Racecards
12:55 Catterick
Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,924
- 2nd: £859
- 3rd: £429
- 4th: £215
- Form 1-12321
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, headed 3out, soon beaten
- Form 71/3-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey T Messenger
in touch until lost place halfway, tailed off and pulled up before 8th
- Form 46-07
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey H Oliver
not fluent, tailed off from halfway
- Form 3/12F-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Parker
- Jockey A Thornton
in touch, ridden approaching 3out, soon driven and weakened
- Form 8-0P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Wade
- Jockey Mr John Dawson
in touch, led 3 out, headed next, no chance with winner
- Form 232/22
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 115
held up, headway halfway, led 2 out, easily
In depth
Verdict
GOLDEN CALL landed the odds as expected when running out an easy winner at Southwell in November. He should have no trouble shrugging off a penalty here and Donald McCain's charge is preferred to South Leinster. The latter has posted a couple of seconds at Newcastle recently and looks the one most likely to chase home the selection. Point-to-point winner Rudemeister had shown some promise before clipping heels and falling in a bumper at Ayr back in April and has his first outing since, while Mitchell's Way makes his hurdling debut on the back of three modest efforts in bumpers.
Formwatch
Golden Call (IRE) Evens0fav (10-12) Made all, came well clear from 3 out, unchallenged, won at Southwell 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov beating Future Dominion (10-5) by 41l, 4 ran.
Awareiness (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) In touch, weakened after 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Dark Glacier (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec, 13 ran.
Plenmeller (IRE) 100-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, pushed along when mistake 5th, lost touch next, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Super Duty (11-5) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Rudemeister (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 10f out, stumbled and fell 8f out, in a race won by Fourth Estate (11-9) at Ayr 2m NH flat (4) gd in Apr, 16 ran.
Runswick Relax 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along before 5th, soon towards rear, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Dark Glacier (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec, 13 ran.
South Leinster (IRE) 15-8fav (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 6th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next, stayed on to go 2nd flat, no impression, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Nuts N Bolts (10-12) at Newcastle 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Mitchell's Way 10-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 34l behind Special Catch (11-4) at Catterick 2m NH flat (6) sft in Dec.