Nick Luck Daily Podcast Pointing Pointers Open Hunters' Chase

Catterick

17:00

Date 2025-03-05

Distance 3m1f54y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £2,567

Winning Time 6m 28.10s (slow by 12.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Captain Tommy (IRE) Mr Huw Edwards · Fred Timmis	12/1	Won
2nd	Eva's Oskar (IRE) Mr Edward Vaughan · Tim Vaughan	2/1	0.2
3rd	Presentandcounting (IRE) Mr Derek O'Connor · Donald McCain	8/11F	5.5
4th	Didero Vallis (FR) Mr Daniel Williams · Miss Olive Nicholls	15/2	23
5th	She Is The Enemy (IRE) Mr Gregor Walkingshaw · Norman Sanderson	80/1	14

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Presentandcounting Bay J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Donald McCain	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Donald McCain	174	—	544P13	125	127	113	19d	—	—	-3	43.4	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Won C&D handicap in November and top Irish amateur Derek O'Connor rides; one to consider
3	Eva's Oskar Grey J:Mr Edward Vaughan(5) T:Tim Vaughan	J:Mr Edward Vaughan(5) T:Tim Vaughan	170	tv	U/4-61	130	127	62	26d	—	—	-1	29.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Fortunate to win hunter chase at Bangor but holds leading claims nevertheless
5	Didero Vallis Bay J:Mr Daniel Williams(7) T:Miss Olive Nicholls	J:Mr Daniel Williams(7) T:Miss Olive Nicholls	166	b	0-3P23	107	113	87	15d	—	—	+8	16.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has something to find based on recent evidence but the return to Catterick could help
1	Captain Tommy Bay J:Mr Huw Edwards(5) T:Fred Timmis	J:Mr Huw Edwards(5) T:Fred Timmis	174	tp	P19-PP	116	116	68	—	—	—	+12	18.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Pulled up the last twice but won hunter chase at Ludlow last March and is not written off
6	She Is The Enemy Chestnut J:Mr Gregor Walkingshaw(7) T:Norman Sanderson	J:Mr Gregor Walkingshaw(7) T:Norman Sanderson	159	—	44FF24	-	81	52	—	—	—	+2	2.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Placed in points but yet to win one and soundly beaten on both hunter chase starts
NR	Ask A Honey Bee Bay J:Mr Martin McIntyre(3) T:M Osborne	J:Mr Martin McIntyre(3) T:M Osborne	166	—	3/5-33	117	120	58	32d	—	—	—	18.3	—	—
Fair third on hunter chase debut at Wetherby last month and he's not ruled out

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Presentandcounting	5/6	5/6	5/6
Eva's Oskar	7/4	7/4	7/4
Didero Vallis	9/1	9/1	9/1
Captain Tommy	12/1	10/1	11/1
She Is The Enemy	100/1	100/1	100/1
Ask A Honey Bee	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Presentandcounting

43.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 9.3 Odds: 15.4

5/6

2nd

Eva's Oskar

29.4

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

7/4

3rd

Captain Tommy

18.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ask A Honey Bee

18.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Didero Vallis

16.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

She Is The Enemy

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.3 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eva's Oskar	130	127	62
Presentandcounting	125	127	113
Ask A Honey Bee	117	120	58
Captain Tommy	116	116	68
Didero Vallis	107	113	87
She Is The Enemy	—	81	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Didero Vallis	15d ago	Fit
Presentandcounting	19d ago	Fit
Eva's Oskar	26d ago	Fit
Ask A Honey Bee	32d ago	Fit
Captain Tommy	—	—
She Is The Enemy	—	—