July 16 / 14.30 Catterick

14.30

Good To Firm

AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap (For Riders With 3 Wins Or Fewer At Start Of Season)

  • Prize money: £3973.6
  • 1m 4f 13y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap (For Riders With 3 Wins Or Fewer At Start Of Season)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 1470-0

Last run: 68 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Won twice over a mile on soft ground at Haydock for David O'Meara; placed on one of his five starts over hurdles for present yard but well beaten at Chester on latest Flat start; hard to fancy.
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1

(6)

16th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 4f 13y

Class 5

14:30 Catterick

Miaswell

11st 2lb

J: Miss Lizzie O’Neill

T: Donald McCain

Won twice over a mile on soft ground at Haydock for David O'Meara; placed on one of his five starts over hurdles for present yard but well beaten at Chester on latest Flat start; hard to fancy.

20/1

5

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

15:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Miaswell

10st 9lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Fairly useful on the Flat for David O'Meara in 2024 (two wins) but last season's hurdling form for Donald McCain was underwhelming; ran better than eventual 13l defeat suggests when third of five on handicap debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) in April but has been well beaten on the Flat since; improvement required.

7/1

Form: 275350 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Latest win was off 3lb lower over 1m2f at Doncaster in March (good to soft); stays 1m4f well, but mixed form since and needs to bounce back from a below-par run last time.
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3

(4)

13th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:25 Lingfield (AW)

Destinado

9st 10lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: James Owen

Prolific last year, whereas his only win this season was in March; below par twice on turf since a respectable third on AW at Southwell (1m6f) in July but is well handicapped again.

7/2

9

(11)

4th Sep 2025

Good

1m 3f 140y

Class 5

14:00 Haydock

Destinado

10st 13lb

J: Miss Teagan Padgett

T: James Owen

Prolific last year, whereas his only win this season was in March; ran respectably penultimate start (AW) but not well enough in his other recent races and his record for amateur rider is discouraging; his three turf wins have all been on soft or good to soft.

12/1

Form: -12416 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Both wins this term have been over C&D on good, latest with cheekpieces on for first time (retained); below par on faster ground last time but could bounce back with rain a bonus.
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1st

8

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

18:20 Stratford

Stellarmasterpiece

10st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Micky Hammond

Has won once on the Flat in Poland and four times at Catterick (1m4f), but the best she has been able to muster in seven runs over hurdles is when third of nine finishers at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) in November; interesting that Sean Bowen rides for the first time.

5/2

6th

1

(5)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

15:30 Catterick

Stellarmasterpiece

9st 11lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Three course wins over 1m4f last year and she kept on for a good third over 1m6f here last time, providing optimism that this trip will be within range; there's every chance she'll be in the mix.

13/2

3rd

1

(2)

22nd Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 192y

Class 6

17:00 Catterick

Stellarmasterpiece

9st 9lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Fine track record although her four wins have all come at 1m4f; both goes over C&D looked to just stretch her last year but she did plug on when fourth here (1m4f) a fortnight ago and can never be ruled out at this place.

7/2

Form: 415222 CD BF

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Ex-Antony Brittain; in good form for new yard having been stepped up in trip, winning off 7lb lower over C&D in May (good to firm) before finishing runner-up on last three starts (favourite on all three occasions); a possible.
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3rd

1

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

20:42 Market Rasen

Made All

12st 0lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Sam England

Fair Flat racer; yet to make a significant impact over hurdles but was given a lot to do before finishing well for third over C&D (good) on handicap debut three weeks ago, and his recent Flat run was perfectly respectable.

5/2

3rd

5

(2)

21st May 2026

Good

1m 4f 13y

Class 4

15:40 Catterick

Made All

9st 1lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Sam England

Scored at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in March and comes here on the back of a good hurdling third at Market Rasen 13 days ago; this C&D winner must enter calculations.

6/1

3rd

1

8th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

14:45 Market Rasen

Made All

11st 12lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Tapeta winner in March (1m4f), and fair effort against a pace bias back on turf latest; no chances taken with initial hurdles mark (peak RPR 78 to date), but yet to encounter a sound surface in this discipline.

13/2

Form: -76476

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Ripon winner off 3lb higher last August (1m3f, good); hasn't been in the best of form this season; different headgear from last time; others appeal more.
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8th

8

(3)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 53y

Class 6

20:25 Leicester

Star Start

9st 3lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

A dual 1m2f scorer in 2025; back to form when third of nine in 1m Pontefract handicap ten days ago so ought to be thereabouts eased 1lb.

10/1

3rd

7

(5)

29th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 6

17:08 Pontefract

Star Start

9st 4lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Six turf wins include one here (1m2f, good to firm) in August; had wind surgery before a fair comeback at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) in March and built on that when fifth of 14 at Nottingham (1m2f, good) 11 days ago; drop back in trip no reason to rule him out and he's respected.

5/1

5th

13

(2)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

18:45 Nottingham

Star Start

9st 0lb

J: William Pyle

T: Ruth Carr

In good form with a pair of 1m2f fast-ground wins last summer; ought to be sharper for Doncaster reappearance 13 days ago and on a workable mark if back close to his best.

22/1

Form: 80-578

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish; 15-race maiden; soundly beaten on all four starts, including one over hurdles, for present yard (favourite on first occasion); plenty to prove.
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5

(2)

28th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 104y

Class 6

15:47 Yarmouth

Saxon Land

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: James Owen

16-race maiden under rules; still early days for current trainer and first-time visor now applied on her first stab at a classified; interesting if there is a market move.

10/1

7

(4)

16th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 4f 13y

Class 5

14:30 Catterick

Saxon Land

9st 11lb

J: Miss Evie Lee

T: James Owen

Ex-Irish; 15-race maiden; soundly beaten on all four starts, including one over hurdles, for present yard (favourite on first occasion); plenty to prove.

20/1

Form: 68-088

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Veteran; has won five races at up to 1m2f; not been in top form this season and has no easy task from 5lb out of the handicap.
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2nd

10

(1)

15th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 23y

Class 6

17:45 Beverley

Irv

8st 9lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Micky Hammond

Course winner in 2022 who last won at Pontefract (also 1m2f, good to firm) in June 2024; 50-1 when beaten 10l on his comeback in a Wolverhampton classified (1m4f, AW) in January; others look safer.

33/1

7th

4

(3)

16th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Irv

9st 9lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Runner-up in a Catterick handicap (1m4f, good to soft) in July but he finished down the field in his final three runs during the summer; has won when fresh in the past but his last success was 19 months ago and this veteran is 1-14 on AW.

25/1

7th

4

(7)

29th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Irv

9st 6lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Well treated on his wins at Wolverhampton (9.5f, Tapeta) and Pontefract (1m2f, good to firm) last year; second of seven from 5lb out of the weights at Catterick (1m4f, good to soft) last month, but modest otherwise this year; not quite sure what to expect.

12/1

Non-runners

Fiddlers Green

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £40.80
Straight Forecast £42.14
Tricast £131.10
Trifecta £145.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Fiddlers Green

The Times:

Made All

Telegraph:

Stellarmasterpiece

POSTDATA:

Miaswell

NEWMARKET:

Destinado

Daily Mirror:

Stellarmasterpiece

Daily Mail:

Made All

D Express:

Made All

Daily Record:

Made All

RP RATINGS:

Fiddlers Green

The Guardian:

Fiddlers Green

The Sun:

Fiddlers Green

The Star:

Fiddlers Green