16:12 Catterick

Saturday 30 May 2026

All13:5514:2714:5815:3516:1216:4317:17

Ann Whitehouse Memorial Veterans' Handicap

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 10.00s

(5)

Good Earth³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Herrington| OR: 74| CD

11/4

Is making amends in style for a blank 2025, notching up a third victory this year in 6f Haydock handicap last month. Won a C&D contest on this card 4 years ago and got to be a leading contender in his current form despite a 6 lb rise.

Form: 186141

(3)

Evocative Spark^v⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: J Riches| OR: 71| CD

11/8

Building up a fine strike rate at this venue, notching a fourth course success since the autumn in C&D handicap last week. Up another 4 lb but got to be respected.

Form: 7-91171

(2)

Mark's Choice^p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: William Pyle| T: G Tutty| OR: 71| D

7/1

Tremendous record at Ripon and stepped up on reappearance run with headgear refitted there 3 weeks ago. Should be even closer to his best now. Having his first run at Catterick on his 71st start.

Form: 2911-06

(7)

Quercus^p⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: C J Whiteley⁽⁷⁾| T: S Hanlon| OR: 65| CD

8/1

Notched up a seventh C&D success in August and probably needed the run on his first start for a new trainer at Newcastle last month. Should be much closer to form this time.

Form: 01210-5

(1)

Holbache^p¹⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 65| D

17/2

Won at Redcar and Leicester last summer. 3 lb above last successful mark on first run for 5 months and may need it.

Form: 12103-7

(4)

Ramon Di Loria⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Aiden Brookes| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 57| D

12/1

Won back-to-back handicaps at Wolverhampton in February. Not seen to best effect behind Good Earth at Southwell on latest start 2 months ago but opposable on rare go on turf.

Form: 112356

Non-Runners

(6)

Wen Moon¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: B Haslam J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Evocative Spark (11/8), Good Earth (11/4), Wen Moon (4/1), Mark's Choice (7/1), Quercus (8/1), Holbache (17/2), Ramon Di Loria (12/1)

GOOD EARTH is rolling back the years and can notch up a fourth win of 2026 back at a course where he's finished first and second on his only 2 previous visits. Evocative Spark is also thriving and has to be feared most on the back of last week's ready C&D success.