Racing Again 5th March Handicap Hurdle (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)

Catterick

17:00

Date 2025-02-25

Distance 3m1f71y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 6m 33.10s (slow by 23.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bollin Neil (GB) Mr William Easterby · Tim Easterby	40/1	Won
2nd	Rumble B (IRE) Lewis Dobb · Justin Landy	10/1	2.25
3rd	Clondaw Royale (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	5/1	2.25
4th	Grove Road (IRE) Jamie Brace · James Owen	12/1	1.25
5th	Final Edgar (IRE) Jonathan England · Mark Walford	8/1	6
6th	Velasco (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Susan Corbett	22/1	1.75
7th	Forest Blaze (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	4/1	1.75
8th	Townhill (IRE) Mr Ben Sutton · Tom Lacey	22/1	1.25
9th	Romeo Brown (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	12/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Asa (FR) Joe Williamson · Philip Kirby	13/8F
P.U.	King Casey (IRE) Brian Hughes · Joanne Foster	100/1

Runners (11)

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
6	Asa Grey J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Philip Kirby	J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Philip Kirby	160	p	5P1211	102	116	94	8d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+12	45.8	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Dual chase winner this winter and cruised clear to score by 27l over hurdles last week
8	Forest Blaze Brown J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	154	—	-59313	96	110	104	33d	—	—	+7	29.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Placed off this mark since 2m4f win in December; could have untapped potential as a stayer
1	Clondaw Royale Grey J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	168	—	4PP714	110	115	104	38d	—	—	+13	24.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Good Haydock winner in December and last month's run there was perfectly respectable
5	Final Edgar Bay J:Jonathan England T:Mark Walford	J:Jonathan England T:Mark Walford	163	p	-6P626	105	112	89	15d	—	—	+10	19.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Quirky customer; finished well to go close over 2m3f two starts ago; tries new trip today
11	Rumble B Bay J:Lewis Dobb(7) T:Justin Landy	J:Lewis Dobb(7) T:Justin Landy	143	—	137633	85	115	97	20d	—	—	+8	17	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Back on a good mark now but was not at best on any of three appearances since a break
7	Romeo Brown Brown J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	157	—	-77754	99	115	99	15d	—	—	+8	13.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Weakened into modest fourth here this month and remains without a win since 2022
4	Grove Road Chestnut J:Jamie Brace(5) T:James Owen	J:Jamie Brace(5) T:James Owen	165	v	114236	107	113	82	15d	—	—	+16	22.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Dual hurdle winner last year but recent efforts have been below par
3	Townhill Chestnut J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Tom Lacey	J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Tom Lacey	166	tp	1-1P9P	108	113	89	155d	—	—	+19	22.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won three times in first half of 2024 but suffered slump in form last summer/autumn
2	Velasco Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	166	tp	-4S645	108	115	77	21d	—	—	+13	15.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won three times in early part of 2024 but has largely been disappointing this season
10	Bollin Neil Chestnut J:Mr William Easterby(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Mr William Easterby(3) T:Tim Easterby	152	tp	512/0P	94	112	-	61d	—	—	+9	11.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Yet to strike form since his long absence but very well suited by this C&D
9	King Casey Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Joanne Foster	J:Brian Hughes T:Joanne Foster	153	—	73-5P	95	99	44	55d	—	—	+10	11.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Hiked up in trip for this handicap debut; significant improvement needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Asa	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	11/8
Forest Blaze	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Clondaw Royale	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Final Edgar	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Rumble B	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Romeo Brown	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Grove Road	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Townhill	33/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Velasco	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Bollin Neil	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
King Casey	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Asa

45.8

OR: 13 Form: 22.2 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Forest Blaze

29.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 6.7

10/3

3rd

Clondaw Royale

24.6

OR: 15 Form: 6.3 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Grove Road

22.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Townhill

22.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Final Edgar

19.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Rumble B

OR: 8.8 Form: 5.7 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Velasco

15.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Romeo Brown

13.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Bollin Neil

11.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

King Casey

11.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Clondaw Royale	110	115	104
Townhill	108	113	89
Velasco	108	115	77
Grove Road	107	113	82
Final Edgar	105	112	89
Asa	102	116	94
Romeo Brown	99	115	99
Forest Blaze	96	110	104
King Casey	95	99	44
Bollin Neil	94	112	—
Rumble B	85	115	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Asa	8d ago	Quick return
Final Edgar	15d ago	Fit
Romeo Brown	15d ago	Fit
Grove Road	15d ago	Fit
Rumble B	20d ago	Fit
Velasco	21d ago	Fit
Forest Blaze	33d ago	Fit
Clondaw Royale	38d ago	Fit
King Casey	55d ago	Fresh
Bollin Neil	61d ago	Fresh
Townhill	155d ago	Long break