Wishing Jill Metcalfe Happy 60th Birthday Handicap

Catterick

14:50

Date 2025-05-24

Distance 1m7f189y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 3m 31.39s (slow by 7.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zephlyn (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Ewan Whillans	5/4F	Won
2nd	Cosmic Soul (IRE) David Nolan · Patrick Neville	17/2	0.05
3rd	Zooks (FR) Ryan Kavanagh · Ian Williams	11/2	1.25
4th	Captain Potter (GB) Harry Russell · Brian Ellison	3/1	1.5
5th	Quercus Robur (GB) Andrew Mullen · Adam Nicol	8/1	.75
6th	Lillistar (GB) Aiden Brookes · Micky Hammond	14/1	3
7th	Red Force One (GB) Dale Swift · Philip Kirby	66/1	1.5

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
1 (3)	Zephlyn Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Ewan Whillans	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Ewan Whillans	138	t	5-2131	63	73	58	12d	—	—	-27	18.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
First turf victory over C&D 12 days ago; up 3lb but another bold showing is on the cards
2 (5)	Captain Potter Bay J:Harry Russell T:Brian Ellison	J:Harry Russell T:Brian Ellison	133	p	314-42	58	70	-	22d	—	—	-12	7.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D scorer; head second in Newcastle h'cap 22 days ago; a likely player off same mark
4 (4)	Cosmic Soul Brown J:David Nolan T:Patrick Neville	J:David Nolan T:Patrick Neville	130	t	80468-	55	71	60	154d	—	—	-9	5.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Is 0-14 and a below-par eighth at Newcastle in December; needs to hit the ground running
5 (6)	Quercus Robur Brown J:Andrew Mullen T:Adam Nicol	J:Andrew Mullen T:Adam Nicol	128	p	676351	53	69	28	40d	—	—	+4	15.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ended a losing run at Pontefract last month; can go well again despite 2lb rise
6 (2)	Zooks Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	126	p	2V1433	51	72	-	25d	—	—	+1	11.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
In good form, third at Wolverhampton 25 days ago; ought to be in the shake-up once more
7 (7)	Lillistar Grey J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	121	—	7/890-	46	69	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Yet to win but a very good hurdling second at Sedgefield latest; possibilities
3 (1)	Red Force One Grey J:Dale Swift T:Philip Kirby	J:Dale Swift T:Philip Kirby	132	p	188-99	57	73	-	12d	—	—	0	2.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has beaten just one rival in handicaps at Southwell/C&D this term; lots more is needed

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Zephlyn	11/10	11/10	6/5
Captain Potter	7/2	10/3	7/2
Cosmic Soul	5/1	11/2	6/1
Quercus Robur	15/2	13/2	13/2
Zooks	8/1	8/1	8/1
Lillistar	25/1	20/1	20/1
Red Force One	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Zephlyn

18.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 15

6/5

2nd

Quercus Robur

15.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Zooks

11.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Captain Potter

7.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Cosmic Soul

5.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Red Force One

2.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Lillistar

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Zephlyn	63	73	58
Captain Potter	58	70	—
Red Force One	57	73	—
Cosmic Soul	55	71	60
Quercus Robur	53	69	28
Zooks	51	72	—
Lillistar	46	69	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zephlyn	12d ago	Quick return
Red Force One	12d ago	Quick return
Captain Potter	22d ago	Fit
Zooks	25d ago	Fit
Quercus Robur	40d ago	Fit
Cosmic Soul	154d ago	Long break
Lillistar	—	—