13:30 Catterick

Tuesday 2 March 2021

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Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 3m 56.64s

Chuvelo¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| BFWS

5/4

Dual bumper winner last season. Satisfactory enough start over hurdles when 6 lengths third at Bangor but proved most disappointing at Kelso next time. Worth another chance back from a break.

Form: 2/112-35

Colinthecaterpilar⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson

200/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Robin Des Pres gelding. Well held in bumper at Wetherby.

Form: 7

Pablobar⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

300/1

Sent off big prices when well held both starts in bumpers.

Form: 00

Space Safari⁵⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

18/1

Off mark in points at second attempt but well held in bumper/maiden hurdle for Lucy Normile.

Form: P19/6-

Arctic Fox¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Todhunter

11/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m. Sold from Richard Fahey £25,000 in October. No surprise if she made an impact on hurdling bow.

Form:

Designer Destiny⁴³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 114| BF

11/1

Fair form in bumpers. Left hurdle debut behind when second at Uttoxeter in November 2019. Sets the standard on that form but disappointed following month and off since (has left Harry Whittington).

Form: 2/2524-

Petite Dame⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales

7/1

Modest form in bumpers/Tramore mares' maiden hurdle for Declan Queally. Never better than mid-field starting out for this yard at Market Rasen last week and needs this for a mark.

Form: 73655

Zip Pearl¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Ross Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

300/1

Well held in bumper/novice hurdle.

Form: 08

I Can't Remember²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Craig Nichol| T: K Dalgleish

25/1

Fair on Flat, stays 12.5f, though did show signs of temperament.

Form:

Stepney Causeway^t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

15/8

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1m. Didn't offer much on hurdling debut at Ascot, pulling hard. However, is in top hands and surely capable of better.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

Thirtyfourstitches¹¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: D J Jeffreys J: Thomas Bellamy

Forecasts

Chuvelo (5/4), Stepney Causeway (15/8), Petite Dame (7/1), Designer Destiny (11/1), Arctic Fox (11/1), Space Safari (18/1), Thirtyfourstitches (20/1), I Can't Remember (25/1), Colinthecaterpilar (200/1), Pablobar (300/1), Zip Pearl (300/1)

STEPNEY CAUSEWAY didn't show much on his hurdles bow at Ascot but this sharper track on drying ground should play more to his strengths so he's worth another chance mindful of his Flat form. Chuvelo is proving expensive to follow over hurdles but it's still early days, while Designer Destiny sets the standard but is returning from a long absence.