Enter ITV7 For Free Novices' Handicap Chase – Catterick

Catterick

13:40

Enter ITV7 For Free Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2023-12-28

Distance 1m7f145y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 4m 12.95s (slow by 25.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Guillaume (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	2/1F	Won
2nd	Dakota Moirette (FR) John Kington · Andrew Crook	18/1	9
3rd	Nancy Till (IRE) Tabitha Worsley · Max Young	20/1	6
4th	Blue Bear (GB) Nick Scholfield · Sue Smith	100/30	0.1
5th	Coeur Aimant (FR) Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan	4/1	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Claret Dabbler (GB) Bruce Lynn · Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	9/1

Runners (10)

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
4	Guillaume Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	164	t	943-44	90	103	93	30d	—	—	-13	20.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Not beaten far in any of his three chases and won't mind what the weather does
3	Blue Bear Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Sue Smith	J:Nick Scholfield T:Sue Smith	166	—	-P8560	92	72	50	9d	—	—	-2	15.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Made a lot of the running here on recent chase debut but was swamped in the straight
9	Coeur Aimant Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	146	p	2-244P	72	93	57	50d	—	—	-2	13.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Didn't run badly on chasing debut but was pulled up last time; others preferred
10	Halfway House Lad Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Maurice Barnes	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Maurice Barnes	142	t	09P-78	74	89	66	34d	—	—	-2	9.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Not disgraced here on last month's chasing debut but still makes only limited appeal
6	Claret Dabbler Chestnut J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	159	p	57324/	85	101	-	676d	—	—	+7	16.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Went close in this race in 2021 but absent since lesser effort the following February
5	Dakota Moirette Bay J:John Kington T:Andrew Crook	J:John Kington T:Andrew Crook	162	p	064-70	88	100	-	35d	—	—	+5	11.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has plummeted down the weights over the last year but remains without a win since 2016
8	Nancy Till Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	149	—	U6-0PP	75	-	-	31d	—	—	+4	7.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Pulled up in two handicap hurdles last month; transformation needed on chasing debut
NR	Saint Jaguen Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal O'Brien	168	t	5-4335	94	-	-	52d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Unexposed 5yo who has shown promise over hurdles; makes chase/handicap debut today
NR	Crews Pitch Bay J:Lewis Dobb(7) T:L J Morgan	J:Lewis Dobb(7) T:L J Morgan	167	tp	2653-5	93	65	34	49d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Shaped with much more promise than 46l defeat might suggest on stable/chase debut
NR	Berliet Express Bay J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	155	t	2425P5	81	102	87	37d	—	—	—	8.2	—	—
Second three times in Ireland in early part of season but has struggled for new stable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Guillaume	13/8	7/4	13/8	13/8	6/4
Blue Bear	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Coeur Aimant	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Halfway House Lad	11/2	6/1	11/2	6/1	11/2
Claret Dabbler	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	15/2
Dakota Moirette	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Nancy Till	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Guillaume

20.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Claret Dabbler

16.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Blue Bear

15.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Coeur Aimant

13.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Dakota Moirette

11.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Saint Jaguen

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Crews Pitch

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Halfway House Lad

9.3

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Berliet Express

8.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 0.5 Odds: 0

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Nancy Till

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Saint Jaguen	94	—	—
Crews Pitch	93	65	34
Blue Bear	92	72	50
Guillaume	90	103	93
Dakota Moirette	88	100	—
Claret Dabbler	85	101	—
Berliet Express	81	102	87
Nancy Till	75	—	—
Halfway House Lad	74	89	66
Coeur Aimant	72	93	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blue Bear	9d ago	Quick return
Guillaume	30d ago	Fit
Nancy Till	31d ago	Fit
Halfway House Lad	34d ago	Fit
Dakota Moirette	35d ago	Fit
Berliet Express	37d ago	Fit
Crews Pitch	49d ago	Fresh
Coeur Aimant	50d ago	Fresh
Saint Jaguen	52d ago	Fresh
Claret Dabbler	676d ago	Long break