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16:00 Catterick
Happy 85th Birthday Walter Houlden Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 25-3821
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, stayed on
- Form 302126
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened towards finish
- Form 1565-46
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey J P Spencer
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
- Form 363
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 419238
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs Marjorie Fife
- Jockey F Lynch
in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway on outer entering final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 49-2046
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey George Chaloner
slowly into stride, headway on outer to go close up over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 394476
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey Nicola Grundy
towards rear, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Verdict
Father Bertie comfortably landed a Wetherby maiden though a mark of 74 suggests this is a much tougher assignment. Cape Lion looked as though he would have a handicap in him when third at Chepstow but Debt Free Dame looked a bit high in the weights at Beverley last time. Charlotte's Secret has yet to win and has been racing over a mile but he's been up with the pace until the closing stages and this trip could help him into the frame. ANGELS ABOVE has only raced on the all-weather and hasn't been seen since January but he's moved to John Quinn so a chance is taken that he'll find enough improvement to get off the mark.
Formwatch
Father Bertie 4-5fav (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Wetherby 7f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun beating Isntshesomething (8-6) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Debt Free Dame 7-4fav (9-7) Close up, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 6th of 10, 3l behind Prigsnov Dancer (8-9) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Kylach Me If U Can 7-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Tommy Docc (9-4) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Cape Lion (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Cape Cay (8-7) at Chepstow 7f 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in May.
Saltarello (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Led early, prominent, raced freely, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Go Dan Go (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Charlotte's Secret 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 6l behind Bakht A Rawan (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Corzetti (FR) 33-1 (8-11) Keen in touch in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 21l behind Rifle Range (9-2) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Angels Above (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Jay Kay (9-7) at Ayr 7f app hcp (6) gd.