Racing To School Claiming Hurdle – Catterick

Catterick

14:10

Racing To School Claiming Hurdle

Date 2026-03-04

Distance 1m7f156y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 2.6°C

Wind 6mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 42.98s (slow by 2.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pigeon House (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	2/1	Won
2nd	Mermaids Cave (IRE) Alex Chadwick · James Owen	6/4F	1
3rd	Byron Hill (IRE) Brian Hughes · Patrick Neville	100/30	11
4th	Law Degree (IRE) Tom Midgley · Tim Easterby	125/1	0.3
5th	Tara Iti (GB) Oscar Palmer · Barry Brennan	20/1	31

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Jet Approach (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Brian Ellison	40/1
P.U.	Macho Sun (IRE) Peter Kavanagh · Mike Sowersby	250/1
P.U.	Russian Virtue (GB) Joshua Thompson · David Thompson	7/1

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Mermaids Cave Bay J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	161	v	3109F8	116	127	98	15d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-10	30.8	5/4 44%
Comfortable winner of Huntingdon claimer (2m, good; 13-2) in November; suitable objective.
1	Pigeon House Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	168	p	253-52	120	120	101	23d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-1	25.5	9/4 31%
Runner-up both visits to this track, including over 2m4f (33-1) latest; drops back to 2m.
3	Byron Hill Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	161	tb	-4P634	102	112	100	33d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+1	20.4	7/2 22%
Shaped okay here last two appearances (2m-2m4f; found wanting in finish); no forlorn hope.
7	Russian Virtue Bay J:Joshua Thompson(5) T:David Thompson	J:Joshua Thompson(5) T:David Thompson	161	p	-246P6	103	115	102	16d	—	—	+5	16.3	15/2 12%
Latest Carlisle sixth (beaten 15l; 50-1) not overly inspiring; others more obvious.
2	Tara Iti Chestnut J:Oscar Palmer(7) T:Barry Brennan	J:Oscar Palmer(7) T:Barry Brennan	163	—	710456	106	119	113	90d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+13	17.1	28/1 3%
Failed to beat a rival (beaten 6l) at Market Rasen (2m) in December; bit to prove for now.
4	Jet Approach Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Brian Ellison	J:Danny McMenamin T:Brian Ellison	161	—	35-577	75	83	59	83d	—	—	+4	7	66/1 1%
No impact whatsoever on handicap debut at Newcastle (2m1f) in December; look elsewhere.
8	Law Degree Bay J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Tim Easterby	158	—	7	-	86	79	15d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.5	100/1 1%
5	Macho Sun Bay J:Peter Kavanagh T:Mike Sowersby	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Mike Sowersby	161	t	9-746F	66	73	61	38d	—	—	+3	4.3	300/1 0%
Longstanding maiden (0-25); fell at first at Sedgefield (2m1f; 16-1) on latest appearance.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mermaids Cave	6/5	11/10	6/5	6/5	5/4
Pigeon House	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1	85/40
Byron Hill	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Russian Virtue	15/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
Tara Iti	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
Jet Approach	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Law Degree	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	100/1
Macho Sun	300/1	250/1	250/1	150/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mermaids Cave

30.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 1 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Pigeon House

25.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Byron Hill

20.4

OR: 13 Form: 1.7 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Tara Iti

17.1

OR: 14 Form: 2 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Russian Virtue

16.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Jet Approach

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Macho Sun

4.3

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Law Degree

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pigeon House	120	120	101
Mermaids Cave	116	127	98
Tara Iti	106	119	113
Russian Virtue	103	115	102
Byron Hill	102	112	100
Jet Approach	75	83	59
Macho Sun	66	73	61
Law Degree	—	86	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mermaids Cave	15d ago	Fit
Law Degree	15d ago	Fit
Russian Virtue	16d ago	Fit
Pigeon House	23d ago	Fit
Byron Hill	33d ago	Fit
Macho Sun	38d ago	Fit
Jet Approach	83d ago	Fresh
Tara Iti	90d ago	Fresh