15:20 Catterick

Thursday 1 January 2026

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:20

Racing Again 8th January Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 156y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:20  |   Winning time: 3m 50.27s
1st
Horse silk
3
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
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
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
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
1
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
4th
Horse silk
6 ½
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
5th
Horse silk
16
10
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
6th
Horse silk
10
4
22/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Joshua Thompson (7)
Keen, front rank, ridden along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 18/1
7th
Horse silk
7 ½
8
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

PU
Horse silk
6
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
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Handy when fell 1st tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1
F
Horse silk
9
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)

Verdict

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.

  1. WIND YOUR NECK IN (IRE)
  2. JOHN BETJEMAN
  3. KILLYCARN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Maghlaak
Weight: 12-4  |Age: 6
10/11

Prize Money

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

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