Philip And Tommy Lifelong Racing Fans Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Catterick

12:18

Date 2025-12-28

Distance 2m3f51y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 4m 56.89s (slow by 15.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Couldbeaweapon (IRE) Tom Midgley · Sam England	6/1	Won
2nd	Bridge Court (IRE) Alan Doyle · Sandy Thomson	2/1F	0.05
3rd	Grandad's Cap (IRE) Charlie Maggs · L J Morgan	4/1	5
4th	Bravethewaves (GB) Ben Smith · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	6/1	9
5th	Beat The Edge (IRE) Joshua Thompson · Micky Hammond	7/1	5
6th	Uncle Al (IRE) Aaron Anderson · Jessica Bedi	14/1	3.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Mutual Respect (IRE) Jack Andrews · Billy Aprahamian	13/2

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	Bridge Court Bay J:Alan Doyle T:Sandy Thomson	J:Alan Doyle T:Sandy Thomson	168	tp	3PP-62	99	103	95	12d	—	—	-10	22.3	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Best effort 12 days ago when second over C&D (good to soft) in the first-time cheekpieces
2	Grandad's Cap Bay J:Charlie Maggs T:L J Morgan	J:Charlie Maggs T:L J Morgan	165	h	/5U6-4	96	90	-	222d	—	—	+1	15.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second favourite on handicap debut latest (3m); major improvement is needed; chase debut
4	Mutual Respect Bay J:Jack Andrews T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Jack Andrews T:Billy Aprahamian	156	tv	24-333	87	110	94	22d	—	—	+1	12.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
This switch from cheekpieces to visor needs a positive response; another career-low mark
6	Bravethewaves Bay J:Ben Smith(6) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Ben Smith(6) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	151	tp	P-7791	82	111	99	33d	—	—	0	11.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Inconsistent but won twice over fences last season and went in again on his latest start
3	Couldbeaweapon Chestnut J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Sam England	163	tb	311232	94	99	92	34d	—	—	+19	28.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
7	Beat The Edge Bay J:Joshua Thompson(6) T:Micky Hammond	J:Joshua Thompson(6) T:Micky Hammond	147	b	323545	78	114	104	24d	—	—	+2	11.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
8yo who is 2-36 over fences; hasn't fired on his last four starts; career-low mark
5	Uncle Al Bay J:Aaron Anderson T:Jessica Bedi	J:Aaron Anderson T:Jessica Bedi	154	p	P30251	85	102	72	23d	—	—	+17	23.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Chasing on last three outings, winning by a nose in first-time cheekpieces on latest

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bridge Court	13/8	13/8	7/4
Grandad's Cap	9/2	4/1	9/2
Mutual Respect	11/2	7/1	11/2
Bravethewaves	6/1	6/1	6/1
Couldbeaweapon	8/1	15/2	8/1
Beat The Edge	9/1	8/1	8/1
Uncle Al	12/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Couldbeaweapon

28.1

OR: 11 Form: 14.6 Odds: 2.5

8/1

2nd

Uncle Al

23.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 13.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Bridge Court

22.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Grandad's Cap

15.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Mutual Respect

12.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.4

7/1

Beat The Edge

11.4

OR: 7 Form: 1.9 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Bravethewaves

11.3

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bridge Court	99	103	95
Grandad's Cap	96	90	—
Couldbeaweapon	94	99	92
Mutual Respect	87	110	94
Uncle Al	85	102	72
Bravethewaves	82	111	99
Beat The Edge	78	114	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bridge Court	12d ago	Quick return
Mutual Respect	22d ago	Fit
Uncle Al	23d ago	Fit
Beat The Edge	24d ago	Fit
Bravethewaves	33d ago	Fit
Couldbeaweapon	34d ago	Fit
Grandad's Cap	222d ago	Long break