Racecards
12:40 Catterick
Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 66y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,800 added
- Winner: £4,248
- 2nd: £1,957
- 3rd: £978
- 4th: £490
- Form 3121-14
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
handy, reminders after 3rd, led after 5th, faced challenge home turn, ridden 2 out, kept on and drew clear run-in, readily
- Form PU6-85
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
led, headed and tracked leader after 5th, pushed along and gradually tailed off after 3 out
Parelliroc
330- Form 97-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Mrs S J Smith
- Jockey Thomas Willmott
prominent, dropped to rear and not fluent 4th, given reminders, closed up 4 out, weakened 2 out
Rebel Mc
36- Form 4F-P9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey C J Todd
tracked leaders, pushed along home turn and soon beaten
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey C O'Farrell
in rear, slow jump 1st, headway into close 3rd home turn, pushed along 2 out, soon ridden and no impression
- Form 48-82
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey Ben Harvey
towards rear in touch, headway to chase leaders 5th, pressed leader home turn, ridden after 2 out, stayed on, not fluent last, well held run-in
- Form F1-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
chased leaders, pushed along and lost touch after 3 out
Verdict
PARK THIS ONE (NAP) has to give 7lb and upwards all round but Jamie Snowden's Walk In The Park gelding sets the standard on the back of a career-best effort when a decent fourth in Grade 2 company behind Henri The Second at Sandown over this trip at the start of December. Swallows Song narrowly landed a bumper on debut at Sedgefield and now tackles timber for the first time while Happywifehappylife was a Sedgefield runner-up when last seen. She receives a stone from the selection and rates a danger with Lady Mendoza, a fair second on her hurdling debut after landing an Irish point-to-point, also respected.
Formwatch
Park This One (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Went left 1st, led until 2nd, chased leader until before 4th, chased leaders, hit 3 out, outpaced before next, plugged on between last two, 4th of 6, 9 1/2l behind Henri The Second (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f (1) sft in Dec.
Court Justice (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Chsd ldrs, 3rd from 4th, wknd aftr 4out, mod 5th aftr 2out, ko up to hold 5th, 5th of 15, 33 1/4l behind Kaituna River (12-2) at Dromahane 3m mdn gd in May.
Parelliroc 33-1 (11-5) Pressed leader until over 11f out, weakened over 6f out, 7th of 8, 18l behind Don Hollow (11-5) at Wetherby 2m (5) gd in Feb.
Rebel Mc 80-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, last of 9, dist behind Grain D'oudairies (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (3) sft in Nov.
Swallows Song 7-4 (11-2) Handy, pushed along 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, switched left 1f out, stayed on well to lead narrowly 110 yards out, did enough, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Nov beating Volantis (11-2) by nk, 5 ran.
Happywifehappylife (IRE) 9-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders, slight stumble approaching home turn, pressed leader 2 out, soon pushed along and led, ridden and headed 110 yards out on run-in, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Legendary Day (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov.
Lady Mendoza (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Disputed lead, led 4 out, pushed along 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, kept on run-in, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind I Am Gonna Be (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Missy Ava (IRE) Westerner filly out of Sea Breeze Lady.