Catterick
16:00
Hugh James Handicap
Catterick Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.20 Place: £1.70 £3.20 £1.20 Exacta: £59.80 Tricast: £215.63 Trifecta: £369.70
Non-Runners: Mancini (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Easter Icon (GB) 5 G AVG Jack Channon 128 lbs 5/1 Won Towards rear - steady headway from over 4f out - went third over 3f out - soon pushed along - ridden 2f out - led over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - pushed out(tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
2nd 7 Oh So Chic (GB) 5 M Poor Sara Ender 124 lbs 12/1 1.5 Midfield - pushed along and steady headway from over 3f out - ridden and still plenty to do 2f out - kept on well from over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - not pace to challenge(tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
3rd 5 Lord Torranaga (FR) 9 G AVG Philip Kirby 130 lbs 16/5J 1.75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - briefly led over 4f out - pressed leader over 3f out - bumped on turn 3f out - led again 2f out - headed from over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
4th 3 Hellenista (GB) 5 M Poor Tim Easterby 135 lbs 16/5J 4.75 Prominent - led with one circuit to go - soon increased tempo - pushed along and briefly headed over 4f out - edged right and bumped rival on turn 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 5/2)
5th 4 Winklevi (FR) 8 G Poor David Evans 133 lbs 17/2 3 Led - headed after 3f - outpaced and lost position 4f out - kept on but no impression from over 2f out(tchd 9/1)
6th 8 Tiberio Force (GB) 6 G Poor Simon Whitaker 123 lbs 18/1 6 Held up in rear - outpaced 3f out - edged left over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 16/1)
7th 9 Third Avenue (IRE) 6 G Poor Andrew Crook 121 lbs 125/1 .5 Midfield - dropped to rear and ridden over 3f out - struggling 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - no telling impression(op 66/1)
8th 2 Spantik (GB) 7 G Poor Roger Fell & Sean Murray 133 lbs 100/30 2 Anticipated start and slowly away - raced wide early - in touch with leaders - rushed up to lead after 3f - soon slowed tempo - headed with one circuit to go - pushed along 6f out - lost position 3f out - weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding anticipated the start - making contact with the gates - causing gelding to be slowly away)(op 3/1)