Horse Alert

04 Mar 2026 14:10 Catterick

Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,357); Distance: 1m 7f 156y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

Racing To School Claiming Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Pigeon House (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 12 0)	2253-52 / 6	Flat (249), Jump (23)	Sean Quinlan	J Candlish Le Pigeons	2/1
		made all, not fluent 5th, ridden and two lengths clear 2 out, maintained advantage approaching last, kept on
2^nd	6	1 L	Mermaids Cave (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 7)	3109F8 / 7	Jump (15)	Alex Chadwick	James Owen Keaveney & Butcher	6/4
		prominent, ridden after 3 out, chased winner 2 out, kept on run-in, nearest finish
3^rd	3	11 L	Byron Hill (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7)	5-4P634 / 9	Flat (382), Jump (33)	B S Hughes	P Neville Patrick Neville…	10/3
		prominent, not fluent 2nd, ridden in fourth before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, went third near finish
4^th	8	NK	Law Degree (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	7 / 4	Flat (27), Jump (15)	Tom Midgley	T D Easterby Alaw	125/1
		held up in midfield, awkward 2nd, headway 3 out, soon chased winner, ridden and lost second 2 out where not fluent, soon faded, lost position near finish
5^th	2	31 L	Tara Iti (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 9)	710456 / 8	Flat (171), Jump (90)	Oscar Palmer	F Brennan Mr David Gibbons	20/1
		midfield, ridden and no impression before 2 out
PU	4	-	Jet Approach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	435-577 / 5	Flat (183), Jump (83)	Danny McMenamin	B Ellison Brian Ellison Racing…	40/1
		held up in midfield, not fluent 2nd, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
PU	5	-	Macho Sun (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7)	49-746F / 6	Flat (533), Jump (38)	Peter Kavanagh	M E Sowersby The Southwold Set	250/1
		always in rear, not fluent 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
PU	7	-	Russian Virtue (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7)	4-246P6 / 9	Flat (128), Jump (16)	Joshua Thompson	D Thompson Tony Livingston…	7/1
		prominent, not fluent 3rd, soon pulled up