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15:50 Catterick
racinguk.com Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £4,205
- 2nd: £1,251
- 3rd: £625
- 4th: £313
- Form 216141
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Justin Newman
raced wide, held up in mid-division, very wide into straight over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed leader 1f out, driven to lead final strides
- Form 133112
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final strides
- Form 152243
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey S De Sousa
pressed leader and soon pushed along, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2-73636
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey P Hanagan
in rear, outpaced halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on to be a never nearer 4th inside final furlong
Iceblast
12- Form 357007
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey D M Simmonson
dwelt in rear, outpaced halfway, never on terms
- Form 516-595
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Verdict
Roninski has got away with just a 3lb rise for scoring over this trip at Redcar, his third success of the season, and his young rider gets on very well with him. Fast Shot has also won three times this year, all over 6f, and though failing in his hat-trick bid at Leicester his run suggested an extra furlong would be a help. He should be in the shake-up but MAGGIE MEY is the one who gets the nod as David O'Meara's front-runner has been leading until the final furlong in her races over a mile recently and scored the last time she raced over this trip. Squires Gate is the first runner on the track for Charles Hills and he's been running better than his form figures suggest.
Formwatch
Roninski (IRE) 15-8fav (8-8) Steadied start, chased leaders, led over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, won at Redcar 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Robert The Painter (9-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Fast Shot 5-2fav (8-10) Held up behind, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Levitate (8-9) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Maverik 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Fast Shot (9-0) at Doncaster 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Maggie Mey (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Polar Kite (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Breezolini 10-1 (9-5) Towards rear, never on terms, 6th of 9, 9l behind Diablo Dancer (8-10) at Carlisle 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Iceblast 11-2 (8-5) Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 18l behind Coolminx (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy.
Auto Mac 11-4 (9-2) Keen early made all, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, found extra when challenged near finish, won at Beverley 7f 3yo clm (5) gf in Jul beating Abidhabidubai (8-12) by hd, 4 ran.
Squires Gate (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Went right start, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, last of 5, 6l behind Camberley Two (9-1) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs.