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Class 4, 1m4f (1m4f13y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, £5,234, 8 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Hengest is our selection, and we prefer him to the top-rated Parisian Scholar on his progressive profile, with only three pounds separating them on our figures. He is level with Be Patient on 84, so he has a sound claim at Catterick over this 12f trip on good to soft. Parisian Scholar is the obvious danger as the highest-rated runner, while Be Patient and Pol Roger, who is three pounds behind our pick, are both capable of going close in a tight-looking contest. Confidence is low, but Hengest's upward trajectory makes him the one to side with.
Runners
Rhys Elliott (5)
Michael Dods 0/26
Pol Roger won two starts back and four starts back, with a second in between, and he's back quickly after seven days, having run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is the stable's form, 0/26 over the last 14 days, and an unplaced run last time out.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Passegiata (GB) by Mastercraftsman
- Owner
- J Sagar
- Foaled
- 17 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Piercebridge, Co Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 26 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 74
Oisin Orr
Edward Bethell 1/30
Be Patient won two starts running before following with a second and a third, and though he was only fifth last time out, 23 days ago, he has run over today's trip and carries 135 lb off 84. The main risk is a stable cold at 1/30 in the last 14 days.
- Sire
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)
- Dam
- Dream To Reality (GB) by Australia
- Owner
- Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 30 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 83
Edward Greatrex
Dylan Cunha 1/15
Hengest is our selection on profile: he was fifth last time out just 20 days ago, and a third three starts back shows he can get involved. He has run over today's trip and going, and our 84 rating backs him, though he's yet to win in his last six.
- Sire
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)
- Dam
- Contribution (GB) by Champs Elysees
- Owner
- Gee Gees Racing P Gleeson N Barnes
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 67
Jason Hart
Charlie Johnston 5/46
Parisian Scholar arrives in fine fettle, third last time out after a second two starts back and another second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Fresh from just 14 days off, he looks a leading threat, though a single win in his last six starts and 131 lb are the concerns.
- Sire
- Study Of Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Suffused (GB) by Champs Elysees
- Owner
- Kingsley Park 41
- Foaled
- 4 May 2023
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 46 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 80
David Allan
Tim Easterby 5/71
Golden West is yet to win in his last six, with a seventh last time out and an eighth before that, though a second four starts back shows he can go close, and he has run over today's trip and going. Back within 14 days, he looks a midfield sort, with our rating of 81 ranking him fifth of eight.
- Sire
- Masar (IRE)
- Dam
- Gwendolyn (GER) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Reality Partnerships Xx
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 71 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 85
David Nolan
Ivan Furtado 4/29
Helmsley is winless in her last six, with an unplaced effort last time out and a fifth two starts back, so she is hard to fancy at 130 lb. On the plus side, she has run over today's trip and going, and a second three starts back shows she can pick up a cheque.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Pearl Of The Night (IRE) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Alfa Site Services Ltd
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Easingwold, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 29 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 77
Paul Mulrennan
Dr Richard Newland 1/19
Bay of Myths has run over today's trip and on the going, and a win four starts back is followed by a third, a fourth and a fifth last time, so the trend is drifting the wrong way. Fit enough after 26 days off, he carries 127 lb off 76, with our rating of 79 ranking him sixth of eight.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Magic Nymph (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Commercium Ii Partners
- Foaled
- 16 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Claines, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 80
Kevin Stott
James Owen 10/55
Temple has been placed in three of his last five, including a third last time out, but he is yet to win in that spell and has been off 108 days. He has run over today's trip, yet carrying 127 lb and ranked last of eight on our figures, he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Wootton Bassett (GB)
- Dam
- Elizabethofaragon (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- The Rogues Gallery
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 10 wins from 55 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 72
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.