Racing Again 19th October Handicap – Catterick

Catterick

17:05

Racing Again 19th October Handicap

Date 2024-10-02

Distance 1m4f13y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 2m 44.69s (slow by 11.59s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bittalemon (GB) Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	5/2F	Won
2nd	Green Team (FR) Tom Eaves · Ian Williams	12/1	2.25
3rd	Genesius (IRE) Morgan Cole · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3/1	0.3
4th	Solar Bentley (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	9/2	0.1
5th	The Dancing Poet (GB) Shay Farmer · Brian Ellison	10/1	8
6th	Croeso Cymraeg (GB) Brandon Wilkie · James Evans	8/1	1.75
7th	Furzig (GB) Connor Murtagh · Richard Fahey	14/1	2
8th	Bulldog Spirit (IRE) Shane Gray · Rebecca Menzies	14/1	7

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
7 (7)	Bittalemon Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	128	b	65332	67	76	49	20d	—	—	-3	19.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Five races; second of seven at Epsom (1m4f, soft) on latest, in blinkers first time
5 (8)	Genesius Chestnut J:Morgan Cole(5) T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Morgan Cole(5) T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	137	—	332672	70	82	68	6d	—	—	-2	17.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Competitive on plenty of evidence, but only one win (last June) in the last three years
8 (3)	Solar Bentley Grey J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	123	p	266213	62	79	64	22d	—	—	+6	19.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
1m4f has not previously looked a help, but that was on fast ground in other headgear
1 (6)	Croeso Cymraeg Bay J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:James Evans	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:James Evans	142	—	553923	75	85	73	26d	—	—	+6	16.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Only one win (last July) in the last two years but this veteran is regularly close up
2 (1)	The Dancing Poet Chestnut J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Brian Ellison	J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Brian Ellison	141	p	151521	74	79	70	22d	—	—	+15	25.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
6-17 at Catterick on Flat; did it well over 1m6f on soft (amateurs' race) on latest outing
4 (4)	Bulldog Spirit Bay J:Shane Gray T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Shane Gray T:Rebecca Menzies	139	—	205621	72	78	60	54d	—	—	+14	20.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won at Haydock (1m6f, good to firm) last time; unraced on worse than good to soft
6 (2)	Green Team Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Ian Williams	J:Tom Eaves T:Ian Williams	133	p	036333	66	79	74	18d	—	—	+6	13.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
3rd on four of last five starts, mostly Chester; rare run on soft latest was not his best
3 (5)	Furzig Bay J:Connor Murtagh T:Richard Fahey	J:Connor Murtagh T:Richard Fahey	140	—	615820	73	81	46	18d	—	—	+8	12.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won at Catterick in July and second last month; down the field back at Catterick yesterday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bittalemon	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2
Genesius	3/1	10/3	16/5	3/1	10/3
Solar Bentley	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2
Croeso Cymraeg	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
The Dancing Poet	8/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	13/2
Bulldog Spirit	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Green Team	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Furzig	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Dancing Poet

25.6

OR: 6 Form: 16.5 Odds: 3.1

8/1

2nd

Bulldog Spirit

20.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

3rd

Bittalemon

19.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Solar Bentley

19.5

OR: 3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4

5/1

Genesius

17.8

OR: 5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Croeso Cymraeg

16.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.4 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Green Team

13.1

OR: 4 Form: 7.2 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Furzig

12.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Croeso Cymraeg	75	85	73
The Dancing Poet	74	79	70
Furzig	73	81	46
Bulldog Spirit	72	78	60
Genesius	70	82	68
Bittalemon	67	76	49
Green Team	66	79	74
Solar Bentley	62	79	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Genesius	6d ago	Quick return
Green Team	18d ago	Fit
Furzig	18d ago	Fit
Bittalemon	20d ago	Fit
Solar Bentley	22d ago	Fit
The Dancing Poet	22d ago	Fit
Croeso Cymraeg	26d ago	Fit
Bulldog Spirit	54d ago	Fresh