Race cards · Fri 31 Jan
Friday 31 January · Catterick, England
15:35 Bet At Racing TV Handicap Hurdle
- Distance
- 3m 1f 71y
- Going
- Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 9000
- Runners
- 8
Race preview
BALLYGEARY produced a much better effort when second in a stronger event at Musselburgh and the handicapper might have been kind to drop him 1lb. With this step up in trip a possible source of improvement, he looks the way to go. Crossing The Bar finished seven lengths clear of the third when filling the runner-up spot at Fairyhouse and has to be taken seriously. Of the remainder, Piaff Bubbles makes the most appeal after his third at Ayr.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crossing The Bar | 324242 | Danny Gilligan | C Collins | 11 8 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Icare Allen | 698717 | Benjamin Macey | J & A O'Neill | 12 2 | 17-2 | |
| 3 | Champ Royal | 122-4P5 | Conor Rabbitt | S Corbett | 11 7 | 11-1 | |
| 4 | Piaff Bubbles | 5123/53 | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies | 10 12 | 10-3 | |
| 5 | Pike Road | 722 | Daire James McConville | M Keighley | 11 7 | 5-1 | |
| 6 | Fingal's Hill | 524-835 | Charlie Maggs | P Atkinson | 11 13 | 7-2 | |
| 7 | Kap De Triomphe | 1-947 | Adam Wedge | Christian Williams | 10 7 | 33-1 | |
| 8 | Ballygeary | 3165P2 | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr | 11 13 | 7-1 |