17:40 Catterick

Wednesday 9 March 2022

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

Flat Season Next Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 3m 42.10s

Upagainstit¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

10/3

€9,000 3-y-o, £45,000 4-y-o, Presenting gelding. Brother to a point winner. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Nov 14). Notable Rules newcomer for a stable that should have him ready to go.

Form: 2

Broomhill Daisy

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Peter Coleman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Menzies

11/1

Arcadio sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler Crooks Peak, and half-sister to fair hurdler I'm So Busy, stays 2½m. Represents a red-hot stable and warrants consideration. Eng 4.50 Newcastle Tuesday.

Form:

Our Star In Heaven¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: S Mulqueen| T: A CrookWS

200/1

Showed nothing at Market Rasen on debut 144 days ago, so likely to struggle again.

Form: 0

Split The Bill

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Micky Hammond

5/2

Champs Elysees gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/smart hurdler Indefatigable and bumper winner Litigate. Dam unraced. Makes some appeal on pedigree.

Form:

Toucan Sam^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

3/1

Frankel gelding who stepped up on a low-key debut when an excellent second at Warwick 25 days ago. A repeat of that performance will put him right in the mix.

Form: 72

Carole's Pass

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy

15/2

Authorized filly. Dam (h142), bumper/2½m-3m hurdle winner, half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Carole's Legacy and useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 2½m) Mad Max. Worth a market check.

Form:

Spicy Dubai

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison

6/1

Pride of Dubai filly. Half-sister to useful 7.7f-1½m winner Marchons Ensemble. Dam 7f/1m winner. Bred to have the requisite speed for this sort of test, so can't be dismissed.

Form:

Non-Runners

Big Ears⁵³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: P A Kirby J: Joe Williamson

Forecasts

Split The Bill (5/2), Toucan Sam (3/1), Upagainstit (10/3), Spicy Dubai (6/1), Carole's Pass (15/2), Broomhill Daisy (11/1), Big Ears (16/1), Our Star In Heaven (200/1)

UPAGAINSTIT showed plenty in a point late last year and should be ready to go on Rules debut, so he takes marginal preference over Toucan Sam, who found only one too good at Warwick last month. Broomhill Daisy (engaged Newcastle Tuesday) looks interesting on paper for an in-form stable.