15:22 Catterick

Tuesday 29 October 2024

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Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 1m 17.19s

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Hour By Hour¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 78| D

7/4

Three wins from 10 runs this year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Haydock (6f, heavy, 7/2) 11 days ago, driven out. Shortlist material.

Form: 851161

(4)

Count D'Orsay^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| CD

14/1

3 wins from 18 runs this year. 12/1, won 11-runner handicap at this C&D (heavy) 10 days ago by head from Broken Spear, keeping on gamely. Major player.

Form: 561971

(2)

Jungle Land^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 77| D

11/1

Winner at Redcar in May. 22/1, respectable third of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy) 10 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 218073

(7)

General Assembly⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: George Wood| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 76

12/1

Winner at Nottingham in May. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap (15/2) at Yarmouth (6f, firm) 41 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 231497

(1)

Game Breaker^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 75| D

40/1

Latest win at Hamilton in September. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy, 9/1) 22 days ago. Probably a shade too high in the weights for now.

Form: 035116

(5)

Rough Diamond^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 73| D

13/2

8/1, creditable ¾-length fourth of 11 to Count d'Orsay in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 10 days ago. Unlikely to be far away but will probably come up short for win purposes once more.

Form: 632634

(6)

Princess Alex^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 74

9/1

Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.1f, good to soft, 9/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and solid each-way chance eased slightly in class off a 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 865263

(3)

Broken Spear^v³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 72| D

4/1

Unreliable type. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 25/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, soft) 3 days ago. Visor back on and he's a risky betting proposition.

Form: 404020

(8)

Knicks^t⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 72| D

13/2

Creditable third of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Nottingham (5f, heavy) 5 days ago. Runner-up over C&D on sole previous visit here in April and he's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 008033

Forecasts

Hour By Hour (7/4), Broken Spear (4/1), Rough Diamond (13/2), Knicks (13/2), Princess Alex (9/1), Jungle Land (11/1), General Assembly (12/1), Count D'Orsay (14/1), Game Breaker (40/1)

Last-time-out winners HOUR BY HOUR and Count d'Orsay are the obvious starting points. The latter is a talented sprinter on his day and was game when edging out Broken Spear over C&D recently but it's been something of an up-and-down campaign for the 8-y-o. Conversely, Hour By Hour has, save for a below-par display at Pontefract in July (too free that day), barely put a foot wrong this season and his latest success at Haydock was his best performance yet. Princess Alex makes each-way appeal.