Racing TV Club Day Maiden Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Catterick

14:00

Date 2026-02-24

Distance 1m7f156y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.9°C

Wind 6mph SE

Rain 74%

Winning Time 3m 56.33s (slow by 16.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Itsinthename (IRE) Sean Bowen · Nick Scholfield	13/8F	Won
2nd	Myrighthandman (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	11/2	1
3rd	Crack Ops (GB) Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	5/2	4.75
4th	Roarin' Success (GB) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	4/1	5.5
5th	Warrior King (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	66/1	13
6th	Big Love (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Michael & David Easterby	25/1	1.25
7th	Emerald Time (GB) Tom Bellamy · Dominic Elsworth	16/1	6.5
8th	Art Dancer (GB) Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	300/1	42
9th	Tony Joe (IRE) Jack Andrews · T Ellis	12/1	30

Runners (9)

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
3	Itsinthename Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Nick Scholfield	J:Sean Bowen T:Nick Scholfield	161	t	32	-	-	-	36d	—	—	-15	17.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Beaten just a head at Lingfield in sole bumper and he's firmly in calculations
8	Crack Ops Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	149	—	216	-	-	-	54d	—	—	-6	16.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Can play a leading role if transferring his bumper promise to hurdles at the first attempt
4	Myrighthandman Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	161	t	1-53	-	111	82	22d	—	—	-4	11.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Led - prominent before 2nd - briefly led again approaching last - kept on final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 6/1)
6	Roarin' Success Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	154	—	62	-	109	106	40d	—	—	-4	8.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Three-time Flat winner; runner-up at Newcastle on second hurdle start; in the picture
2	Emerald Time Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Dominic Elsworth	J:Tom Bellamy T:Dominic Elsworth	161	—	4-2F	-	110	-	20d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
He's shown some promise on all three runs, most recently his hurdle debut; one to consider
5	Tony Joe Brown J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	161	—	3-143P	-	99	37	31d	—	—	-3	3.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won good-ground bumper in October; disappointing on both hurdle starts but on soft going
7	Big Love Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Michael & David Easterby	149	—	44P4	90	98	77	25d	—	—	+8	10.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Didn't run badly when fourth over C&D last month but he's yet to make a serious impact
9	Warrior King Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	149	—	6	-	90	73	59d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Progressive at ordinary level on the Flat but well beaten on hurdle debut in December
1	Art Dancer Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	161	—	330P	-	-	25	20d	—	—	0	1.1	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Displayed some ability in bumpers but tailed off/pulled up at big odds on both hurdle runs

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Itsinthename	6/4	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Crack Ops	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Myrighthandman	11/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Roarin' Success	6/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Emerald Time	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	14/1
Tony Joe	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Big Love	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Warrior King	80/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Art Dancer	500/1	250/1	250/1	150/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Itsinthename

17.1

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 10

13/8

2nd

Crack Ops

16.2

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Myrighthandman

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Big Love

10.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Roarin' Success

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Tony Joe

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Emerald Time

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Art Dancer

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Warrior King

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Big Love	90	98	77
Itsinthename	—	—	—
Crack Ops	—	—	—
Myrighthandman	—	111	82
Roarin' Success	—	109	106
Emerald Time	—	110	—
Tony Joe	—	99	37
Warrior King	—	90	73
Art Dancer	—	—	25

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Emerald Time	20d ago	Fit
Art Dancer	20d ago	Fit
Myrighthandman	22d ago	Fit
Big Love	25d ago	Fit
Tony Joe	31d ago	Fit
Itsinthename	36d ago	Fit
Roarin' Success	40d ago	Fit
Crack Ops	54d ago	Fresh
Warrior King	59d ago	Fresh