Raceday Ready Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (Go North Grey Bomber Juvenile Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB)

Catterick

14:05

Date 2024-02-02

Distance 1m7f156y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 4m 2.00s (slow by 24.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Maasai Mara (GB) Nick Scholfield · John O'Shea	9/4	Won
2nd	Golden Maverick (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	4/5F	7.5
3rd	Mandega (FR) Emma Smith-Chaston · Micky Hammond	10/1	18
4th	Mr Le Philosophe (GB) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	12/1	3.5
5th	Love True (FR) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	14/1	1.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Breadalbane Lass (GB) Callum Bewley · R Mike Smith	200/1
U.R.	Expert Lady (GB) Craig Nichol · Micky Hammond	66/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Golden Maverick Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	152	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-32	16.3	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Fairly useful on Flat for Ian Williams; sold for 100,000gns since last run; big player
2	Maasai Mara Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:John O'Shea	J:Nick Scholfield T:John O'Shea	152	—	2	-	108	90	29d	—	—	-12	12.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Dual Flat scorer; promising clear second at Hereford on the switch to hurdles; respected
4	Mr Le Philosophe Chestnut J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	152	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Two Flat wins in France; sold for 70,000euros since last run; interesting recruit
3	Mandega Bay J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	152	—	442	102	100	80	45d	—	—	+13	19.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Something to find on British form; no match for the winner here most recently
7	Love True Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	145	—	3	-	97	43	35d	—	—	-2	4.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ex-French filly; placed at Doncaster on hurdles debut; may build on that effort
6	Expert Lady Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Micky Hammond	J:Craig Nichol T:Micky Hammond	145	—	36	-	84	60	22d	—	—	+1	2.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Minor form on Flat; similar story in two juvenile hurdles at this venue
5	Breadalbane Lass Bay J:Callum Bewley T:R Mike Smith	J:Callum Bewley T:R Mike Smith	145	—	6	-	-	-	41d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Showed some promise in Newcastle bumper but needs to improve

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Golden Maverick	4/5	5/6	4/5
Maasai Mara	5/2	5/2	9/4
Mr Le Philosophe	15/2	15/2	15/2
Mandega	10/1	10/1	11/1
Love True	14/1	11/1	18/1
Expert Lady	66/1	50/1	80/1
Breadalbane Lass	100/1	100/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mandega

19.9

OR: 13 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

2nd

Golden Maverick

16.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

5/6

3rd

Maasai Mara

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.4

5/2

Love True

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Mr Le Philosophe

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Expert Lady

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Breadalbane Lass

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mandega	102	100	80
Golden Maverick	—	—	—
Maasai Mara	—	108	90
Mr Le Philosophe	—	—	—
Love True	—	97	43
Expert Lady	—	84	60
Breadalbane Lass	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Expert Lady	22d ago	Fit
Maasai Mara	29d ago	Fit
Love True	35d ago	Fit
Breadalbane Lass	41d ago	Fit
Mandega	45d ago	Fit
Golden Maverick	—	—
Mr Le Philosophe	—	—