AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle.
Catterick · Tuesday, 16 Dec · 16:15
· 3m 1f 71y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:15
Off time
12
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
10
9/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
23
22/1
08 · —
29
28/1
09 · —
29
28/1
10 · —
67
66/1
11 · —
81
80/1
12 · —
101
100/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | — |
Bollin Neil (G)
[TP]
C&D winner in February and has underlined his liking for Catterick with 3 Flat wins here since the end of the summer. Made a good return to hurdling when second over C&D last month. Should go well again.
|
124-253 | Mr Thomas Easterby | T D Easterby | 9 | 76.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Born In The West (G)
FAV
Course winner over 19f in March but stays this far. Has been operating a little below his best this season but the step back up in trip promises to suit.
|
755151 | Miss Rebecca Hitchen | S England | 6 | 75.7 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Farmer Jimmy (G)
Won in the mud at Wetherby in February. Another good effort there when second over 3m (good to soft) last month. Enters the reckoning.
|
724P76 | Mr Paddy Barlow | M Walford | 5 | 74.8 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 7th | 4 | — |
Second Subaltern (G)
[TP]
23-race maiden under Rules in Ireland for Martin Brassil. Did win a point there in the spring but still likely best watched now setting out for new yard.
|
344321- | Miss Venetia Thompson | J Bedi | 9 | 73 kg |
67
66/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Gustavo Goodway (G)
[P]
Landed a Down Royal handicap hurdle for Philip Rothwell in April but left that stable after pulling up in a Limerick handicap chase in May and has suffered the same fate in 2 outings for this yard. Can only watch at present.
|
PPP141- | Mr F Foster | Miss J E Foster | 7 | 72.1 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 8th | 6 | — |
Twoplacesatonetime (G)
[P]
Low-mileage 6-y-o who upped his game in first-time cheekpieces to score at Hexham (23f) last November. Hasn't matched that since, although recent Sedgefield outing may have been needed after nearly a year off.
|
8/585U-U | Mr P Thomas | R Menzies | 7 | 70.8 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 6th | 7 | — |
Apieceovfortune (M)
Left her reappearance well behind when making her second handicap start a winning one at Southwell (3m, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Unexposed as a stayer so there could be more to come.
|
2-01613 | Mr Harry Hoyles | Mrs P Sly | 5 | 70.3 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 3rd | 8 | — |
Rebel Intentions (G)
[TP]
Form tailed off for Emma Lavelle after landing a Kempton handicap last October and hasn't shown much in 3 starts for present connections.
|
7P32P6 | Miss Ellie Holder | Annabelle Sowray | 8 | 68.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 9th | 9 | — |
Kauto D'Amour (G)
Lightly raced in recent years but showed he retains his ability when third in handicap hurdles at Wetherby and Hexham in February/March and he reappears with his stable in very good form. Has to enter calculations.
|
2F/P33-9 | Mr William Easterby | J Parkinson & S Smith | 10 | 68.9 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 2nd | 10 | — |
Dillarchie (M)
[TP]
Scored at Sedgefield in February 2024, but not easy to catch right since and safely held on both starts this winter.
|
23111-4 | Mr John Dawson | Miss J E Foster | 8 | 68.9 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Sputnik (G)
[P]
Tumbled in the weights and took a step back in the right direction when second in a 25f course chase last month. Claims if he can build on that now reverting to hurdles.
|
P-52P6P | Miss Jesika Rennie | Lizzie Quinlan | 10 | 65.8 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 12 | — |
High Grounds (G)
[TP1]
Winner at Market Rasen in 2021. Also runner-up twice in May 2022 but well beaten in 3 comeback outings this autumn. Has first-time cheekpieces added to his regular tongue tie.
|
22/P0PP | Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell | R Potter | 12 | 64.4 kg |
81
80/1
|
Betting forecast: Born In The West (6/4), Farmer Jimmy (4/1), Bollin Neil (4/1), Kauto D'Amour (6/1), Apieceovfortune (9/1), Dillarchie (14/1), Twoplacesatonetime (22/1), Rebel Intentions (28/1), Sputnik (28/1), Second Subaltern (66/1), High Grounds (80/1), Gustavo Goodway (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3477.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1740.0 GBP |
| P3 | 869.0 GBP |
| P4 | 435.0 GBP |
| P5 | 217.0 GBP |