Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Catterick

Catterick

12:45

Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2025-01-01

Distance 2m3f66y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 4m 51.20s (slow by 19.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	It's All About You (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	5/6F	Won
2nd	Norah's Legacy (IRE) Joe Williamson · Philip Kirby	40/1	11
3rd	Dance And Glance (GB) Richie McLernon · Anthony Honeyball	Evs	18
4th	Fancy Nancy Pants (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Philip Kirby	125/1	1
5th	Shadowfax Of Rohan (IRE) Joshua Thompson · Micky Hammond	66/1	1.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	King Casey (IRE) Emma Smith-Chaston · Joanne Foster	28/1

Runners (6)

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	Dance And Glance Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Richie McLernon T:Anthony Honeyball	166	t	0-113	116	108	73	34d	—	—	-14	31.5	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Bumper winner; won at 2-13 on hurdles debut; fair third next time; up in trip; a possible
2	It's All About You Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	166	p	1	-	112	79	18d	—	—	-21	25.4	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Quite useful Flat stayer; won over 2m1f on jumps debut; should improve; the one to beat
3	King Casey Grey J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Joanne Foster	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Joanne Foster	159	—	73-5	-	91	38	25d	—	—	-3	1.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ex-Irish; modest form so far, including on stable debut; improvement needed
4	Norah's Legacy Bay J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Philip Kirby	J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Philip Kirby	159	—	55	-	-	-	36d	—	—	-2	0.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Fair fifth in two bumpers; needs to improve for this longer trip and the switch to jumping
5	Shadowfax Of Rohan Grey J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Micky Hammond	J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Micky Hammond	159	ht	424P9	-	91	53	24d	0W/1P 1 run	—	-1	0.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Ex-Nigel Twiston-Davies; fair in bumpers but modest efforts over hurdles; hard to fancy
6	Fancy Nancy Pants Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Philip Kirby	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Philip Kirby	152	—	044	-	80	34	6d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Fair fourth in a bumper here but no real promise on h'dle debut last week; others stronger

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dance And Glance	evn	11/10	evn	evn	Evens
It's All About You	5/6	evn	10/11	5/6	Evens
King Casey	33/1	22/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Norah's Legacy	50/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Shadowfax Of Rohan	80/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Fancy Nancy Pants	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dance And Glance

31.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 15

11/10

2nd

It's All About You

25.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 15.4

Evens

3rd

King Casey

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

33/1

Norah's Legacy

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Shadowfax Of Rohan

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.5 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Fancy Nancy Pants

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dance And Glance	116	108	73
It's All About You	—	112	79
King Casey	—	91	38
Norah's Legacy	—	—	—
Shadowfax Of Rohan	—	91	53
Fancy Nancy Pants	—	80	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fancy Nancy Pants	6d ago	Quick return
It's All About You	18d ago	Fit
Shadowfax Of Rohan	24d ago	Fit
King Casey	25d ago	Fit
Dance And Glance	34d ago	Fit
Norah's Legacy	36d ago	Fit