racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap – Catterick

Catterick

14:00

racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap

Date 2025-04-23

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,926

Winning Time 59.33s (slow by 2.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Birkenhead (GB) Oisin McSweeney · Paul Midgley	18/1	Won
2nd	Hurt You Never (IRE) Jack Nicholls · Adrian Nicholls	15/2	1
3rd	Fortunate Star (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	12/1	.75
4th	Let's Go Hugo (IRE) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Ollie Pears	100/30J	0.2
5th	Kyber Crystal (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Rebecca Menzies	14/1	.75
6th	Ifonlytheycudtalk (IRE) Amie Waugh · Tim Easterby	10/1	.5
7th	Refuge (GB) Archie Young · Michael & David Easterby	14/1	.5
8th	Glory Fighter (GB) Warren Fentiman · Paul Midgley	100/30J	0.1
9th	Langholm (IRE) Rhys Elliott · Michael Dods	20/1	.5
10th	Golden Prosperity (IRE) Andrew Breslin · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	33/1	.75
11th	Dash Gordon (IRE) Mason Paetel · Michael Appleby	22/1	0.2
12th	Crocodile Power (IRE) Alex Jary · Seb Spencer	22/1	1.25
13th	Jamie's Choice (GB) William Pyle · Tracy Waggott	15/2	0.3

Runners (13)

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
1 (6)	Glory Fighter Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Paul Midgley	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Paul Midgley	140	—	78-235	65	74	68	24d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-8	8.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has plenty of near-misses here to go with a C&D win and is on a career-low mark; player
5 (1)	Let's Go Hugo Chestnut J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) T:Ollie Pears	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) T:Ollie Pears	135	—	6279-4	60	73	66	26d	—	—	-10	7.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Consistent, made a pleasing comeback and is fairly treated, so has to be considered
10 (13)	Jamie's Choice Bay J:William Pyle T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle T:Tracy Waggott	129	—	7152-2	54	75	61	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-3	9.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Close to career-best effort on her C&D comeback; this is tougher from a wide stall though
6 (12)	Fortunate Star Chestnut J:Zak Wheatley T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley T:Declan Carroll	134	—	2-2495	59	74	67	21d	—	—	-1	8.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Unlucky not to go closer behind Kyber Crystal latest; is one of the likelier winners
8 (7)	Kyber Crystal Grey J:Kaiya Fraser T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Rebecca Menzies	132	t	5263-1	57	73	61	21d	—	—	+6	14.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Likes Musselburgh and duly won there on her comeback; needs a bit more again upped 3lb
12 (2)	Ifonlytheycudtalk Chestnut J:Amie Waugh T:Tim Easterby	J:Amie Waugh T:Tim Easterby	123	p	2615-6	48	72	63	15d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Better than able to show on his comeback and is another to consider in an open handicap
3 (5)	Hurt You Never Bay J:Jack Nicholls(7) T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Jack Nicholls(7) T:Adrian Nicholls	139	—	5000-8	64	70	75	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	5.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Didn't offer much on her comeback, so others look stronger on today's course debut
2 (10)	Birkenhead Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Paul Midgley	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Paul Midgley	139	p	13-858	64	71	68	27d	—	—	-1	5.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has three wins, a second and two thirds to his name in seven runs over C&D; considered
11 (9)	Dash Gordon Chestnut J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Michael Appleby	J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Michael Appleby	124	tp	323406	49	71	49	11d	—	—	-2	3.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Dual Tapeta winner who can pull hard and often hangs left; is far from without risk
7 (3)	Refuge Bay J:Archie Young(3) T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Archie Young(3) T:Michael & David Easterby	133	t	15757-	58	69	66	209d	—	—	+1	5.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
On his last successful mark but might just need this at his age after seven months off
9 (8)	Langholm Bay J:Rhys Elliott(8) T:Michael Dods	J:Rhys Elliott(8) T:Michael Dods	132	tp	6570-0	57	71	69	14d	—	—	-1	2.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Does a lot of racing now at 7f and hasn't run over this trip since his 2yo debut; outsider
4 (11)	Crocodile Power Bay J:Alex Jary(3) T:Seb Spencer	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Seb Spencer	137	—	1415-0	62	72	56	15d	0W/1P 1 run	—	0	4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
3-5 here but whether they'll come back to him over 5f (stays 7f well) is the question
13 (4)	Golden Prosperity Chestnut J:Andrew Breslin T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:Andrew Breslin T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	121	p	658-68	46	68	58	14d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Hasn't been in much form but the cheekpieces returning should help

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Glory Fighter	7/2	7/2	7/2
Let's Go Hugo	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jamie's Choice	11/2	11/2	11/2
Fortunate Star	9/1	17/2	17/2
Kyber Crystal	9/1	9/1	9/1
Ifonlytheycudtalk	10/1	9/1	10/1
Hurt You Never	11/1	10/1	11/1
Birkenhead	14/1	14/1	14/1
Dash Gordon	16/1	16/1	16/1
Refuge	20/1	20/1	20/1
Langholm	20/1	20/1	20/1
Crocodile Power	22/1	20/1	22/1
Golden Prosperity	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kyber Crystal

14.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

9/1

2nd

Jamie's Choice

9.6

OR: 1 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Glory Fighter

8.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Fortunate Star

8.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Let's Go Hugo

7.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Hurt You Never

5.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Refuge

5.2

OR: 2 Form: 2 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Birkenhead

5.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Crocodile Power

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Dash Gordon

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Langholm

2.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ifonlytheycudtalk

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Golden Prosperity

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Glory Fighter	65	74	68
Hurt You Never	64	70	75
Birkenhead	64	71	68
Crocodile Power	62	72	56
Let's Go Hugo	60	73	66
Fortunate Star	59	74	67
Refuge	58	69	66
Kyber Crystal	57	73	61
Langholm	57	71	69
Jamie's Choice	54	75	61
Dash Gordon	49	71	49
Ifonlytheycudtalk	48	72	63
Golden Prosperity	46	68	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hurt You Never	11d ago	Quick return
Dash Gordon	11d ago	Quick return
Jamie's Choice	14d ago	Fit
Langholm	14d ago	Fit
Golden Prosperity	14d ago	Fit
Ifonlytheycudtalk	15d ago	Fit
Crocodile Power	15d ago	Fit
Fortunate Star	21d ago	Fit
Kyber Crystal	21d ago	Fit
Glory Fighter	24d ago	Fit
Let's Go Hugo	26d ago	Fit
Birkenhead	27d ago	Fit
Refuge	209d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Catterick over 5f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Based on 10 draws with historical results at this course and distance.