14:45 Catterick

Monday 13 February 2023

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racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 4m 47.89s

Glentruan^h,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: G Sheehan| T: P Neville| OR: 117

15/2

Won 20.5f Ayr handicap hurdle last winter. Pulled up on Cheltenham reappearance in October and not seen again until a never-dangerous sixth at Doncaster 16 days ago. One of 2 runners for his trainer.

Form: 3515-P6

American Gerry⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽⁷⁾| T: H Morrison| OR: 117| CD

5/2

C&D maiden winner last February and added to his tally in handicap company at Kempton (2m) in April. Performed only respectably in 2 outings before Christmas but feasibly handicapped if a return to this venue sees him bounce back to his best.

Form: 2151-64

The Navigator¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 115| C

5/1

Landed 21f Kelso handicap in September. Operating a little below his best since but he's dropped back to 1 lb below that Kelso mark. No surprise were he to stage a revival.

Form: 215635

Roxboro Road^p⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: B Haslam| OR: 107| D

33/1

Lightly raced in recent times and doesn't appear to retain much ability, pulling up over C&D on latest start just after Christmas. Could only consider if the betting suggests that a revival is anticipated.

Form: 1/28-P9P

Fenna's Loss^t1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 107WS

3/1

Bumper/maiden hurdle winner for this yard last summer. Also runner-up in 2 novice hurdles since but has suffered heavy defeats in his 2 handicaps, pulling up at Wetherby when last seen on Boxing Day. Subsequently had wind surgery and now also sports a tongue tie.

Form: 11282P

The White Volcano¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Ross Chapman| T: W Storey| OR: 107

100/1

Lost his way in Ireland and hard to derive any encouragement from his recent stable debut run here (25f).

Form: 65P/00-6

Royle Steel⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 105

17/2

Sedgefield maiden hurdle winner last winter. Failed to make an impact on his Market Rasen handicap debut/reappearance but he may strip fitter now and remains relatively unexposed.

Form: 55125-5

For Three¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: M Weatherer| OR: 104

11/1

Successful twice for James Ewart in summer of 2021. Ended his time with that yard with a lesser effort in May and beaten a long way both outings for new yard (26 lengths fourth over C&D latterly).

Form: 15-2554

Kavanaghs Cross^p,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| OR: 102

9/1

Won over hurdles for Iain Jardine last season. Hasn't shown much in 2 outings since returning from a break (fences latterly) but starting to look dangerously well handicapped and the booking of Brian Hughes takes the eye.

Form: 27-3566

Non-Runners

Omega¹⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: M F Harris J: H Cobden

Forecasts

American Gerry (5/2), Fenna's Loss (3/1), Omega (4/1), The Navigator (5/1), Glentruan (15/2), Royle Steel (17/2), Kavanaghs Cross (9/1), For Three (11/1), Roxboro Road (33/1), The White Volcano (100/1)

In a contest where compelling candidates are thin on the ground the vote goes to THE NAVIGATOR who has dropped to 1 lb below the mark he defied at Kelso in the autumn. Hughie Morrison has been among the winners this month so American Gerry, who landed a C&D maiden at a similar time last year, is feared most ahead of Kavanaghs Cross, for whom the booking of Brian Hughes is potentially significant.