14:35 Catterick

Friday 31 January 2025

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  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 145y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 3m 57.9s
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1
Horse silk
Flash Du Pistolet14
Age: 7|  Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR:  95
13/2
Ex-pointer who is winless under Rules but leaves the impression there's a bigger effort in his locker, losing his place at a vital stage before keeping on again late when fifth at Market Rasen (17.2f) 2 weeks ago. Eased 3 lb ahead of this and he's one to bear in mind.
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2
Horse silk
Badlands Boyp50
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  89
22/1
Improved for fitting of cheekpieces when keeping on for second at Ludlow (15.7f) in November. However, ended up finishing well beaten at Taunton next time and a 50-day break/switch to chasing needs to have positive effect now. Cheekpieces retained.
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3
Horse silk
Hazard Collongesp5
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Hogan(3)| T: G Hanmer| OR:  87
13/2
Still looking for first success but turned in another creditable display from his reduced mark, finding only a lower-mileage chaser too strong at Sedgefield (16.3f) last week. Each-way claims again from unchanged mark.
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4
Horse silk
Stick With Me Samt31
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-5| J: C O'Farrell| T: T R Gretton| OR:  86
3/1
Related to plenty of winners and made more impact than previously with a tongue tie fitted when runner-up on second chase start at Warwick (16.2, soft) 31 days ago. Worth bearing in mind from his lowly mark.
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5
Horse silk
Pescatoriusp,t31
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-1| J: Bradley Harris(3)| T: H Dickin| OR:  82| BF| CD
4/1
Getaway gelding who capitalised on falling mark to shed maiden tag in 6-runner C&D handicap over Christmas. Got no further than the second when unseating at Warwick (16.2f) 3 days later but he remains lightly raced in this sphere and may yet have a little more to offer.
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6
Horse silk
We Got Your Backh34
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-13| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR:  80| D
9/4
Fallen to a basement mark and, back from 4 months off/refitted with a hood, got off the mark when taking 5-runner handicap chase at Leicester (15.9f) 5 weeks ago. 3 lb rise looks fair and he's expected to be firmly in the mix again.
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7
Horse silk
Cofficionadot34
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-4| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  75| BF
11/1
Failed to kick on from a promising handicap debut effort over hurdles but back on track switched to chasing, keeping on under a patient ride when chasing home Pescatorius over C&D 5 weeks ago. This appeals as a tougher assignment, however.
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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Thunder Gap144
Weight: 10-4|  Age: 8
T: M A Barnes  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

We Got Your Back (9/4), Stick With Me Sam (3/1), Pescatorius (4/1), Flash Du Pistolet (13/2), Hazard Collonges (13/2), Cofficionado (11/1), Badlands Boy (22/1), Thunder Gap (33/1)

Verdict

A competitive contest with the narrow vote in favour of STICK WITH ME SAM. Tom Gretton's 6-y-o stepped up markedly on his chase debut when chasing home a next-time-out winner at Warwick 31 days ago and that effort confirmed he's one to be interested in from this sort of mark. We Got Your Back was never stronger than at the finish when successful at Leicester on his latest outing and he's a big threat. Flash du Pistolet and Pescatorius also enter the reckoning.

  1. Stick With Me Sam3/1
  2. We Got Your Back9/4
  3. Flash Du Pistolet13/2

Previous Winners

2024
Treaty Boy
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 7
J: Ross Chapman  |  T: R Menzies
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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