catterick offers one final hurrah

Martin Todhunter’s charge arrived from the Jim Bolger yard with three Flat wins to her credit and plenty of expectation, having cost 42,000 guineas at the sales.

It took her until the fourth attempt to get off the mark, though, finally winning a moderate Musselburgh heat in decent style late last month.

The form is certainly nothing to write home about, but Morning With Ivan picked up well when asked and should be capable of building on that again now she has a nice confidence-booster under her belt.

Meanwhile, Richmond trainer Alan Swinbank’s Tiny Dancer has the chance to excel in the novice handicap chase.

Although the six-year-old was nothing special over hurdles, he made a winning chase debut at Ayr under Brian Hughes. While two of his market rivals did not fire, the Swinbank stable has been in good form of late.