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Book The Great Value Horseshoe Package Handicap Chase

Catterick · Thursday, 1 Jan · 12:55 · 2m 3f 51y · Class 5 · TURF

WEIGHEDIN

Status

12:55

Off time

Runners

Good

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

IMPERIAL RULE (IRE

🥈 Second

DEFENCE WITNESS (IRE

🥉 Third

EL MUCHACHO (IRE

4 runners

01 · 🏆

Defence Witness

1.91

10/11

02 · 🥈

Beat The Edge

3.75

11/4

03 · 🥉

Imperial Rule

6.50

11/2

El Muchacho

7.50

13/2

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Imperial Rule (G) T Made a good transition to chasing last term, winning 3 of his 6 starts, including over C&D. Left Rebecca Menzies and off 1 1months prior to a sound return to action at Sedgefield. This looks a good o…	3365-15	Ross Chapman Lizzie Quinlan	9	76.2kg	6.50 11/2
1st	2	—	El Muchacho (G) T Largely disappointing for various trainers since 2023/24 but returned to form from out of the blue to win at Sedgefield in November. Given overall profile, he failed badly to back that up returned to…	F323-23	Aaron Anderson M E Sowersby	9	74.4kg	7.50 13/2
2nd	3	—	Defence Witness (G) FAV PT Got off the mark over fences at Cartmel in May but resumed from 6 months off with a well-held third of 7 in handicap chase over C&D 16 days ago. Should run closer to form this time.	321272-	Jamie Hamilton S England	7	73kg	1.91 10/11
4th	4	—	Beat The Edge (G) B Not one to trust given his record and has struggled to make an impact since returning from a break.	46736-5	Conor Rabbitt Micky Hammond	9	67.6kg	3.75 11/4

Betting forecast: Defence Witness (10/11), Beat The Edge (11/4), Imperial Rule (11/2), El Muchacho (13/2)