01 Jan 2026 15:20 Catterick
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,225); Distance: 1m 7f 156y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Racing Again 8th January Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Killycarn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
P2-938 / 6 |
Jump (26) | Peter Kavanagh | J Parkinson & S Smith T C Racing Syndicate |
8/1 | |
| towards rear, made headway 4th, left in lead 5th, going well 2 out, ridden clear with another approaching last, asserted flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1¾ L |
John Betjeman (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
41-8913 / 10 |
Flat (565), Jump (10) |
Theo Gillard | D McCain Jnr Donald McCain Racing… |
5/2 | |
| chased leaders, shaken up before 2 out, challenging and went clear with winner before last, kept on flat but not pace of winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 4¼ L |
Byron Hill (IRE) (colt, bay, 12 0) |
395-4P6 / 9 |
Flat (320), Jump (21) |
Paddy Hanlon | P Neville Patrick Neville… |
15/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and outpaced 2 out, ran on same pace after last | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 6½ L |
Wind Your Neck In (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 5) |
245364 / 7 |
Flat (177), Jump (28) |
Tom Midgley | S England Wyniers |
6/1 | |
| keen in touch, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and no impression from 2 out, beaten when not fluent last | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| 16 L |
Susiesparkle (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 7) |
3475-P0 / 6 |
Flat (42), Jump (85) |
Aaron Anderson | M E Sowersby Mr M E Sowersby |
80/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway after 5th, shaken up and went fourth before 2 out where not fluent, no chance and faded before last | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 10 L |
Bodygroove (GB) (colt, bay, 11 6) |
P/61U5-P / 6 |
Flat (65), Jump (49) |
Joshua Thompson | Micky Hammond Mrs B M Lofthouse |
22/1 | |
| keen, front rank, ridden along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 7½ L |
Cawthorne Banker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
P2131D / 8 |
Jump (75) | K Brogan | J & A O'Neill Mr E A Brook |
11/2 | |
| mid-division, shaken up before 3 out, soon ridden along, lost ground and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
FE |
7 |
| - |
Character Testing (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
324-847 / 5 |
Flat (549), Jump (34) |
Jamie Hamilton | M Walford Ursa Major Racing… |
8/1 | |
| handy when fell 1st | ||||||||||
FE |
9 |
| - |
Lahire (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
227F-74 / 6 |
Flat (13), Jump (177) |
William Maggs | D McCain Jnr Bankhouse Thoroughbreds |
5/1 | |
| led, not fluent 2nd, fell 5th | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Gozo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1/ / 6 |
Flat (264), Jump (830) |
Conor Rabbitt | A B Hamilton Mr A B Hamilton |
20/1 | |
| midfield, dropped to rear 4th, pushed along after 5th, detached and struggling 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||