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17:00 Southwell

Catcher In The Rye Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class F) (Class F)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 29.40s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mensch (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Magical Liaison (IRE)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Sylphide

      4/1

        1
        Silk - DARK GREEN, LIGHT GREEN disc, WHITE cap

        Normandy Sands (IRE)

        104 v
        11/1
        • Form 326002-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        ran in snatches, soon prominent, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

        2
        Silk - Black and Orange check, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap, Orange diamond

        Percy-Verance (IRE)

        34
        12/1
        • Form 002/5-6
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-10

        chased leader until after 8th, soon weakened, tailed off

        3
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green stars, Royal Blue sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds

        Inner Sanctum (IRE)

        21
        11/1
        • Form 4/FP6-FP
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-5

        held up in touch, reminders after 7th, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        4
        Silk - DARK BLUE, RED cap, GREEN spots

        Sylphide

        9
        4/1
        • Form 21-61P1
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-5

        held up and behind, headway after 8th, ridden and every chance 3 out, one pace approaching 2 out

        5
        Silk - BLACK, YELLOW stripe, check cap

        Hurricane Bay

        16
        8/1
        • Form 524P4-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        chased leaders until weakened after 10th, tailed off

        6
        Silk - Mauve, Grey chevrons, Mauve sleeves, Red cap

        Have-No-Doubt (IRE)

        155
        80/1
        • Form 2R/60PP-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-2

        led until headed approaching 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        7
        Silk - Black, White hoop and sleeves, hooped cap

        Magical Liaison (IRE)

        9 b
        7/2
        • Form 2P-4533
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        held up and behind, pushed along after 6th, headway of lead approaching ninth, headed after 3 out, one pace from 2 out

        8
        Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue triple diamond, halved sleeves, Dark Blue and Dark Green quartered cap

        Mensch (IRE)

        54
        9/2
        • Form P102-15
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-13

        held up and behind, headway approaching 9th, led after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well

        9
        Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap

        Lord Of The Bride (IRE)

        19 v
        25/1
        • Form PU-P000
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-9

        always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

        10
        Silk - White, Orange disc, striped sleeves, check cap

        Nolife (IRE)

        16
        11/1
        • Form FP654-4
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-6

        prominent until weakened 10th, tailed off

        12
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets and cap

        Rudi's Charm

        9
        25/1
        • Form 00-036P
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-1

        behind from 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th

        11
        NR

        Pangeran (USA)

        38
        • Form 234-625
        • Age 12
        • Weight 10-4

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Not a very competitive handicap hurdle and one that can go to Sylphide, with Mensch and Magical Liaison others for the short list. The selection is trained by legendary permit holder John Manners, who loves nothing better than landing a gamble, as he has done with the mare on two of her last three starts. She stays extremely well on this faster ground, and looks up to defying a 7lb penalty before going up by that amount from the weekend. Mensch was a Hereford winner over this trip two starts ago. He also appreciates fast ground, stays and jumps well but does look in the grip of the handicapper for the moment and may find a couple too good. One of those could be the consistent Magical Liaison. He has a 7lb pull for a three-and-a-half length defeat by Sylphide last time out but gives the impression that he is still better over shorter than this and although he should go very well given that weight reversal we still fancy Sylphide will be good enough to confirm her superiority.