BRITISH 2yo RACING - 2010 Season Race Result
Race 103 : Fri, May 21st
Catterick Bridge 2:20, 5f Maiden (5)
[Est] is the B2yoR Rating. Green indicates a 55+ level,
Cream between 30 & 54, Pink less than 30.
Wnr = previous/LATER 2yo Winner. Letter is Race Type.
Hf = Position at Halfway. Green indicates making places to the finish.
GOING
 TIME RcPc VP
GFF 60.19
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Horse SP [EST]Run Wnr Trainer Dw Hf Run Notes
1Snow Bear3361 J. J. Quinn 6
4
Supp AM, Supp 7/2, BOk, 2nd Rank+1f Sttld Outer, Eff-2f+ Resp, Prg-1.5f, Chal-1f+, Ld ins-1f, po to Ln, Inx Lt in Ld
2Miserere6342 J. S. Wainwright 1
3
B-1 RL, PNgl, Resp+0.5f, Fre+1f & FFH SUnbal, TvOk-2f, SBlckd-1.5f in, Eff-0.5f TTR, po Lt
3Trading3383 T. D. Easterby 3
1
Drift 11/4, B1 ins, Ld Erl & XF, Eff Hf & Resp, po Duel, Stall ins-1f & Hdd NewChalgr, SResp & po, Stall Lt, EsdLt Ls2nd
4Miss Clairton6.5281 M M. Prescott 5
7
B-1 PNgl Resp, Mdfld+1.5f -1.5L, Inx+2f & Dv LsGrnd, Adf Hf, Dv-2f+ SInx, Resp-1f+, 6th-1f, Prg ins-1f, HgL-0.5f, po Lt
5Tancred Spirit20261 P. T. Midgley 3
2
Supp 33/1, B3 Wd PNgl Resp, Prg Erl, XF+1f 2nd 1Wd, Eff-2f+ Resp, po & Duel, Stall ins-1f, Fd Lt
6Mandy's Princess4.5153 R. A. Fahey 9
6
TP Fre, B-1 Wd, Drop-in+0.5f Sttld, SOutpcd+2f TTR & Dv, po, Stall ins-1f
7Mr Khan12142 J. Moffatt 4
5
B2, 2nd Rank+1f, SOutpcd+2f Dv, po-2f, Stall ins-1f, Eased ins-0.5f
8Buon Compleanno100-501 A. Berry 2
9
TP Buck & Flash TL Ov, B-2, Ngl Erl NoResp, Whip+1f LsGrnd Flash TL, Adf+2f, Eased
9Stevie Bee Party66-501 I. W. McInnes 7
8
B-2 P-2 Ngl, LsGrnd Erl with Jk Looking Down, Adf+1f, Eased, NIR


SUMMARY
 Strong pace with field spread over wide margins by halfway. Trading leading with TS alongside at 0.5L back. Miserere & SB in behind these pair around 2L off lead and settled. MK at 5L and outpaced soon after halfway. MP at 6L and driven along before halfway. Miss Clairton around 11L back and green. SBP & BC adrift from early & 20-25L back and jockeys inactive.
Snow Bear supported and another stronger debut for John Quinn as a good 2yo trainer but FTOs seem more competitive rescently. This FTO win supported as the one in 2009 was. But, this a weak race on profile and previous runners present moderate opposition for a ready OR70+.
Former trainer David Barker interviewed before racing and difficult to assess what he meant with non-direct nudge-and-wink answers to straight questions. TS out of a mare that ran 150 times for him, winning 16, and playing a big part in getting his training career going. Asked whether trainer Midgley had told him anything about TS he said he had seen it working last week so the trainer had not needed to say anything. When pressed for whether he had seen something good or bad more indeterminate phrases followed. Horse received some each-way support and attended a strong pace here suggesting he had seen it had some pace and knew this was a weak race. Barker said in response to this looking a weak race that this was 'Catterick on firm ground' so you would not expect better horses.
Barker also hinted at a reason for the poor showings overall by the Midgley 2yos so far. Said that yard had found a 'Copper Deficiency' problem with the nutrition and he had put Midgley in touh with the expert he used.
Miss Clairton the first runner for Mark Prescott. Used to have a consistent reccord with 2yos until 2005 with around 10-14 winners (that is winners (i.e. horses) not wins (i.e races)) from 30-35 individual runners. Bad years in 2006 & 2009 with 2007-8 better. Early debuts usually 2yo types rather than the '3yo Handicap set-ups' although variable record. First runner in 2009 one of his 2 winners and first 7 to run in 2008 all managed to win. Got away ok here but then lost 7-8L after 1.5F perhaps just through being green rather than outpaced. Closing into the stallers in the final furlong and unbalanced 0.5F out or would have been nearer at finish. Ought to be the competitive type on this.
BC look very unco-operative. Bucking and flashing tail To Post (TP). More tail flashing and refusing to go forward in the race.
MP notably free TP.
Miserere show pace on debut and drop from 2nd to 4th late on having taken on a horse who would have been capable of winning this. Seemed to have a good draw here but slowly way and then cut-off by Trading forcing over. Ran too freely then in behind. A surprise given the early part of race that she was still making ground at the line after a less than clear run on the rail in the last 1.5F. Better than the result shows.

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