Racing To School Claiming Hurdle.
Catterick · Wednesday, 4 Mar · 18:10
· 1m 7f 156y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:10
Off time
8
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
21
20/1
06 · —
41
40/1
07 · —
126
125/1
08 · —
251
250/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Pigeon House (G)
[P]
Dual hurdles winner (around 2m) for Jessica Harrington in Ireland in 2024. Yet to score for his current yard but he's been runner-up no less than six times, including on his return from 8 months off when clear of the rest in 2m3f handicap …
|
53/521-P | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish | 6 | 76.2 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
Tara Iti (G)
A four-time 2m winner over hurdles for James Owen in the first half of 2025. However, he was way below par for his current yard in a pair of 2m handicap hurdles at Plumpton and Market Rasen before Christmas. It's easy enough to look elsewh…
|
5656P-7 | Oscar Palmer | F Brennan | 8 | 73.9 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Byron Hill (G)
[BT]
Sole hurdles success came at Carlisle (2m1f) in October 2024 but he's back in form of late, blinkered when fourth in 2m3f handicap here 33 days ago. One to consider.
|
634343- | B S Hughes | P Neville | 9 | 73 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| — | 4 | — |
Jet Approach (G)
Little promise shown in various company and a sizeable step forward will be needed if he's to play a leading role here.
|
35-577P | Danny McMenamin | B Ellison | 5 | 73 kg |
41
40/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Macho Sun (G)
[T]
Maiden on the Flat and just poor form shown in this sphere, a never-dangerous sixth at Market Rasen on Boxing Day. Fell 1st at Sedgefield since and hard to warm to.
|
46FP5F- | Peter Kavanagh | M E Sowersby | 6 | 73 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | — |
Mermaids Cave (M)
FAV
[V]
Prolific since joining James Owen, bagging a seventh win in a 2m claiming hurdle at Huntingdon in November. Not discredited when a close eighth of 12 in 2m4f handicap at Market Rasen 15 days ago. Big shout back in claiming company.
|
F82P5-1 | Alex Chadwick | James Owen | 7 | 73 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| — | 7 | — |
Russian Virtue (G)
[P]
Winless since 2023 but largely consistent sort who posed a solid sixth (in refitted cheekpieces) in 2m1f handicap at Carlisle 16 days ago. Well in the mix with headgear retained.
|
4-246P6 | Joshua Thompson | D Thompson | 9 | 73 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 4th | 8 | — |
Law Degree (G)
Modest 1m winner on the Flat but he went freely when beating only one switched to hurdles in 2m juvenile at Market Rasen 15 days ago. A big step forward is required.
|
3505-98 | Tom Midgley | T D Easterby | 4 | 71.7 kg |
126
125/1
|
Betting forecast: Mermaids Cave (6/4), Pigeon House (2/1), Byron Hill (10/3), Russian Virtue (7/1), Tara Iti (20/1), Jet Approach (40/1), Law Degree (125/1), Macho Sun (250/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4357.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2007.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1003.0 GBP |
| P4 | 502.0 GBP |