AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Bollin Neil (G) TP C&D winner in February and has underlined his liking for Catterick with 3 Flat wins here since the end of the summer. Made a good return to hurdling when second over C&D last month. Should go well ag…	102115-	Mr Thomas Easterby T D Easterby	9	76.2kg	5 4/1
1st	2	—	Born In The West (G) FAV Course winner over 19f in March but stays this far. Has been operating a little below his best this season but the step back up in trip promises to suit.	755151	Miss Rebecca Hitchen S England	6	75.7kg	2.50 6/4
4th	3	—	Farmer Jimmy (G) Won in the mud at Wetherby in February. Another good effort there when second over 3m (good to soft) last month. Enters the reckoning.	724P76	Mr Paddy Barlow M Walford	5	74.8kg	5 4/1
7th	4	—	Second Subaltern (G) TP 23-race maiden under Rules in Ireland for Martin Brassil. Did win a point there in the spring but still likely best watched now setting out for new yard.	344321-	Miss Venetia Thompson J Bedi	9	73kg	67 66/1
—	5	—	Gustavo Goodway (G) Pulled Up P Landed a Down Royal handicap hurdle for Philip Rothwell in April but left that stable after pulling up in a Limerick handicap chase in May and has suffered the same fate in 2 outings for this yard. C…	PPP141-	Mr F Foster Miss J E Foster	7	72.1kg	101 100/1
8th	6	—	Twoplacesatonetime (G) P Low-mileage 6-y-o who upped his game in first-time cheekpieces to score at Hexham (23f) last November. Hasn't matched that since, although recent Sedgefield outing may have been needed after nearly …	8/585U-U	Mr P Thomas R Menzies	7	70.8kg	23 22/1
6th	7	—	Apieceovfortune (M) Left her reappearance well behind when making her second handicap start a winning one at Southwell (3m, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Unexposed as a stayer so there could be more to come.	2-01613	Mr Harry Hoyles Mrs P Sly	5	70.3kg	10 9/1
3rd	8	—	Rebel Intentions (G) TP Form tailed off for Emma Lavelle after landing a Kempton handicap last October and hasn't shown much in 3 starts for present connections.	7P32P6	Miss Ellie Holder Annabelle Sowray	8	68.9kg	29 28/1
9th	9	—	Kauto D'Amour (G) Lightly raced in recent years but showed he retains his ability when third in handicap hurdles at Wetherby and Hexham in February/March and he reappears with his stable in very good form. Has to ente…	2F/P33-9	Mr William Easterby J Parkinson & S Smith	10	68.9kg	7 6/1
2nd	10	—	Dillarchie (M) TP Scored at Sedgefield in February 2024, but not easy to catch right since and safely held on both starts this winter.	23111-4	Mr John Dawson Miss J E Foster	8	68.9kg	15 14/1
—	11	—	Sputnik (G) Pulled Up P Tumbled in the weights and took a step back in the right direction when second in a 25f course chase last month. Claims if he can build on that now reverting to hurdles.	P-52P6P	Miss Jesika Rennie Lizzie Quinlan	10	65.8kg	29 28/1
—	12	—	High Grounds (G) Pulled Up TP Winner at Market Rasen in 2021. Also runner-up twice in May 2022 but well beaten in 3 comeback outings this autumn. Has first-time cheekpieces added to his regular tongue tie.	22/P0PP	Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell R Potter	12	64.4kg	81 80/1

Betting forecast: Born In The West (6/4), Farmer Jimmy (4/1), Bollin Neil (4/1), Kauto D'Amour (6/1), Apieceovfortune (9/1), Dillarchie (14/1), Twoplacesatonetime (22/1), Rebel Intentions (28/1), Sputnik (28/1), Second Subaltern (66/1), High Grounds (80/1), Gustavo Goodway (100/1)