Trainer John Quinn has had more winners at Catterick than any other UK venue. The Yorkshire-based trainer sends six to that course on Wednesday, which will bring him to 600 runners at the track, and we have analysed all of their chances below.
Jack Too (1.20 Catterick)
Quinn runs two in the opening novice event at Catterick, with JACK TOO likely to be the second choice of them.
A £12,000 purchase as a yearling, his breeding is intriguing. He is a Galileo Gold half-brother to Group 3 winner Star Of Emaraaty, while his 2,000 Guineas-winning sire has fathered five horses who are rated over 100, including Group 1 winner Ebro River.
Jack Too made his debut at Leicester last month over 7f, having already been gelded prior to running. Perhaps he had been trouble at home, but he was no trouble on the racecourse, finishing tenth of 11 behind the admittedly useful Lion Of War.
Clear improvement is required, but that is not impossible given his yard’s record at the track, nor is it based on his pedigree.
We’renotreallyhere (1.20 Catterick)
In the same race, WE’RENOTREALLYHERE has much more obvious claims. His experience will also help significantly.
He was only seventh of eight on debut at Ripon, which may serve to give stablemate Jack Too some hope given how much he has improved since. This son of Camacho was also gelded prior to his first racecourse appearance.
In his second race at Thirsk, he progressed tremendously to finish second, beaten only half-a-length in a field of 15, while his sixth at Ayr also came in a large and competitive field. Those last two efforts suggest a win in this company is very possible.
The once-raced HIghland Mac will be a big danger here, but this field of 11 should not cause We’renotreallyhere as many troubles as last time and he should go close.
One More Dream (3.05 Catterick)
This may only be a claimer, but ONE MORE DREAM has an unusual profile for such a race. All of his rivals have run at least seven times, but this will be only his second ever start.
Once again, Quinn has a pair of hopefuls here and on jockey bookings this three-year-old is only second in that particular pecking order. He was a recruit from Richard Hughes, for whom he never raced, before finishing fifth of seven recently at Leicester.
He showed plenty of inexperience on that debut, being slowly away and then never getting involved from well back in the field. That was a belated first showing though and he should have learned plenty ahead of this second start.
This being a claimer, his highest-rated rival is at a mark of 71, so this would not take a lot of winning if he were to improve. A lot will depend on how much more professional he is.
Ba Na Hills (3.05 Catterick)
BA NA HILLS is significantly more experienced than his stablemate in this race and Jason Hart is the yard’s more reliable number one in the saddle.
His first four career starts came on the all-weather and produced a victory on his handicap debut at Newcastle in March. That came off a mark of 65 and he was competitive on his first trio of starts on turf, all in handicaps off 67.
He has regressed on his last three efforts, with soft ground likely not helping at Carlisle, while a return to the tapeta at Newcastle also proved unproductive. His run at Doncaster last time, off a declining mark, suggested he may need something of a confidence booster.
This race may well be the stage for that and the drop back to 7f may well be in his favour as well.
Haven Lady (4.15 Catterick)
The penultimate handicap on Catterick’s card plays host to one of Quinn’s course and distance winners in HAVEN LADY. His filly recorded a first career success at the venue and she has since followed up.
Even as a juvenile, her one run here over 7f was solid, particularly given she has gone on to be a middle distance specialist. Up to April 2022, the majority of her runs had actually been on the all-weather, but back on turf at this track, she won very comfortably off a mark of 50, with Jason Hart able to ease her down in the closing stages.
Up 6lb, she nearly went back-to-back three weeks after that success, though one week later on, she did secure a second win, this time at Hamilton over 1m5f. Her two runs since have not been quite as successful, though neither run at Leicester or Beverley was too dreadful.
She remains off a mark of 58 here, but is back at a track and trip which she has a very good record at. Based on the nature of her win here, she is well worth a second look in the betting.
Mollies Hope (4.50 Catterick)
This will be a stable debut for MOLLIES HOPE, who is a rare import from the United States. The level she achieved over there is very much up for interpretation.
The handicappers have had their best guess and given the three-year-old a rating of 62. She was a winner at Gulfstream Park last year, so she has winning form to her name, though her efforts for trainer Noel Wilson around the turn of the year tailed off.
She joined Quinn earlier this month and she has a relatively unknown American pedigree. Ultimately, it is extremely difficult to place her ahead of this race, but it is notable at least that Quinn sends her to one of his happiest hunting grounds.