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13:35 Catterick

grand-national2015.co.uk Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f 110y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 50.20s
  • Off Time: 13:35:24
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Beige, Maroon stars
  • Form 4-32241
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

led until 2nd, led 5th, headed 7th, led 10th, headed 4 out, 4 lengths 3rd flat, stayed on well towards finish, went 2nd close home

2
Silk - Black and Emerald Green (halved), halved sleeves, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 38P2/P3
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 95

tracked leaders on inside, mistake 1st, lost place 6th, not fluent 8th, behind when pulled up after 11th

3
Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
  • Form 222113
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 93

hampered 1st, tracking leaders next, outpaced before 4 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - Beige, Dark Green chevron
  • Form 123P-3P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 92

tracked leaders, struggling 13th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out

5
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
22/1
  • Form 135546
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 87

tracked leaders on outside, not fluent and lost place 9th, closed 13th, outpaced 15th, no impression after 4 out, weakened before next

6
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

Wakhan (IRE)

20 BF
3/1
  • Form 322323
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 86

led 2nd until 5th, led 7th, headed 10th, led again 4 out, headed before 2 out, stayed on towards finish

7
Silk - Red, Black braces, Black and Red hooped sleeves, quartered cap
5/2
  • Form 62144-2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 80

tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, pushed along 6th, headway after 8th, struggling when mistake 13th, blundered next, soon well behind

8
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, White sleeves
14/1
  • Form 34-5PPV
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 72

held up in rear, not much room 1st, headway on outside 10th, lost a few places after next, closed 14th, not fluent 3 out, led before next, all out

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In depth

Verdict

Cara Court and Overandabove are woefully out of sorts and Glenwood Prince is hard to predict nowadays but the others would all have some sort of chance. The handicapper may have a grip on Runswick Days judged on his last run at Wetherby. Michael Scudamore is a rare visitor here and can strike with FROMTHETOP, who was well backed at Huntingdon on Boxing Day and only beaten a head. He might have needed that and can shrug off a 5lb weight rise. Ludlow winner Always Bold looks held on a line through runner-up Kings Apollo while Wakhan always seems to find at least one too good. Brokethegate has dropped a few pounds but probably needs more.

Formwatch

Always Bold (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Pressed leader until 3rd, stayed in touch, outpaced 14th, stayed on from after 2 out, left close 3rd last, challenged flat, led close home, won at Ludlow 3m cond hcp chs (5) sft beating Kings Apollo (11-3) by shd, 7 ran.

Brokethegate 18-1 (9-10) Led, not fluent 3rd, headed 12th, led again 13th, headed before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 4, 17l behind Dream Flyer (10-10) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.

Runswick Days (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 12th, 3rd of 7, 33l behind Itstimeforapint (10-12) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec.

Glenwood Prince (IRE) 9-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, in rear from 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Sharney Sike (11-0) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec, 5 ran.

Cara Court (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out, 6th of 9, 34l behind Brunello (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Dec.

Wakhan (IRE) 2-1fav (10-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, in 4th and pushed along before 4 out, went 3rd before last, no impression, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Purcell's Bridge (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft.

Fromthetop (IRE) 13-8fav (10-5) Held up, ridden and headway 4 out, challenged approaching last, driven and stayed on under pressure flat, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 7, hd behind Silent Cliche (11-7) at Huntingdon 3m hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Dec.

Over And Above (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) in a race won by Debt To Society (11-1) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov, 7 ran.