12:45 Catterick

Tuesday 16 February 2021

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racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 5m 6.61s

Velasco^t⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Burke| T: T Lacey| OR: 115

11/1

Won sole start between the flags last February and has finished runner-up both completed starts over hurdles, most recently in 19.7f Hereford novice. However, opening mark is certainly no gift.

Form: 1-P2F2

File Illico⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 113

20/1

Picked up for £58,000 after sauntering home in an Irish maiden last year. Failed to build on promising hurdles debut when only fourth at Bangor last time, but improvement likely on this handicap bow.

Form: 1-44

Anightinlambourn³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: David Bass| T: B Pauling| OR: 111

6/1

Disappointing over 21f at Warwick but back in trip and was better than ever when gaining opening win at Wincanton (15.3f) last month. This trip should be fine, but now 8 lb higher in a stronger race.

Form: 42-5241

Jayaaah²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 110

16/1

Showed ability in bumpers and positive start over hurdles when second in 17f Carlisle novice in December. Well held both subsequent starts, though, including on handicap bow at Haydock last time.

Form: 224-240

Just So Cool^p³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: M Sheppard| OR: 109

33/1

Well backed when landing 12-runner Market Rasen handicap (20.6f) on debut for Tom Symonds in November. However, ran no sort of a race next time and bounce back needed now in another new yard.

Form: 2PP7-18

Bioverdia^p⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 107

33/1

Bumper winner for Gordon Elliott in 2019 and twice placed in maiden hurdles last year. However, last 2 efforts have been poor, including in first-time cheekpieces on debut for new yard here last time.

Form: 4-F3274

Some Can Sing¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 107| BF

85/40

Showed ability without winning for David Christie in Ireland. Improved when going close starting out for this yard at Fakenham (2½m) 19 days ago and good chance of going one better here.

Form: 90-4R32

Blaster Yeats⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 105

17/2

Point winner who comfortably ran his best race to date when runner-up at Wetherby on Boxing Day, pulling clear with the winner. Up 4 lb for that effort but should be in the mix once again.

Form: 2-78452

Sheriff Garrett^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 104

10/1

Bolted up from a 4 lb higher mark at Hexham just over 2 years ago. Very lightly raced since and his efforts have been mixed of late, but dangerous to completely rule out given his sliding mark.

Form: 12/8477

Camile^p,t⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Oakley Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 101| D

6/1

Landed a gamble in a weak event at Southwell last season, but rather in-and-out since and remains 5 lb above that winning mark.

Form: 771-938

Gran Paradiso¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 97

80/1

Multiple point winner, but sole success under Rules came in a Sedgefield novice hurdle back in August 2016 and he was beaten a long way on recent return/debut for this yard at Doncaster

Form: 1F13/5-8

High Moor Flyer⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 107

20/1

Promising start in this sphere when runner-up at Leicester, but pulled up on handicap hurdle debut at Wetherby last time and easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 24P

Getaway Jewel⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 93| BF

14/1

Made a very low-key start for this yard at Market Rasen in November, but has subsequently made the frame at Sedgefield and most recently over this C&D. Should make his presence felt.

Form: 900943

Be The Difference¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: W T Kennedy| T: P A Kirby| OR: 91

16/1

Eye-catching third from a long way back in first-time hood at Fakenham (2½m) on penultimate start, but failed to back that up at Musselburgh 10 days ago.

Form: 097736

Burdigala⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Jamie Bargary| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 89| D

66/1

Fair ex-French hurdler/chaser, but has offered precious little on these shores.

Form: 6-76P80

Forecasts

Some Can Sing (85/40), Camile (6/1), Anightinlambourn (6/1), Blaster Yeats (17/2), Sheriff Garrett (10/1), Velasco (11/1), Getaway Jewel (14/1), Be The Difference (16/1), Jayaaah (16/1), File Illico (20/1), High Moor Flyer (20/1), Just So Cool (33/1), Bioverdia (33/1), Burdigala (66/1), Gran Paradiso (80/1)

SOME CAN SING hit full stride a little too late in the day when runner-up on debut for this yard at Fakenham and he may well be the answer. Anightinlambourn did the job well when opening her account last time, but she needs another personal best following an 8 lb rise in the weights and bigger threats may be posed by likely improver File Illico and Blaster Yeats.