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Catterick Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.50 Place: £1.02 £9.40 £2.40 Exacta: £68.20 Trifecta: £528.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Omar Maretti (IRE) 10 G AVG
Alex Hales 162 lbs 4/6F Won Prominent in chasing group - not fluent 5th - joined leader 7th - soon led - niggled along home turn - nudged along when 1 length ahead 2 out - pushed along and headed approaching last - left in lead last - pushed out run-in - comfortably(op 8/13 tchd 4/7)
2nd 4 Geromino (FR) 8 G AVG
Donald McCain 149 lbs 66/1 6 Prominent in chasing group - going okay after 3 out - niggled along and went third before 2 out - nudged along approaching last - left in second last - kept on(op 50/1)
3rd 13 El Jefe (IRE) 7 G AVG
Brian Ellison 144 lbs 11/1 15 Took keen hold - towards rear - going okay but still plenty to do after 3 out - keeping on when jumped left 2 out - niggled along and went fourth approaching last - not fluent when left in modest third last - nudged out run-in - never on terms - eyecatcher (following a stewards enquiry into running and riding - jockey said his instructions were to sit mid field - and to try and get the gelding switched off as it was being stepped up in trip from 2m; he added that when he asked for his effort leaving the back straight - the gelding began to hang badly bothways - a fact which he reported at scales; his explanations were noted)(tchd 12/1)
4th 9 Very Patient (IRE) N/A Poor
Sue Smith 156 lbs 25/1 6 Towards rear - going okay but still plenty to do after 3 out - nudged along before 2 out - stayed on approaching last - never on terms - eyecatcher(op 40/1)
5th 10 Whitechurch (IRE) N/A Poor
Donald McCain 151 lbs 66/1 2.25 Took keen hold - midfield - going okay after 3 out - nudged along when not fluent 2 out - pushed along and weakened approaching last(tchd 100/1)
6th 8 Tom Cody (IRE) 8 G AVG
Jacqueline Coward 156 lbs 250/1 6 Towards rear - mistake 3 out - soon niggled along - got behind before 2 out - pushed along and stayed on approaching last - never on terms
7th 6 Ned's Escape (IRE) N/A Poor
Tim Easterby 156 lbs 40/1 .5 Prominent in chasing group - niggled along after 3 out - nudged along and lost ground before 2 out - pushed along and weakened quickly approaching last (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)(op 50/1)
8th 11 Cimetta (GB) N/A Poor
Gillian Boanas 149 lbs 250/1 0.3 Prominent in chasing group - lost ground before 6th - dropped to rear before 3 out - niggled along after 3 out - well behind before 2 out(op 200/1)
9th 5 Hallowed Ground (IRE) N/A Poor
Paula Smith 153 lbs 300/1 3.25 Prominent in chasing group - lost ground before 6th - niggled along after 7th - dropped to rear before 3 out - pushed along and well behind before 2 out(tchd 250/1)
10th 12 Red Opium (GB) N/A Poor
Jacqueline Coward 149 lbs 250/1 1.75 Always towards rear - niggled along after 7th - got well behind before 2 out
11th 3 Beforeypushdachair (IRE) N/A Poor
Sean Conway 149 lbs 250/1 50 Pulled hard - midfield - pushed along and lost ground home turn - soon well behind - mistake last(tchd 300/1)
99th 2 Real Stone (GB) 9 G AVG
Dan Skelton 162 lbs 11/8 - Travelled strongly - prominent in chasing group - not fluent 6th - close up 7th - going best when 1 length second 2 out - shaken up to lead approaching last - 2 lengths ahead when fell last(op 5/4)
99th 7 Ribeye (GB) 10 G AVG
Peter Atkinson 156 lbs 250/1 - Raced freely - went clear - awkward jump when 18 lengths ahead 5th - much reduced lead after 6th - joined 7th - soon headed - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(tchd 200/1)