16:15 Catterick

Friday 4 February 2022

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Racing Again 14th February Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 46.48s

Nocte Volatus^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Dylan Kitts⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 99| CD

8/15

Improving chaser who comes here on the back of stylish win in 19f handicap chase at Doncaster 7 days ago. Merits serious consideration returned to this sphere off a reduced mark.

Form: 4P-F1R1

Rumble B^t1,v1⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: Justin Landy| OR: 93

18/1

Remains winless after 16 runs, and only thirteenth of 18 in 3m handicap at Wetherby 8 days ago. Visor/tongue strap reached for now with something to prove.

Form: 4P7660

Burnage Boy²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 89

16/1

Yet to register a victory, and only eighth of 9 in 2m handicap at Wetherby 28 days ago. Back up in trip with lots of work to do.

Form: 9-82258

Old Jewry⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: K Brogan| T: D Bourke| OR: 88

17/2

Dual winner in 2021 but out of sorts at present, tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle over C&D 52 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 9978P0

Dawn Trouper⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 88

14/1

Modest 12f Flat winner. Still a maiden in this sphere though and he needs a big step forward back over hurdles after some modest efforts.

Form: 3507/5-

Trouble Shooter^v¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁶⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 88

40/1

Continues out of sorts, tenth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 34656F

Rip Rocks Paddy Ok^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: C J Todd| T: J K Hunter| OR: 77

200/1

Unreliable individual who came in twelfth of 14 in handicap (150/1) at Kelso 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on and it's now twelve runs since his last win in 2019.

Form: 0-P8PP0

Snowed In^p³⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-3| J: Alan Doyle⁽³⁾| T: B Butterworth| OR: 76| CD

12/1

4-time course winner who posted creditable third of 14 in 2m handicap here 34 days ago. Veteran can't be ruled out now back up in trip.

Form: 854073

Hartland Quay¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Tom Buckley| T: N J Hawke| OR: 76

13/2

11/1, best effort when fourth of 12 in 2m handicap hurdle at Exeter 17 days ago. Needs to back it up now.

Form: 9F00/F4

Myburg⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 75

50/1

Poor maiden hurdler who beat only one in 2m handicap at Hexham 91 days ago. Easily opposed.

Form: 5068-00

Non-Runners

Living's Boy An Co³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: J S Wainwright J: Tom Midgley

Shoughall's Boy⁵⁸

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: H Graham & G Rutherford J: Thomas Willmott

Forecasts

Nocte Volatus (8/15), Shoughall's Boy (5/2), Hartland Quay (13/2), Old Jewry (17/2), Snowed In (12/1), Living's Boy An Co (12/1), Dawn Trouper (14/1), Burnage Boy (16/1), Rumble B (18/1), Trouble Shooter (40/1), Myburg (50/1), Rip Rocks Paddy Ok (200/1)

Lots of these arrive with big question marks against them, so improving chaser NOCTE VOLATUS is well worth siding with back hurdling after bagging two recent wins over fences off a much higher mark. Hat-trick seeking Shoughall's Boy rates the obvious threat despite taking a 5 lb rise in the weights, while in-form veteran Snowed In can't be discounted either given his excellent record round here.