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Catterick

15:30

Date 2026-02-09

Distance 2m3f51y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,961

Weather Overcast

Temp 7°C

Wind 9mph SE

Rain 31%

Winning Time 5m 5.50s (slow by 24.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Imperial Bede (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	11/4J	Won
2nd	Athair Mor (IRE) Ryan Mania · Paul Robson	11/4J	1.5
3rd	A Great Excuse (IRE) David Bass · Max Comley	4/1	27
4th	Onesoc (IRE) Jack Power · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	11/2	4.75
5th	Lunar Ocean (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Billy Aprahamian	9/2	45

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	El Muchacho (IRE) William Maggs · Mike Sowersby	18/1
P.U.	Pure Surf (IRE) Miss Pippa Brown · Victor Thompson	100/1

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	Imperial Bede Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	168	p	7634-4	105	113	94	23d	—	—	-2	20.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Fair run after absence last time; interesting off a good mark with headgear now tried
5	Athair Mor Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Paul Robson	J:Ryan Mania T:Paul Robson	155	t	4-6222	92	111	97	45d	—	—	-3	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-8; runner-up on last three runs over fences, all over this sort of trip; should go well
6	Lunar Ocean Brown J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	142	tp	25-262	79	110	101	49d	—	—	-5	12.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-14. but runner-up in five of his six races over fences, latest at Huntingdon; contender
3	A Great Excuse b/br J:David Bass T:Max Comley	J:David Bass T:Max Comley	165	t	75-41F	102	110	92	18d	—	—	+2	17.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Off the mark on third chase start (2m); has fallen since; a possible on earlier form
2	Onesoc Bay J:Jack Power(5) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Jack Power(5) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	167	—	4/412-	104	112	76	356d	—	—	+5	17	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won this race off 10lb lower in 2025; could go well if tuned up after 356-day break
4	El Muchacho Grey J:William Maggs(5) T:Mike Sowersby	J:William Maggs(5) T:Mike Sowersby	159	t	080151	96	115	70	39d	—	—	+22	28.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
In good form after C&D win latest but heavy ground is a concern
7	Pure Surf Chestnut J:Miss Pippa Brown(7) T:Victor Thompson	J:Miss Pippa Brown(7) T:Victor Thompson	142	p	25-PP5	79	110	30	73d	—	—	+6	7.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Newcastle winner last term but disappointing this season; 3lb wrong; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Imperial Bede	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Athair Mor	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Lunar Ocean	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
A Great Excuse	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Onesoc	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
El Muchacho	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	11/1
Pure Surf	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

El Muchacho

28.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 15 Odds: 1.8

14/1

2nd

Imperial Bede

20.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

A Great Excuse

17.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Onesoc

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.5

11/2

Athair Mor

16.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Lunar Ocean

12.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Pure Surf

7.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Imperial Bede	105	113	94
Onesoc	104	112	76
A Great Excuse	102	110	92
El Muchacho	96	115	70
Athair Mor	92	111	97
Lunar Ocean	79	110	101
Pure Surf	79	110	30

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
A Great Excuse	18d ago	Fit
Imperial Bede	23d ago	Fit
El Muchacho	39d ago	Fit
Athair Mor	45d ago	Fit
Lunar Ocean	49d ago	Fresh
Pure Surf	73d ago	Fresh
Onesoc	356d ago	Long break