October 21 / 15.00 Catterick

15.00

Soft

William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Veterans’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 0m 5f 212y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Veterans’ Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 015262 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Enjoying a good campaign and he was first past the post at York (7f, soft) last Friday only to be demoted due to interference; went very close over C&D (good to soft) in July and he's a key player up 3lb for last time.
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6th

2

(6)

4th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:45 Southwell (AW)

Oso Rapido

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Roger Fell

in touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

8/1

6th

2

(6)

4th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:45 Southwell (AW)

Oso Rapido

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Roger Fell

in touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

8/1

7th

1

(2)

28th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

16:15 Redcar

Oso Rapido

9st 12lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Roger Fell

prominent, outpaced over 1f out, soon weakened

7/2

4/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 385915 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Won at Ayr (6f, good to soft) in July and back on the scoresheet at Chester (7f, heavy) last month; again ran well when fifth at Ayr (6f, heavy) last Thursday, when making swift headway from the back of the pack before fading on, and perhaps that performance can be upgraded; he's one to consider.
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11th

7

(6)

10th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Ramiro

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

Six turf wins but below form lately; has run well enough on AW from just five starts but others preferred today.

33/1

8

(4)

23rd Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 15y

15:20 Listowel

Ramiro

9st 5lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

Won this race in 2020 and again last year off 1lb higher; likely to have needed his latest outing when behind a few of these at Roscommon and Oisin Murphy is an eye-catching booking; looks to have been laid out for this; interesting.

20/1

16

(5)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 94y

17:15 Roscommon

Ramiro

9st 3lb

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

First reserve; the last of his six wins came at Listowel 11 months ago; not a bad effort there on sole run this year but needs more.

Form: 205006 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Something to prove regarding current form but he's dropped down the weights and his form figures at Catterick read 2131, with the latest win over C&D on soft; he's a contender if staging a revival now back here.
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10

(7)

16th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:18 Newcastle (AW)

Music Society

9st 2lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Tim Easterby

Ran on well to win a 6f handicap at Newmarket two weeks ago (6f, soft); that race had rather an end-of-season feel to it but the Topspeed figure was good and a 3lb rise looks fair; interesting on first AW start since October 2018.

7/2

9th

10

(7)

16th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:18 Newcastle (AW)

Music Society

9st 2lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Tim Easterby

Ran on well to win a 6f handicap at Newmarket two weeks ago (6f, soft); that race had rather an end-of-season feel to it but the Topspeed figure was good and a 3lb rise looks fair; interesting on first AW start since October 2018.

7/2

1st

12

(3)

2nd Nov 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:07 Newmarket

Music Society

8st 5lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Tim Easterby

took keen hold early, towards rear, switched left when smooth headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well

9/1

OUR TIP

15/2

Form: 502710 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
His last four wins have come at Ripon (6f, soft/good), the latest last month; he's better than he showed at York most recently but it remains to be seen how he fares on his first visit here.
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7th

2

(10)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:42 Ripon

Fortamour

9st 9lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Ben Haslam

Six-time C&D winner; easing mark and back to form, just held by U Sure Do over C&D (good; 25-1) under four weeks ago; is capable of handling easier ground, and well drawn close to the stands' rail in stall 10; stablemate of William Dewhirst.

4/1

2nd

9

(2)

8th May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:15 Ripon

Fortamour

8st 13lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Ben Haslam

Six-time course winner but well held in his three runs this year and latest was over C&D (good to soft) last month; has form figures of 1242 in this race in the last four years but he needs to turn things around off a sliding mark.

12/1

5/1

Form: 241863 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Won at Leicester (6f, soft) in May and he returned to form when third at Chester (7f, heavy) three weeks ago; relishes testing ground and could play a leading role.
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1

(1)

9th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Ayr

Broken Spear

10st 0lb

J: David Nolan

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

His mark continues to fall and he has lots of good form on soft and heavy ground; won at Newcastle (7f, AW) in March but this 9yo has struggled more recently and he needs to turn things around.

25/1

5

(9)

15th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:20 Thirsk

Broken Spear

9st 5lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Won narrowly off his lower AW mark in March; returned from layoff with down-the-field AW run this month but combination of refitted cheekpieces and heavy rain could prompt a more dynanic performance.

14/1

13

(2)

4th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

16:25 Southwell (AW)

Broken Spear

9st 2lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Won by a head at Newcastle (7f, AW) in March but he's been off since finishing down the field over C&D behind Saisons d'Or in May; best watched.

25/1

Non-runners

Muscika, Tyger Bay, King Of Tonga

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £10.00
Straight Forecast £10.54
Trifecta £30.10

Selections

Telegraph:

Oso Rapido

SPOTLIGHT:

Ramiro

RP RATINGS:

Broken Spear

NEWMARKET:

Tyger Bay

POSTDATA:

Fortamour

TOPSPEED:

Music Society

Daily Record:

Muscika

D Express:

Ramiro

The Star:

Ramiro

The Guardian:

Oso Rapido

Daily Mail:

Oso Rapido

Daily Mirror:

Oso Rapido

The Sun:

Oso Rapido

The Times:

Broken Spear