Racecards
12:45 Catterick
Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Surface: Turf
- Winner: £2,082
- 2nd: £611
- 3rd: £306
- 4th: £153
Monogram
84- Form 12-R1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey K Renwick
Formwatch
Monogram 11-8fav (11-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, joined leader, 6th, led after 3 out to before next, switched towards stands side and led again before last, soon ridden, hard pressed flat, held on under pressure towards finish, won at Hexham 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Oct beating Blenheim Brook (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
BallaBriggs (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, left 2nd after 4 out, led after next, clear when not fluent 2 out, 10 lenghts ahead last, drifted right flat, all out, just held on, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f Am hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Mar beating Faasel (11-7) by 1/2l, 24 ran.
Belmore Baron 100-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division and keen, outpaced 4 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, no impression, 4th of 14, 18l behind Moon Indigo (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Chocolate Caramel (USA) 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along 7th, some headway next, soon weakened, 8th of 16, well behind Lethal Glaze (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Dec.
Neptune Equester 7-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced from 3 out, plugged on to take 4th after last, 4th of 16, 25l behind Lethal Glaze (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Dec.
Nicky Tam (IRE) 5-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, outpaced 2 out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 22l behind Onthegoagain (10-12) at Hexham 3m 1f stks (5) gd in Oct '09.
Seren Rouge 16-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, chased leaders approaching 3 out, weakened next, 3rd of 17, 15l behind Yurok (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
Lady Chorister 40-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, lost place 8f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, well behind Lovey Dovey (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Melua Maid (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Led until after 3rd, soon given reminders, weakened after 5th, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Kilcrea Kim (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) hvy in Oct.