12:15 Catterick

Tuesday 16 December 2025

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AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 6m 22.13s

Bollin Neil^p,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Thomas Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 100| CD

4/1

C&D winner in February and has underlined his liking for Catterick with 3 Flat wins here since the end of the summer. Made a good return to hurdling when second over C&D last month. Should go well again.

Form: 0P124-2

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Born In The West²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Rebecca Hitchen⁽⁷⁾| T: S England| OR: 99| C

6/4

Course winner over 19f in March but stays this far. Has been operating a little below his best this season but the step back up in trip promises to suit.

Form: 123-755

Farmer Jimmy²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 97

4/1

Won in the mud at Wetherby in February. Another good effort there when second over 3m (good to soft) last month. Enters the reckoning.

Form: 8153-72

Second Subaltern^p,t²²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss Venetia Thompson⁽⁷⁾| T: J Bedi| OR: 93

66/1

23-race maiden under Rules in Ireland for Martin Brassil. Did win a point there in the spring but still likely best watched now setting out for new yard.

Form: P542-1P

Gustavo Goodway^p⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr F Foster⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 91

100/1

Landed a Down Royal handicap hurdle for Philip Rothwell in April but left that stable after pulling up in a Limerick handicap chase in May and has suffered the same fate in 2 outings for this yard. Can only watch at present.

Form: U01-PPP

Twoplacesatonetime^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr P Thomas⁽⁷⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 88

22/1

Low-mileage 6-y-o who upped his game in first-time cheekpieces to score at Hexham (23f) last November. Hasn't matched that since, although recent Sedgefield outing may have been needed after nearly a year off.

Form: P7158-5

Apieceovfortune²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr Harry Hoyles⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 87

9/1

Left her reappearance well behind when making her second handicap start a winning one at Southwell (3m, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Unexposed as a stayer so there could be more to come.

Form: 9542-01

Rebel Intentions^p,t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Ellie Holder⁽⁷⁾| T: Annabelle Sowray| OR: 84

28/1

Form tailed off for Emma Lavelle after landing a Kempton handicap last October and hasn't shown much in 3 starts for present connections.

Form: P9-467P

Kauto D'Amour²⁷⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr William Easterby| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 84

6/1

Lightly raced in recent years but showed he retains his ability when third in handicap hurdles at Wetherby and Hexham in February/March and he reappears with his stable in very good form. Has to enter calculations.

Form: 32F/P33-

Dillarchie^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr John Dawson| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 84

14/1

Scored at Sedgefield in February 2024, but not easy to catch right since and safely held on both starts this winter.

Form: 446P-67

Sputnik^p²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss Jesika Rennie⁽⁷⁾| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 77

28/1

Tumbled in the weights and took a step back in the right direction when second in a 25f course chase last month. Claims if he can build on that now reverting to hurdles.

Form: 487P-52

High Grounds^p1,t⁴⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: R Potter| OR: 72

80/1

Winner at Market Rasen in 2021. Also runner-up twice in May 2022 but well beaten in 3 comeback outings this autumn. Has first-time cheekpieces added to his regular tongue tie.

Form: 622/P0P

Forecasts

Born In The West (6/4), Farmer Jimmy (4/1), Bollin Neil (4/1), Kauto D'Amour (6/1), Apieceovfortune (9/1), Dillarchie (14/1), Twoplacesatonetime (22/1), Rebel Intentions (28/1), Sputnik (28/1), Second Subaltern (66/1), High Grounds (80/1), Gustavo Goodway (100/1)

There could be more to come from low-mileage mare APIECEOVFORTUNE on the back of her Southwell win and she's taken to deny Bollin Neil another Catterick success. Farmer Jimmy, Born In The West and the returning Kauto d'Amour are others to consider in a competitive opener.