Racing To School Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race).
Catterick · Friday, 30 Jan · 17:10
· 1m 7f 156y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:10
Off time
9
Runners
Soft (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
SQUARE D'ALBONI (FR
🥈 Second
SHAMSAT (FR
🥉 Third
WHATSGOINGONMARVIN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.44
4/9
02 · 🥈 2nd
6.50
11/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7.50
13/2
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
17
16/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
51
50/1
08 · —
81
80/1
09 · —
101
100/1
10 · —
151
150/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Belaya River (G)
Fair maiden on Flat (stays 16.5f) for Charlie Fellowes but run to only a modest level in pair of hurdles upon joining new yard, holding every chance when fourth in 10-runner juvenile at Musselburgh (15.5f) 4 weeks ago. Handicaps could well…
|
Paul O'Brien | Harry Derham | 4 | 68.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Big Love (G)
Showed ability only start in bumpers and did the same before finding himself derailed by an error when fourth of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, good to soft) on hurdles bow in November. However, jumped none too fluently when pul…
|
Jamie Hamilton | M & D Easterby | 4 | 68.9 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 5th | 3 | — |
Glenridding (G)
[H1]
Fair Flat winner for Daniel & Claire Kubler. Showed more than on hurdles debut despite racing freely when fifth at Musselburgh on New Year's Day but needs to step forward again. Needs to settle better with a hood now reached for.
|
Callum Bewley | Ewan Whillans | 4 | 68.9 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 9th | 4 | — |
Hellion (G)
Magna Grecia gelding. Dam half-sister to bumper/fair 2m hurdle winner Book of Invasions. Displayed fair form when placed both starts in 1¼m novice events for Brian Meehan last summer. Acquired by new connections for 18,000 gns in October a…
|
B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr | 4 | 68.9 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
Shamsat (G)
Make Believe gelding who showed fairly useful form on Flat (stays 1½m) in France. Acquired by upwardly-mobile dual purpose yard for €26,000 in November and he's well worth a second look now switched to timber.
|
Brendan Powell | James Owen | 4 | 68.9 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 8th | 6 | — |
Some Boy Me (G)
Modest maiden at up to 11f on the Flat for this yard and well held in pair of juvenile contests over C&D/Wetherby last month. Can only be watched for now.
|
Tom Midgley | T D Easterby | 4 | 68.9 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 7th | 7 | — |
Square D'alboni (G)
FAV
Useful 3-time winner on Flat (stays 1m4f) for Ralph Beckett who shaped encouragingly starting out over hurdles for new yard when third of 11 in a Newbury novice (16.3f) 16 days ago. Not unduly punished on that occasion and highly likely im…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 4 | 68.9 kg |
1.44
4/9
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
Whatsgoingonmarvin (G)
Progressed into a useful sort on the Flat, winning 3 times in 2025 for Sir Mark Prescott. Changed hands for 115,000 gns thereafter and didn't have things go right from an early stage when well-beaten eighth of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Kempt…
|
James Bowen | M Bowen | 4 | 68.9 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| — | 9 | — |
Blondina (F)
Modest maiden on the Flat for Jim Bolger who didn't offer much after 7 months off when never involved ninth of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Musselburgh (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 29 days ago. Low-grade handicaps further down the line pr…
|
Joshua Thompson | A Nicol | 4 | 65.8 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 6th | 10 | — |
Prettylady (F)
Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (15f-17f winner) Highly Prized. Fair maiden on Flat in France (stays 9.5f). Sold from Fabrice Chappet for €17,000 in July. Wears tongue strap for hurdle debut and betting can likely unearth some cl…
|
Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 4 | 65.8 kg |
81
80/1
|
Betting forecast: Square D'alboni (4/9), Shamsat (11/2), Whatsgoingonmarvin (13/2), Belaya River (7/1), Hellion (16/1), Glenridding (33/1), Blondina (50/1), Prettylady (80/1), Big Love (100/1), Some Boy Me (150/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |
| P5 | 212.0 GBP |