13:55 Catterick

Wednesday 25 January 2017

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Racing UK 3 Devices 1 Price Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 6m 37.7s

Mister Don^p⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 102

11/2

Good quality novice chaser who achieved his second win over fences when seeing off Lakefield Rebel by a short head at Doncaster in November. Seems handicapped to his best the last three times but wasn't beaten far at Musselburgh last time out and is a major player once again.

Form: 143232-

Bankhall^p³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Jamie Hamilton⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 101

5/1

Improving with every start of late and while he's been hit with an 11lb rise for his recent win at Wetherby, there's every chance he can record back-to-back wins if returning in the same form.

Form: 1PP2P1-

What A Joke^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Jake Greenall| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 100

14/1

Stumbled and got rid of his rider at the fourth last time when appearing to jump his fence fine. That can be excused but proving hard to win with and he seems to be regressing so probably best watched for now.

Form: 46366U

Hinton Indiana^t⁵²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 96

14/1

Not won since 2014 and has had an interrupted career recently. Still 5lb above his last winning mark but he was pulled up on recent point-to-point reappearance and hard to gauge his well-being.

Form: 27/224-P

Suzy's Music²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 91

10/1

Went okay on seasonal reappearance at Wetherby last month and may be able to resume progress now but this trip may be a little further than her optimum.

Form: 123-635

Dystonia's Revenge^p⁴²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Finian O'Toole⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Walton| OR: 88

22/1

Not won since the summer of 2015 and hard to catch right these days. Possible he's gotten a little long in the tooth for this game now.

Form: P37P37

Urban Gale⁴⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 83

8/1

Well handicapped on old form and ran well for a long way at Wetherby last time out. May do better if more conservatively ridden but there's a suspicion he's slightly better on a more galloping track than this.

Form: 5U-2497

Vincent Row¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 82

18/1

Still a maiden after 30 starts and in particularly poor form when last seen. Has a fresh start with a new yard now but needs to turn over a new leaf.

Form: 5-00425

Under The Red Sky^p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Callum Bewley⁽³⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 79

12/1

Point-to-point winner who (given his ownership) has raced mainly at Hexham of late. Unlucky not to score at Newcastle last time though and may be able to get off the mark at the twenty first attempt here.

Form: 2P5223-

Major Ridge²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Joe Colliver⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 78

7/1

In and out performer who remains a maiden at the age of eight. Has appeared to show a little improvement for this yard though on first two starts so any market interest would be encouraging.

Form: 341FPP

Hattons Hill²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Tony Kelly| T: H Hogarth| OR: 77

7/1

Inconsistent type with an interrupted career to date but put together his best run to date last time at Newcastle and claims if he can build on that.

Form: P3P311-

Apache Pilot^t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: D R Fox| T: M A Barnes| OR: 76

9/1

Slipping back down the handicap to a very workable mark, but has had a disappointing campaign so far with more than enough opportunities. May run into a place in a relatively weak field but others preferred.

Form: 755671-

Non-Runners

Houndscourt³⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 10

T: Miss J E Foster J: Mr John Dawson

Joseph Mercer²¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: Miss T Jackson J: A Nicol

Forecasts

Bankhall (5/1), Mister Don (11/2), Major Ridge (7/1), Joseph Mercer (7/1), Hattons Hill (7/1), Urban Gale (8/1), Apache Pilot (9/1), Suzy's Music (10/1), Under The Red Sky (12/1), Hinton Indiana (14/1), What A Joke (14/1), Houndscourt (14/1), Vincent Row (18/1), Dystonia's Revenge (22/1)

If HOUNDSCOURT turns up here after his dominant win at Wetherby yesterday he may take all the beating but if he doesn't, stable mate Urban Gale might be able to take advantage of a lenient mark having run well when last seen. Mister Don and Bankhall are both in flying form of late and while they may not be as well handicapped as some, they arrive with a consistent profile. 1. Houndscourt 2. Urban Gale 3. Bankhall