15:35 Catterick

Wednesday 24 January 2024

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Download Raceday Ready Today Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 5.20s

Ring Of Beara⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr William Easterby⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 98| BF

10/3

Fair Flat performer who has reached the frame on all bar one of his 7 starts over hurdles, albeit he was beaten 29 lengths into second in 2m Southwell handicap latest.

Form: 5324-42

Letthedustsettle¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: T Lacey| OR: 96

3/1

Successful on his sole outing in points and shaped with promise in a couple of his qualifying runs over hurdles. Does need to shrug off a disappointing run on his recent Leicester handicap debut, though.

Form: 1-6300

Milajess^t,v¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 88

6/1

Down in weights and first sign of promise for current yard when third of 13 at Musselburgh (2m, soft) 19 days ago, although the reopposing We Still Believe was ahead in second.

Form: 7P4P03

Lahire⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 100

17/2

Vastly improved with cheekpieces added when landing 8-runner juvenile hurdle at Sedgefield (soft) in October. Very disappointing back there following month but remains unexposed now handicapping after a short break.

Form: P17

Misty Mani³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin| T: P D Niven| OR: 84| D

9/2

Won 3 on the bounce in 2022 and bounced back following a strong of underwhelming efforts when placed at Market Rasen and over 19f here on her last 2 outings.

Form: 5P7023

We Still Believe^v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Craig Nichol| T: D Bourke| OR: 82

9/2

Reacted well to a visor when 12 lengths second of 13 at Musselburgh 19 days ago, going down only to a progressive sort with the reopposing Milajess back in third. Big player if the headgear works a second time.

Form: 2/5P572

Non-Runners

Jimmy Boy³⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: James Owen J: Lily Pinchin

Cliffs Of Dooneen⁵¹⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: R Dobbin J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Letthedustsettle (3/1), Ring Of Beara (10/3), We Still Believe (9/2), Misty Mani (9/2), Milajess (6/1), Jimmy Boy (8/1), Lahire (17/2), Cliffs Of Dooneen (12/1)

WE STILL BELIEVE was the only one able to serve it up to a very well-treated rival when second at Musselburgh last time and could take a bit of pegging back if showing up here in similar form. Milajess was 3½ lengths behind the selection in third at Musselburgh and may provide the chief threat ahead of Lahire, who should be up to making his presence felt from this mark if recapturing the form he showed when winning a Sedgefield juvenile in the autumn.