15:20 Catterick

Thursday 1 January 2026

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Racing Again 8th January Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 50.27s

1^st

Killycarn

611-10

8/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Peter Kavanagh

Towards rear, made headway 4th, left in lead 5th, going well 2 out, ridden clear with another approaching last, asserted flat tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2

2^nd

1 ¾

John Betjeman

1011-12

5/2f

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Chased leaders, shaken up before 2 out, challenging and went clear with winner before last, kept on flat but not pace of winner op 9/2

3^rd

4 ¼

Byron Hill

912-0

15/2

T: P NevilleJ: Paddy Hanlon (5)

Prominent, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and outpaced 2 out, ran on same pace after last tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1

4^th

6 ½

Wind Your Neck In

711-5

6/1

T: S EnglandJ: Tom Midgley (3)

Keen in touch, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and no impression from 2 out, beaten when not fluent last op 4/1 tchd 10/3

5^th

Susiesparkle

610-7

80/1

T: M E SowersbyJ: Aaron Anderson (5)

Held up in rear, steady headway after 5th, shaken up and went fourth before 2 out where not fluent, no chance and faded before last op 50/1 tchd 125/1

6^th

Bodygroove

611-6

22/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Keen, front rank, ridden along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 18/1

7^th

7 ½

Cawthorne Banker

810-13

11/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan

Mid-division, shaken up before 3 out, soon ridden along, lost ground and weakened before 2 out op 4/1

Also Ran

Gozo

611-4

20/1

T: A B HamiltonJ: Conor Rabbitt (3)

Midfield, dropped to rear 4th, pushed along after 5th, detached and struggling 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 14/1 tchd 28/1

Character Testing

511-2

8/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Handy when fell 1st tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

Lahire

610-11

5/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: William Maggs (5)

Led, not fluent 2nd, fell 5th op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.60, £1.30, £2.20EX:£33.10Trifecta:£242.40Tricast:£161.91SF:£29.24Swingers:£5.70, £10.30, £4.00

Forecasts

John Betjeman (5/2), Lahire (5/1), Cawthorne Banker (11/2), Wind Your Neck In (6/1), Byron Hill (15/2), Killycarn (8/1), Character Testing (8/1), Gozo (20/1), Bodygroove (22/1), Susiesparkle (80/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and WIND YOUR NECK IN is taken to gain a deserved breakthrough victory here and continue the good run of Sam England. In-form John Betjeman rates the chief threat, although handicap debutant Killycarn can also have a say along with Gozo and Cawthorne Banker.

WIND YOUR NECK IN (IRE)
JOHN BETJEMAN
KILLYCARN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Maghlaak

Weight: 12-4 |Age: 6

J: James Robottom | T: A Keatley

10/11

Prize Money

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