5th Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap – Catterick

Catterick

15:52

5th Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap

Date 2023-07-19

Distance 5f212y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,757

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (6)	Oso Rapido Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	140	—	-50695	74	86	64	4d	—	—	-8	11.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ties in with Muscika on York running; defied a 7lb higher mark in this race last year
5 (1)	Blazing Son Chestnut J:Mark Winn(3) T:Bryan Smart	J:Mark Winn(3) T:Bryan Smart	137	—	1-3114	71	82	73	29d	—	—	-2	18	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has a good recent strike-rate; creditable fourth at Thirsk last time; solid chance
8 (4)	Quercus Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Ann Duffield	J:Joe Fanning T:Ann Duffield	122	p	-04192	56	82	70	14d	—	—	+1	15.9	0.75/1	4 25%
Respectable record at Catterick; upped in grade but gets plenty of weight all round
NR (2)	Muscika Bay J:TBC T:David Omeara	J: T:David Omeara	140	v	034504	74	84	65	4d	—	—	-6	11.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Respectable fourth of 16 at York on Saturday; remains 2lb below last winning mark
7 (7)	Ecclesiastical Chestnut J:Andrew Mullen T:Tristan Davidson	J:Andrew Mullen T:Tristan Davidson	132	—	305113	66	83	68	16d	—	—	+8	23.4	0.75/1	4 25%
2-4 (over 5f) for new yard; latest effort can be excused; remains of interest
3 (8)	Showalong Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane(3) T:Tim Easterby	138	—	9-2165	72	82	73	10d	—	—	-2	8.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Raced mainly at 5f and not seen over 6f for two years
6 (5)	Prospect Bay J:Graham Lee T:Paul Midgley	J:Graham Lee T:Paul Midgley	136	—	572153	70	83	51	15d	—	—	+8	17	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Placed in this grade last time but all wins remain in Class 5
NR (3)	Catch Cunningham Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	138	—	6-9870	72	85	49	38d	—	—	+1	7.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Out of sorts this season and has enough to prove back up in trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Oso Rapido	10/3	10/3	3	10/3	7/2
Blazing Son	7/2	10/3	3	10/3	3
Quercus	4	4	4	4	4
Muscika	9/2	7/2	4	7/2	4
Ecclesiastical	4	4	4	4	4
Showalong	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Prospect	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Catch Cunningham	14	16	14	14	14

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Ecclesiastical

23.4

OR: 4 Form: 15 Odds: 4.4

2nd

Blazing Son

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Prospect

OR: 5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Quercus

15.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

Muscika

11.8

OR: 6 Form: 0.6 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Oso Rapido

11.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Showalong

8.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Catch Cunningham

7.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Oso Rapido	74	86	64
Muscika	74	84	65
Showalong	72	82	73
Catch Cunningham	72	85	49
Blazing Son	71	82	73
Prospect	70	83	51
Ecclesiastical	66	83	68
Quercus	56	82	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oso Rapido	4d ago	Quick return
Muscika	4d ago	Quick return
Showalong	10d ago	Quick return
Quercus	14d ago	Fit
Prospect	15d ago	Fit
Ecclesiastical	16d ago	Fit
Blazing Son	29d ago	Fit
Catch Cunningham	38d ago	Fit