Darweners Celebration Handicap – Catterick

Catterick

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Darweners Celebration Handicap

Date 2023-10-21

Distance 1m4f13y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,669

Winning Time 2m 52.79s (slow by 19.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Flash Bardot (GB) J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	George Bass / Jack Channon	—	5/2	0
2nd	Dark Jedi (IRE) J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman / Tim Easterby	—	10/1	6.5
3rd	Valley Of Flowers (IRE) J:Joanna Mason T:Jacqueline Coward	Joanna Mason / Jacqueline Coward	—	9/4F	4.25
4th	Matchless (IRE) J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jennie Candlish	Lewis Edmunds / Jennie Candlish	—	100/30	4.75
5th	Quantum Leap (GB) J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	Callum Rodriguez / Edward Bethell	—	11/2	5
6th	Libby (IRE) J:Andrew Mullen T:Rebecca Menzies	Andrew Mullen / Rebecca Menzies	—	50/1	18
7th	Detective (GB) J:Graham Lee T:Dianne Sayer	Graham Lee / Dianne Sayer	—	66/1	0.05

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (3)	Valley Of Flowers b J:Joanna Mason T:Jacqueline Coward	J:Joanna Mason T:Jacqueline Coward	128	h	234111	71	90	65	8d	—	—	+10	35.9	9/4 31%
Won with increasing ease on last three starts; up another 6lb but has to be shortlisted
5 (4)	Flash Bardot b J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	129	—	123381	78	93	70	29d	—	—	+6	26.6	11/4 27%
Newbury win last time was her first run on soft; 4lb higher mark could underestimate her
1 (2)	Matchless b J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jennie Candlish	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jennie Candlish	142	p	130973	85	90	54	37d	—	—	0	17.6	7/2 22%
Won over hurdles here in January and close 3rd at Doncaster on latest outing, both on soft
2 (7)	Quantum Leap ch J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	141	t	-71765	84	92	65	14d	—	—	+1	15.9	9/2 18%
Markedly slow starts on most outings; back from 2m/1m6f but could be capable of better
3 (5)	Dark Jedi b J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	137	p	485844	80	90	69	21d	—	—	+1	10.2	17/2 11%
Won on heavy on this day last year but has struggled to make much impact this term
7 (1)	Libby b J:Andrew Mullen T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Andrew Mullen T:Rebecca Menzies	127	—	/3773-	70	87	56	—	—	—	+5	10.5	33 3%
Fair maiden on Flat and hurdling; soft and heavy ground look fine; has left Joseph O'Brien
4 (6)	Detective b J:Graham Lee T:Dianne Sayer	J:Graham Lee T:Dianne Sayer	135	—	333424	78	90	72	26d	—	—	+9	13	33 3%
Pretty consistent in defeat this year, close second at Carlisle (1m3f) penultimate start

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Valley Of Flowers	9/4	2	2	2	2
Flash Bardot	11/4	3	11/4	3	3
Matchless	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Quantum Leap	5	9/2	4	9/2	5
Dark Jedi	9	17/2	7	7	17/2
Libby	33	28	25	18	28
Detective	33	33	25	22	33

Predictor

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

1st

Valley Of Flowers

35.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 22.6 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Flash Bardot

26.6

OR: 7 Form: 13.4 Odds: 6.2

11/4

3rd

Matchless

17.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Quantum Leap

15.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Detective

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 1

Libby

10.5

OR: 5 Form: 3.9 Odds: 1.6

Dark Jedi

10.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Matchless Top Rated	85	90	54
Quantum Leap	84	92	65
Dark Jedi	80	90	69
Flash Bardot	78	93	70
Detective	78	90	72
Valley Of Flowers	71	90	65
Libby	70	87	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Valley Of Flowers	8d ago	Quick return
Quantum Leap	14d ago	Fit
Dark Jedi	21d ago	Fit
Detective	26d ago	Fit
Flash Bardot	29d ago	Fit
Matchless	37d ago	Fit
Libby	—	—

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