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13:40 Catterick

Hartlepool Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 54.90s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Dark Green chevrons, Red cap
9/4
  • Form 1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, soon led, hit last, headed flat, kept on

2
Silk - Beige and Black (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

led, headed briefly after 3rd, jumped badly right 4th, ridden and under pressure 2 out, led flat, ridden out

3
Silk - Purple, Light Green epaulets
  • Form 6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out

4
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange diamond, Orange cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, behind, mistake 3rd, weakened from next, tailed off

5
Silk - Black, Orange hooped sleeves, Black cap, Orange spots
7/2
  • Form 30
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, hampered by lose horse, blundered and unseated rider

6
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

prominent, mistake 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - Emerald green, white stripe, white sleeves, emerald green armlets, emerald green and white quartered cap
  • Form 0P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

prominent, ridden and weakened from 2 out

8
Silk - Emerald green and white stripes, hooped sleeves
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

behind when fell 2nd

9
Silk - Red and Light Green diamonds, Red sleeves, Light Green armlets, Red cap, Light Green diamond
25/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 5th, ridden and weakened 2 out

10
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind, weakened from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before last

11
Silk - Royal Blue, Red sleeves, Yellow cap

Cusp

16
33/1
  • Form 06
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

prominent, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, well held when unseated rider last

12
Silk - White, red triple diamond, white sleeves, red diamonds and diamonds on cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

behind when blundered and unseated rider 2nd

13
Silk - MAROON and WHITE stripes, MAROON sleeves, quartered cap

Minelly

202
100/1
  • Form 5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

pulled up, chased leaders, saddle soon slipped, led briefly 3rd, pulled up soon after

In depth

Verdict

Parknasilla may be up to defying a penalty over newcomers Albany and Tidy, with Kristoffersen not entirely out of it. All eyes here will no doubt be on Howard Johnson's Albany, yet another purchase from the Flat by Graham Wylie, having won a couple of times on fast ground at Haydock for Lynda Ramsden. He has yet to jump a twig in public though, and is best watched, with preference for Parknasilla who bids to follow up a debut success over timber at Leicester last month. He showed plenty of resolution to battle home in the soft ground that day, and although having to shoulder a penalty, is thought capable of following up en-route to a possible tilt at the Triumph Hurdle. His only win on the level came on the all-weather at Southwell, form that is probably not quite as good as that of Albany, but he has the edge in experience over hurdles and that could prove decisive. Tidy and Middleham Park both make their debuts over hurdles and would be worth noting if either attracted support in the ring, while Kristoffersen, part-owned by Sir Clement Freud, takes a further drop in grade after running at Kempton and Sandown. He failed badly last time but shaped well enough on his Kempton debut, overcoming a first-flight blunder to finish third behind Tarque. That is not bad form, and he can make the frame, but for the winner we return to Parknasilla under Richie McGrath.