Sky Bet Acca Freeze Novices' Handicap Chase – Catterick

Catterick

13:33

Sky Bet Acca Freeze Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2024-12-28

Distance 1m7f145y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 3m 56.63s (slow by 9.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pescatorius (IRE) Bradley Harris · Harriet Dickin	11/4C	Won
2nd	Cofficionado (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	11/4C	5
3rd	Low Mileage (IRE) Jonathon Bewley · George Bewley	9/1	2.5
4th	Mr Mahler (IRE) Tom Midgley · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	11/4C	2.75
5th	Berliet Express (IRE) Sean Grantham · Jake Thomas Coulson	8/1	9

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Conquer The Breeze (IRE) Ross Chapman · Maurice Barnes	10/1

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
7	Cofficionado Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	145	t	285594	75	89	72	44d	—	—	-9	12.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Became rather disappointing over hurdles but ran quite well on last month's chase debut
3	Mr Mahler Chestnut J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	161	—	P0-003	85	-	-	14d	—	—	-7	15.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
0-7 over hurdles but shaped well when placed this month; now makes chasing debut
5	Pescatorius Chestnut J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Harriet Dickin	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Harriet Dickin	151	tp	P7-077	75	92	78	17d	—	—	-9	12.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Unexposed all seven hurdling starts, and was unable to land a telling blow on chase debut
6	Berliet Express Bay J:Sean Grantham(10) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Sean Grantham(10) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	148	t	535-P9	72	97	69	108d	—	—	-2	8.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
In rear throughout when 66-1 for latest race in September and remains winless since 2022
1	Low Mileage Bay J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	168	tp	450-0P	92	95	55	27d	—	—	+4	13.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well beaten all three stable starts (2m4f-3m2f); drops back in trip with headgear added
2	Conquer The Breeze Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Maurice Barnes	J:Ross Chapman T:Maurice Barnes	162	t	-26FPP	86	-	-	39d	—	—	+3	11.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Second over hurdles in May but has form-figures of FPP since switched to handicap chases
NR	Smart Casual Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Anthony Honeyball	J:NON-RUNNER T:Anthony Honeyball	160	tp	B2-332	84	97	-	10d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Placed in his first two chases; strong claims if handling today's faster ground

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cofficionado	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	3/1
Mr Mahler	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2
Pescatorius	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1
Berliet Express	9/1	8/1	17/2	15/2	17/2
Low Mileage	17/2	9/1	17/2	8/1	8/1
Conquer The Breeze	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2
Smart Casual	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mr Mahler

15.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Low Mileage

13.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Cofficionado

12.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Pescatorius

12.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Conquer The Breeze

11.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Smart Casual

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Berliet Express

8.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Low Mileage	92	95	55
Conquer The Breeze	86	—	—
Mr Mahler	85	—	—
Smart Casual	84	97	—
Cofficionado	75	89	72
Pescatorius	75	92	78
Berliet Express	72	97	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Smart Casual	10d ago	Quick return
Mr Mahler	14d ago	Fit
Pescatorius	17d ago	Fit
Low Mileage	27d ago	Fit
Conquer The Breeze	39d ago	Fit
Cofficionado	44d ago	Fit
Berliet Express	108d ago	Long break