13:15 Catterick

Tuesday 16 December 2025

All12:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:20

Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 51.40s

1^st

Passing Pleasure

512-0

4/6f

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Craig Nichol

Midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, ridden to dispute lead 2 out, kept on approaching last, headway to lead close home, won going away op 1/2

2^nd

3 ½

Bridge Court

611-10

12/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Danny McMenamin

Prominent, headway to dispute lead 3 out, kept on and every chance approaching last, no extra and headed close home op 14/1

3^rd

Defence Witness

611-5

12/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jamie Hamilton

Held up in rear, ridden before 3 out, went fourth 2 out, kept on and went modest third run-in tchd 11/1

4^th

3 ¾

Bataillon

712-0

13/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Callum Pritchard (3)

Disputed lead, not fluent 8th, mistake 9th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon outpaced by leaders, lost third run-in op 15/2

5^th

Mr Mahler

710-8

7/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Peter Kavanagh

Disputed lead, not fluent 4th, mistake 8th, driven and headed before 3 out, lost fourth 2 out, soon weakened op 4/1

Also Ran

Kuriosa

611-2

125/1

T: Annabelle SowrayJ: Nathan Moscrop

Held up in rear, pecked on landing 1st, ridden before 12th, pulled up before 3 out op 100/1

Annie Don

610-2

33/1

T: Henry OliverJ: R T Dunne

Midfield, mistake and unseated rider 11th op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Great Ballinboris¹⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: Micky Hammond J: B S Hughes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.67Pl:£1.10, £4.00EX:£9.60Trifecta:£55.70Tricast:£55.01SF:£9.83Swingers:£2.60, £2.40, £7.00

Forecasts

Passing Pleasure (4/6), Mr Mahler (7/2), Bataillon (13/2), Bridge Court (12/1), Defence Witness (12/1), Great Ballinboris (12/1), Annie Don (33/1), Kuriosa (125/1)

A race which essentially revolves around PASSING PLEASURE, who won comfortably from this mark over hurdles for his new yard last week and should go in again if translating that form to fences (has a point background). Fellow chase newcomer Bataillon is a rare runner up here for his West Country yard and he might provide the main threat ahead of Mr Mahler.

PASSING PLEASURE
BATAILLON
MR MAHLER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Not Staying Long

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: Henry Brooke | T: P Neville

6/1

Prize Money

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