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16:00 Catterick

Watch On racingtv.com Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 6y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,300 added
  • Winner: £2,862
  • 2nd: £1,344
  • 3rd: £672
  • 4th: £336
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 31.83s
  • Off Time: 16:00:31
  • 6 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Red, Black star, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap, Black star
  • Form 70
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

2(6)
Silk - Pink, mauve triple diamond, white sleeves, mauve cap
5/1
  • Form 45
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

raced wide keen close up, headway when switched left over 1f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, no impression

4(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

slow into stride, raced green in rear, pushed along and headway on outer to press leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

5(5)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 4-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, pushed out

6(3)
Silk - Red and black diamonds, red sleeves, black armlets and diamonds on cap

Porteno

23
66/1
  • Form 8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

dwelt in rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor

7(1)
Silk - Maroon and black diamonds, maroon cap, black diamond

Walter

19
50/1
  • Form 0-5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

close up, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong

3(7)
NR
  • Form 8-52
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 80

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Fast Medicine is improving with experience and was second over course and distance last month but a drop back to 7f should suit PERFECT BALANCE, who was outpointed by the odds-on Malhoob over a mile at Thirsk two weeks ago when he didn’t appear to get home. Green Believer is a half-brother to four winners so any market support for Mark Johnston’s newcomer would be significant.

Formwatch

Canaria Prince 50-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 11th of 13, 37 1/2l behind Twilight Spinner (9-0) at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) gs in May.

Estad (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, made no impression from over 1f out, last of 5, 18 1/2l behind Fantastic Fox (9-1) at Hamilton 1m mdn stks (5) gf in May.

Green Believer Muhaarar gelding out of Talampaya.

Perfect Balance (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Disputed lead, close up and disputed the lead after halfway, shaken up to try and press leader 2f out, soon ridden, kept on but always held, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Malhoob (8-12) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gf in Apr.

Porteno 100-1 (9-2) Slow into stride, always towards rear, 8th of 9, 18 1/4l behind George Peabody (9-9) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gf in Apr.

Walter 66-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along and some late headway, 5th of 10, 15l behind Aquaman (9-5) at Catterick 7f stks (5) gf in Apr.

Fast Medicine (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon switched right, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Aquaman (9-5) at Catterick 7f stks (5) gf in Apr.