Racecards
12:35 Catterick
Halloween EBF Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,558
- 2nd: £1,059
- 3rd: £529
- 4th: £265
- Form 277515
- Age 2
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey B A Curtis
slowly into stride, soon chasing winner, kept on well closing stages, never able to challenge
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey D Allan
prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 88
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
went right start, tracked leader, lost place halfway
Dark Hedges
41- Form 399707
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Olly Williams
- Jockey S H James
chased leader, weakened halfway
- Form 34
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
led, driven clear over 1f out, ran on well
- Form 229
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey K Shoemark
chased leaders, under pressure over 1f out, no extra final furlong
Verdict
Bahuta Acha is penalised for his victory in a course and distance nursery and didn't appear to handle the extra half-furlong on softer ground at Bath. Danny Tudhope chooses Loulin over the unraced Liamba and his mount got no sort of run at Beverley last time though this is a very different track. MACHREE was a 50/1 chance when running very well on her debut at Ripon then was unfortunate at York where she lost her position when jumping a path. She was only beaten just over two lengths and would have finished much closer. She's handed the vote though Serabrina was suited by soft ground in her two runs in France in the spring and will have needed her comeback on Polytrack at Kempton.
Formwatch
Bahuta Acha 3-1 (9-7) Keen. led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Jim Rockford (9-12) at Bath 6f (5) sft in Oct.
Crikeyitswhykie Piccolo gelding out of Kitty Kitty Cancan.
Loulin 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders halfway, ridden edging right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Elnadim Star (9-4) at Beverley 5f stks (5) sft in Sep.
Warrior's Valley 25-1 (8-12) Went left start, outpaced in last pair, never a factor, last of 10, 13 1/4l behind Dandy's Beano (8-11) at Redcar 5f stks (6) sft in Sep.
Cathie's Dream (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Raced freely led and set good pace, headed and weakened rapidly 2f out, soon behind, eased, last of 8, 31 1/2l behind International Man (9-5) at York 6f mdn stks (3) gf in Jun.
Dark Hedges 100-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Seen The Lyte (8-13) at Beverley 5f stks (6) sft in Sep.
Liamba Equiano filly out of Hisaronu.
Machree (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Close up, challenged when going when jumped path over 1f out, one pace after, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Awesome (9-3) at York 5f stks (3) gd in Oct.
Serabrina (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Took keen hold in mid-division, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Tivoli (9-0) at Kempton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.