13:05 Catterick

Friday 31 January 2025

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Download The Raceday Ready App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 50.50s

Reforme⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁵⁾| T: T R Gretton| OR: 100

16/1

Fair form when reaching the frame on his first 2 outings over hurdles for Lucinda Russell but well held in handicaps at Taunton and Windsor for new stable in recent months.

Form: 443-870

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Be The Difference³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Joe Williamson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 98| C| D

13/2

Allowed to build up an insurmountable lead when winning an amateur riders' event over 25f here in December. Unable to poach as big a lead back here on New Year's Day and weakened into sixth. Drops back in trip now.

Form: 556216

Present Fair³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: William Maggs⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 98

14/1

Won a 2m Uttoxeter handicap hurdle in the mud last winter. Matched that form when third over 2½m at Worcester in June but he hasn't been at his best in 2 comeback runs in recent months.

Form: 6P8-357

Limerick Leader^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fenelon| T: Mrs A M Thorpe| OR: 95

7/2

Scored at Perth in September on his final run for Olly Murphy and has made a respectable start for his new yard when fourth in handicaps at Exeter and Ffos Las in recent weeks. Thereabouts.

Form: 4P4144

Blame Rose^p,t²⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 94

14/1

Gained breakthrough in 5-runner handicap at Carlisle in March (by a wide margin) and better than ever when also successful at Hexham a month later. Off the track since but revised mark fair if she returns at that sort of level.

Form: P34151-

Coco Lightning^h,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 92

6/4

Took a step back in the right direction when third of 15 in 2½m Fairyhouse handicap hurdle for new trainer Cian Collins 15 days ago. Big player for a stable no stranger to success in Britain.

Form: 4-87673

Call Him Now⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 86

22/1

Went backwards from reappearance when down the field at Doncaster last Friday. The stable's good recent record in this race provides hope but he's hard to make a case for on form.

Form: 9967/60

Quian^p,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Hogan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 84

12/1

Not disgraced when fourth of 7 in 2m Musselburgh handicap on his recent first outing for the Lizzie Quinlan stable. Needs to build on that now stepping back up in trip.

Form: 9-00334

Dorcas Road^t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: H Dickin| OR: 76

8/1

Yet to trouble the judge after 7 attempts, including 2 handicaps for this yard towards the end of 2024. The stable is among the winners, though, so a market move would be interesting.

Form: 75-58P8

Forecasts

Coco Lightning (6/4), Limerick Leader (7/2), Be The Difference (13/2), Dorcas Road (8/1), Quian (12/1), Present Fair (14/1), Blame Rose (14/1), Reforme (16/1), Call Him Now (22/1)

Irish raider COCO LIGHTNING made a positive start for new trainer Cian Collins at Fairyhouse recently and is given a chance to confirm that promise. Fellow long-distance traveller Limerick Leader may give the selection most to do ahead of Blame Rose.