sheehan
mid-division on outside, headway 6th, mistake 4 out, driven into 2nd before 2 out, soon ridden, went left last, kept on, never reached winner
- Form 8-3F322
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey D A Jacob
reluctant to line up, held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, chased leaders when slipped up on bend turning in
- Form 7252-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey B S Hughes
in touch, lost place after 5th, behind after next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Harmattan
34- Form 4P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey Henry Brooke
in touch, lost place 3 out, tailed off next
Miladygrace
36- Form 77P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
held up, always behind, weakened 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Quart De Garde went close to making a winning debut for Donald McCain here in December and should be right in the firing line on that evidence. The French import makes appeal but we'll take a chance with ECHO DU LARGE who should be available at a decent each-way price. He was beaten 20l by a couple of very decent sorts last time at Chepstow but ran better than the final distances indicate. He looks one for handicaps in time but represents a speculative choice here. Apple Rock and Mandalayan should both improve on achievements to date, whilst similar comments apply to Falberto who made a satisfactory hurdling debut at Chepstow this month.
Formwatch
Alph (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Jumped right, led and soon clear, headed and weakening when mistake 2 out, soon hung badly left, not run on, 4th of 8, 31l behind Pileon (11-4) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan.
Apple Rock (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 11, dist behind Golden Sovereign (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f mdn (4) hvy in Dec.
Carys' Commodity 7-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, blundered 2nd and 5th, chased leader briefly 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 9, 30 1/4l behind Coup De Gold (10-7) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Chelsea's Boy (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Keen in mid-division, headway 4 out, weakened next, 10th of 14, dist behind Coconut Splash (11-5) at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Cool Country (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Behind, headway before 2 out, chased winner after last, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 11, 21l behind Elf De Re (11-0) at Kelso 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Echo Du Large (FR) 20-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, held up in 4th, not fluent 1st, went 3rd after 6th, outpaced 2 out, weakened after last, 3rd of 6, 20 1/4l behind Fado Des Brosses (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) hvy in Jan.
Falberto (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden 3 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner, kept on, 2nd of 9, 8 1/2l behind Beaufort West (11-5) at Chepstow 2m mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Mandalayan (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Keen, prominent, every chance 3 out, no extra approaching next, 4th of 8, 22 3/4l behind Millers Bank (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gs in Dec.
Quart De Garde (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Made most, clear after 3rd, mistake 5th, hit 4 out, reduced advantage approaching 2 out, soon ridden and hard pressed, headed narrowly flat, kept on, 2nd of 9, nk behind Coup De Gold (10-7) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
The Blame Game (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 4 out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd before 2 out, awkward 2 out, weakened soon after, 5th of 13, 13 3/4l behind Ashington (11-7) at Musselburgh 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Harmattan 100-1 (10-7) Mid-division, in rear and ridden 5th, well behind after 7th, pulled up after, at Leicester 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Dec.
Miladygrace 100-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, well behind 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.