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12:20 Catterick

Racing Uk For 15 Per Month Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 51.50s
  • Off Time: 12:22:36
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk - Black, White braces, hooped sleeves and cap
11/2
  • Form 3-32
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, raced keen, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, weakened next

2
Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap
100/1
  • Form 8
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 6th, weakened 3 out

3
Silk - Red, white disc, checked sleeves and cap
40/1
  • Form P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

towards rear, mistake 5th, headway next, weakened after 3 out

4
Silk - Black, Orange Cross of Lorraine, striped cap
18/1
  • Form P03-310
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 95

chased leaders, weakened 3 out

5
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue diamond, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue diamond
  • Form FP
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

6
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form P-262
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up mid-division, keen, weakened approaching 2 out

7
Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
  • Form 1-P1166
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 89

led, headed after 3rd, led again 6th, hit and headed 3 out, every chance between last 2, kept on

8
Silk - MAROON, WHITE seams, diabolo on sleeves, WHITE cap
  • Form 3-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, keen, outpaced from 6th

9
Silk - Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up mid-division, chased leaders 7th, hampered after next, outpaced approaching 2 out

10
Silk - Dark Blue and Red diamonds, Dark Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Red diamond
  • Form F-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, led approaching last, held on well

11
Silk - Red and Light Blue diabolo, Light Blue sleeves, Red armlets, quartered cap
50/1
  • Form 26/6-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, some headway after 3 out, never dangerous

12
Silk - White, Black star and star on cap
50/1
  • Form 7-6F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 59

behind, saddle slipped, pulled up before 6th

13
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, Pink cap
15/2
  • Form 6-254
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, led 3 out, headed approaching last, one pace

14
Silk - Black, White diamonds on sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 784-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

struggling from 4 out

15
Silk - Brown, Pink sash, Pink cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

prominent, weakened from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

16
Silk - Pink, large Black spots, sleeves and cap

Fairfield

219
200/1
  • Form 00-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

led after 3rd, headed 6th, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

Bleu Pois, My Condor and Shelomoh are the three to look at here and Bleu Pois is the selection. Third in a Haydock bumper on his debut, Shelomoh ran well until tiring at Hexham next time. He nonetheless finished fourth and can be expected to come on for the run so is respected. My Condor had shown promise in bumpers and was having his second run over hurdles when finishing second to a hotpot at Ludlow. He is clearly progressing and can go well here. Bleu Pois has shown ability in all three starts to date, being placed twice in bumpers last season, before finishing second on his hurdling bow at Sedgefield last time, staying on well in the closing stages. This two furlong longer trip looks sure to suit, and he looks set to collect a deserved first success. Bleu Pois can win this.

Formwatch

Bleu Pois (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, headway over 5f out, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Nortonthorpe Lad (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gs in Oct.

Boston Mate 66-1 (10-7) Never a factor, 8th of 15, 47l behind Platin Grounds (10-9) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gs in Nov.

Cool Hunter 25-1 (10-12) Hit 3rd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Spear Thistle (10-12) at Leicester 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Nov, 19 ran.

Macchiato 20-1 (10-12) Held up and keen, headway 4 out, soon weakened, 11th of 20, well behind Springvic (10-12) at Wetherby 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.

My Condor (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Led, headed approaching 3 out, one pace, 2nd of 3, 26l behind My Turn Now (11-0) at Ludlow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.

Shelomoh (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakened 2 out, 4th of 14, well behind Cedrus Libani (11-0) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Spirit Calling (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 3 out, kept on, 4th of 16, 25l behind King Daniel (10-11) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Super Baby (FR) 80-1 (10-11) Raced keen in mid-division, headway and prominent halfway, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 14, 10l behind Cedrus Libani (11-0) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.