14:20 Catterick

Saturday 21 October 2023

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Brian Bunkham 70th Birthday Celebration Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:24 | Winning time: 1m 18.74s

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Hamlet⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: J & S Quinn

10/3

11/2, won 10-runner minor event at Southwell (7.1f) on debut 45 days ago, always holding on. Much respected despite conceding weight all round now.

Form: 1

(6)

Copper Burn²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby

66/1

100/1, eighth of 9 in maiden at Redcar (7f, good to firm) on debut 24 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: 8

(1)

Blue Jay Way^b1⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 50

125/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Hamilton (8.3f, soft). Off 98 days. Back down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time now with something to prove.

Form: 854-697

(4)

Nightout¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 52

11/2

Modest gelding. 14/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 11 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 707680

(9)

Ludden Lass¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: B A Curtis| T: C Hills| OR: 70

9/4

Fair maiden who was off for four months before posting a good third of 11 in minor event (18/1) at Southwell (7.1f) 11 days ago. The form pick.

Form: 4-0623

(5)

Silveeanna⁶⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: D P Quinn

100/1

Hooded, last of 5 in maiden (125/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) on debut. Off 21 months. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Leech with her fitness to prove.

Form: 5-

(11)

Button Bay

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Jack Jones

6/1

6,500 gns yearling, Camacho filly. Closely related to 1m/9f winner Bumblebee and half-sister to 8.5f/9f winner Grey Spirit. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form:

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La Jolie Fille³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby

18/1

25/1, staying-on fourth of 8 in minor event at Redcar (6f, good) on debut 32 days ago. Can build on it. No forlorn hope.

Form: 4

(3)

Maddisonelle¹⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lee| T: G Boanas| OR: 29

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in seller (125/1) at Beverley (5f, good). Off 158 days. First run for yard after leaving Ann Duffield with work to do.

Form: 00-9

(10)

Sixties Chic¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 62

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 15 months before fading fourth of 12 in maiden at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago. In the mix if, as expected, building on that effort.

Form: 7D7-4

Non-Runners

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Mattella

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: T D Easterby J: D Fentiman

Forecasts

Ludden Lass (9/4), Hamlet (10/3), Sixties Chic (4/1), Nightout (11/2), Button Bay (6/1), La Jolie Fille (18/1), Mattella (18/1), Copper Burn (66/1), Silveeanna (100/1), Blue Jay Way (125/1), Maddisonelle (200/1)

LUDDEN LASS returned from a lay-off with an encouraging Southwell third and looks to have been found a good opportunity to get off the mark in a novice where a few have question marks against them. Southwell-scorer Hamlet is feared most under his penalty ahead of the lightly-raced Sixties Chic.