15:30 Catterick

Tuesday 25 February 2025

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Racing TV Club Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 0.65s

Ballyvango^h³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: M Keighley| OR: 108

11/10

Fair in bumpers and similar form in maiden hurdles, including when second to Rubber Ball (winner again since) at Uttoxeter (15.8f, soft) the previous month, carrying head bit awkwardly. Has leading claims on that form and should go well again.

Form: 5/73-622

Macho Sun^t¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽³⁾| T: M E Sowersby

300/1

Modest maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m) who achieved nothing on Sedgefield hurdling debut in November.

Form: 9

Mafia Power^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: P Neville| OR: 97| D

50/1

Fair performer on the Flat (stays 1½m) for Archie Watson and showed some promise at Sedgefield on hurdling debut. Pulled up next 2 starts but has added to his tally on the Flat since.

Form: 4P-P

Mythical²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: S Whitaker

200/1

Modest Flat winner who has shown nothing in a pair of hurdle events at Wetherby.

Form: 7P

Never Seen Again⁸⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: James Best| T: Mrs S J HumphreyWS

50/1

Half-brother to numerous winners on Flat, including useful 1½m-13f winner Bolder Bob. Dam unraced. Stuck to his task when fourth in an Irish bumper for Darren Bunyan in 2022. Off since and has moved yards. Has had a breathing operation.

Form: 4/

Solent Gateway^t,p⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| D

10/1

Fairly useful stayer on the Flat for Hugo Palmer (sold 9,000 gns), had usual headgear/tongue strap retained for hurdling debut and looked badly in need of the experience when fourth of 9 at Wetherby in December. May do better.

Form: 4

The Last Cloud¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Lee Edwards| T: P Neville

8/1

Bettered hurdling debut form upped markedly in trip when third in 7-runner maiden at this course (25.3f, good to soft, 33/1) 15 days ago. Return to appreciably shorter unlikely to suit.

Form: 63

Florita¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonathan England| T: S England

200/1

Runner-up on the last 2 of her 3 starts in points but has finished well held in a trio of starts over hurdles.

Form: 6/22-887

Stellarmasterpiece^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| C

150/1

Modest on Flat (stays 1½m) but has shown little in maiden/novice hurdles.

Form: FP6

Likleman^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Bruce Lynn| T: S G West

100/1

Modest miler on the Flat and showed a bit more than first time up over hurdles (hooded) when fourth of 18 in Wetherby juvenile (2m, heavy) 13 days ago, despite refusing to settle. More needed again.

Form: 64

Spaceport¹³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

11/10

Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Sonning (winner around 2m, by The Gurkha). Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m), successful twice in 2024, mid-division last time. Very interesting hurdling debutant in the context of this race.

Form:

Forecasts

Ballyvango (11/10), Spaceport (11/10), The Last Cloud (8/1), Solent Gateway (10/1), Mafia Power (50/1), Never Seen Again (50/1), Likleman (100/1), Stellarmasterpiece (150/1), Florita (200/1), Mythical (200/1), Macho Sun (300/1)

SPACEPORT, a fairly useful dual winner on the Flat, is a most interesting hurdling debutant in the context of this race and is selected to get his career in this sphere off to the perfect start. Ballyvango hasn't looked totally straightforward but has shown a fair level of ability on all 3 hurdle starts to date and should go well once more. Solent Gateway can fill the places if going the right way from his Wetherby hurdle bow.