Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase.
Catterick · Wednesday, 21 Jan · 16:47
· 3m 1f 54y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:47
Off time
5
Runners
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
CARRIGEEN CASTLE (IRE
🥈 Second
LADRONNE (FR
🥉 Third
TIGER ORCHID (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
13
12/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Tiger Orchid (G)
[B]
Three-time winner over fences at Worcester who was a respectable fourth in 3m Southwell handicap chase in October. Freshened up since. Not the most fluent of jumpers but is more than capable off this mark.
|
Luke Scott | Dr R Newland & J Insole | 11 | 76.2 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Ladronne (G)
FAV
[T]
C&D scorer who readily resumed winning ways at Sedgefield in November. Runner-up at Doncaster (3m) next time and shaped as if probably still in form when well-held fourth back there since. Considered.
|
Oscar Palmer | J Parkinson & S Smith | 12 | 74.4 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| 5th | 3 | — |
Fern Hill (G)
[P]
Recorded a first success since 2022 when making a winning return in 5-runner contest at Uttoxeter and followed up in veterans' chase at Huntingdon (both around 3m). Seemed to pay for trying to match strides with the strong-staying winner w…
|
Dylan Johnston | B I Case | 11 | 72.1 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
My Bobby Dazzler (G)
Fairly useful at best but on a long losing run, mainly over hurdles. Blotted his copybook returned to fences at Market Rasen last week, whipping round at the start and losing many lengths, pulling up before the first.
|
Toby McCain-Mitchell | Mrs M Rowley | 11 | 72.1 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Carrigeen Castle (G)
Well held on Ayr reappearance in November but ran much better at Wetherby a fortnight later, booked for second behind the thriving Heeztheboy (won twice since) when falling at the last. Big player off same mark.
|
Alice Stevens | Micky Hammond | 10 | 72.1 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | — |
Gold Emery (G)
[P]
Point/hurdles winner who has shown fair form over fences without winning. Latest remote fourth at Haydock (25.5f) wasn't one of his better efforts, though.
|
Charlie Maggs | D McCain Jnr | 10 | 70.3 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
Betting forecast: Ladronne (6/4), Gold Emery (5/2), My Bobby Dazzler (7/2), Tiger Orchid (6/1), Fern Hill (7/1), Carrigeen Castle (12/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5281.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2430.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1215.0 GBP |
| P4 | 608.0 GBP |
| P5 | 303.0 GBP |