12:25 Catterick

Monday 1 January 2018

All12:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 5m 2.30s

1^st

Dieg Man

511-8

2/5f

T: N P MulhollandJ: N P Madden

Held up in touch, smooth headway on outside after 3 out, challenged when left in lead next, shaken up after last, driven out, readily op 1/3 tchd 1/2

2^nd

Blottos

611-8

11/4

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after 3 out, left 2nd next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, well held from last op 7/2

3^rd

Big Thunder

811-2

16/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Mr Joe Wright (7)

Raced keenly, prominent on outside, outpaced when left 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with front pair between last 2 op 25/1

4^th

Chocolat Noir

510-9

40/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Held up in touch, outpaced before 2 out, no chance with leaders after tchd 33/1

5^th

Mission Trio

611-2

150/1

T: P HolmesJ: J Kington (3)

Pressed leader, lost place 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 200/1

Also Ran

Grimthorpe

711-2

150/1

T: Miss T JacksonJ: A Nicol

Raced keenly, held up in rear, pushed along before 6th, tailed off next, pulled up after 3 out

Take Em Out

611-2

16/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Led, driven and hard pressed when fell 2 out op 18/1 tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

Teals Lad⁴⁴⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: L R James J: Mr Garry Lavery

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.20Pl:£1.10, £1.10EX:£1.90Trifecta:£5.00SF:£1.88Swingers:£1.10, £1.40, £2.90

Forecasts

Dieg Man (2/5), Blottos (11/4), Big Thunder (16/1), Take Em Out (16/1), Chocolat Noir (40/1), Teals Lad (100/1), Mission Trio (150/1), Grimthorpe (150/1)

This looks to be a match between DIEG MAN and Blottos. The former gets the nod purely because of how impressive his British debut at Sedgefield last time out was, when he justified odds-on favouritism to win by 12L. It looked like there should be plenty more to come and he is taken to get the better of the second-named, who won nicely at the same course last time to get off the mark over hurdles at the second time of asking. If improving on a fair hurdling debut at Taunton last time out Take Em Out could be third best.

Dieg Man
Blottos
Take Em Out

Previous Winners

2017

Sam Spinner

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 5

J: Brian Harding | T: Jedd O'Keeffe

5/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00