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14:00 Catterick

Buy Your 2006 Annual Membership Today Nursery Handicap (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 212y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 17.62s
  • 10 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, hooped sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green spots

High Curragh

18 BFD
5/2
  • Form 31146
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 83

close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

2(7)
Silk - Grey, Maroon chevron, hooped cap
20/1
  • Form 13033
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 81

in touch, stumbled after 1f, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong

3(3)
Silk - PINK, BLACK chevron, BLACK and PINK hooped sleeves, BLACK cap, WHITE spots
11/1
  • Form 457138
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 79

outpaced in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression

4(5)
Silk - Royal Blue, Grey stars, Royal Blue sleeves

Soto

25
12/1
  • Form 425865
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 78

chasesd leaders, weakening when not much room 2f out

5(9)
Silk - Maroon, saxe blue sash, hooped cap
17/2
  • Form 51
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 78

behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous

6(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red star, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue cap, Red stars
  • Form 0247
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 74

behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

7(1)
Silk - Black, yellow epaulets, halved sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 651
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 74

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, rallied to lead well inside final furlong, ran on

8(4)
Silk - Light blue and yellow (quartered), chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 55336
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 73

chased leaders, stumbled after 1f out, led over 2f out, ridden and under pressure over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra

9(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Emerald Green and Royal Blue check sleeves

Greek Secret

17 p D
16/1
  • Form 333810
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 72

chased leaders, weakened over 2f out

10(10)
Silk - Maroon and Light Blue diabolo, halved sleeves, Maroon cap

Trombone Tom

123 D
50/1
  • Form 143
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 72

prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

Races like this have a habit of throwing up surprise results, so with that in mind, a chance is taken with Hits Only Jude, who has bits and pieces of form that give him solid claims in this company. High Curragh, Ochre Bay and Namid Reprobate are others to seriously consider as cover options. Namid Reprobate ran on strongly when winning his maiden at Windsor last month and has to be respected in this company. He is better off at the weights with Ochre Bay from their last encounter and, with proven form over the trip, he can go close again here. High Curragh ran better than his finishing position would suggest when he sixth in a strongly run nursery at Newmarket eighteen days ago. However, off a mark of 83, the handicapper has not taken a chance with him and he faces no easy task on these terms. Therefore, it can be worth a small investment in Hits Only Jude, whose third to Amadeus Wolf now reads exceptionally well in the context of this race. Admittedly he has a bit of improvement to find, but he can represent good each way value in what is a very tricky race to fathom.

Formwatch

High Curragh 7-2fav (8-11) Tracked leader, led 2f out, soon headed and hung left, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 2l behind Erytheis (8-8) at Newmarket 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (4) gs in Oct.

Smart Cassie 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Give Me The Night (8-13) at Catterick 5f nov stk (5) gd in Oct.

Charlie Delta 8-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never on terms, 8th of 18, 9l behind Manston (9-1) at York 6f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.

Ochre Bay 16-1 (9-0) Hampered at start and towards rear, driven and switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on, won at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct beating Trophy Pride (8-9) by 1l, 11 ran.

Squadron Leader (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced halfway, soon beaten, 7th of 15, 5l behind Blue Aura (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.

Namid Reprobate (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, held on well, all out, won at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct beating Danawi (9-0) by a hd, 16 ran.

Greek Secret 33-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 17, 18l behind Il Castagno (8-4) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.

Trombone Tom 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out when headed, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Sand Cat (9-5) at Beverley 5f nov stk (4) gd in Jul.