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14:35 Catterick

Bet At racinguk.com Nursery (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 6y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,000 added
  • Winner: £7,470
  • 2nd: £2,237
  • 3rd: £1,118
  • 4th: £559
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 28.15s
  • Off Time: 14:35:55
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

El Chapo

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Che Bella (IRE)

    4/1

      1(1)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Ventura Knight (IRE)

      24 D
      7/2
      • Form 111753
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 93

      keen early, close up in 5th, pushed along halfway, ridden and outpaced approaching 2f out

      2(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoops and sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star

      Poet's Dawn

      10 D
      7/2
      • Form 652522
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 80

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finsh

      3(4)
      Silk - White, royal blue stars, red and white diabolo on sleeves, white cap, red star

      Che Bella (IRE)

      12
      4/1
      • Form 459314
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 80

      tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish

      4(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green and Orange stripes, White cap

      El Chapo

      17 CD
      9/4
      • Form 435521
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-3
      • Official Rating 75

      close up, effort to press leader over 1f out, ridden to lead towards finish

      5(2)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Star Of Zaam (IRE)

      17 p C
      6/1
      • Form 213383
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-3
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace

      Previous results

      2016
      (3)
      Silk -

      In First Place

      9/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-2

      2015
      (2)
      Silk -

      Saturn Lace (IRE)

      11/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      2014
      (2)
      Silk -

      Tachophobia

      7/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      Ventura Knight completed a hat-trick in the summer, including under a huge weight in a Leicester nursery, but hasn't done as well on softer going from his higher mark. Poet's Dawn has won one from 11 but has been beaten in photo-finishes three times in his last four. He's up again in the weights though his rider's claim is a plus. Che Bella went up 10lb for her Thirsk victory over a mile and couldn't cope at Pontefract though heavy ground wouldn't have helped. She had three lengths to spare over EL CHAPO for that victory but the latter was in the lead at this trip and has since beaten Poet's Dawn and Star Of Zaam narrowly here. There's little between that quartet but Richard Fahey's charge just gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      Ventura Knight (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leader stands side, tracked leaders in 3rd when centre merged over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Westerland (9-0) at Doncaster 1m (2) gs in Sep.

      Poet's Dawn 7-2 (9-4) Last to break, held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, not clear run and switched right well over 1f out, soon got though on inside to challenge, stayed on, held close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind Indomeneo (9-7) at Ripon 1m (4) sft in Sep.

      Che Bella (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, in 4th place over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 9l behind Shazzab (8-7) at Pontefract 1m fll (4) hvy in Sep.

      El Chapo 3-1fav (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Catterick 7f (4) gs in Sep beating Poet's Dawn (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

      Star Of Zaam (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind El Chapo (8-11) at Catterick 7f (4) gs in Sep.