5:55 Catterick
This Class 6 amateur jockeys' handicap over the minimum 5f trip at Catterick on good to firm ground brings together a field of eight modest performers. The KTB Fit scores are tightly bunched at the top, with Jojo Rabbit heading the ratings on 57, followed by Albegone on 53, while the remainder sit in the high 30s. With the official ratings ranging from 44 to 60, the race looks typical of its level and will hinge on who can make the most of the prevailing pace shape.
How the race shapes up
The pace shape is a lone leader with high confidence, pointing to one clear front-runner facing little pressure from the rest of the field. Loco Lobo is the only horse with a front-running profile and is likely to be allowed an uncontested lead. That sets up a test for the numerous held-up types, who will need to produce their effort late and close the gap in the final furlong. The key question is whether the leader can dictate and hold on or if one of the closers can reel him in on this stiff finish.
The KTB Fit ranking
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1Jojo Rabbit KTB Selection57/100
Jojo Rabbit is a limited performer who has been placed on his last two visits to Catterick without winning. He has a respectable record on good to firm and has won at this trip in the past, though his recent form has been patchy. Trainer Ruth Carr holds a solid 12% strike rate here from a large sample of 491 runs while jockey Miss Charli Parker has a 17% strike rate at the track from six rides. The combination of trainer and jockey stats, shown as 6/42 (14%) with an A/E of 1.27 and +£1.75 LSP, adds to the appeal. Usually held up and producing his effort late, he will be looking to come from off the pace in a race where the leader may get an easy time up front. His OR of 59 and course placings of 7th, 8th, 3rd and 2nd underline that he is competitive at this level.
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2Albegone53/100
Albegone is a modest performer with a solid record at this track, winning four times from 11 runs. He has won at this trip and shown enough on good to firm to stay competitive, though without a win on the surface in eight attempts. Trainer Tim Easterby has a 12% strike rate at Catterick from a big sample of 1939 runs, though the trainer-jockey combination reads 6/64 (9%) with an A/E of 0.53 and -£35.00 LSP. Usually held up and producing his effort late, he will need the race to fall right if the leader is allowed to dictate. His recent form of 651291 shows he arrives in reasonable nick, and with an OR of 60 from draw 2 he cannot be ruled out on a track where he has often performed well.
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3Zuffolo47/100
Zuffolo is a limited performer who has been in and out of form this year and often finds a few too good. He has placed both starts at Catterick without winning and acts on good to firm, having won seven times at this trip overall. The trainer's modest 11% strike rate at the track from a big sample of 526 runs adds no real encouragement, while the jockey has a 0% strike rate from two rides. Usually held up and producing his effort late, though with medium confidence in that assessment, he will be aiming to close late. With an OR of 55 and recent form of 083138 he remains capable on his best day but has tended to come up short at this level.
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4Loco Lobo38/100
Loco Lobo is a limited performer on the balance of his ratings and overall record. He has won over today's 5f trip but arrives with no experience of Catterick and no runs at all on good to firm ground. The trainer has a 0% strike rate from 85 runs at the track, which offers no encouragement, while the jockey has no record here. Tending to make the running or race on the pace, he is the one horse likely to take the uncontested lead according to the race's lone-leader pace shape. With an OR of 44 and recent form of 720/3- he could prove hard to peg back if allowed to dictate from the front, though his lack of experience on the surface and at the course remains a concern.
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5Ninety Nine38/100
Ninety Nine is a limited horse who has won once in five runs at Catterick but whose recent form of 7-0700 is poor. He drops back to 5f having won twice at the trip in the past though last time out was over 6f. The trainer operates at a 5% strike rate from 219 runs here while the jockey has an 8% strike rate at the track from 13 rides.
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6Mayflower Rock38/100
Mayflower Rock is a limited performer who has shown only modest form across seven runs, including a string of placed efforts without winning. The drop back to 5f asks a fresh question after his latest start over 6f, where he has managed just one unplaced run at the shorter trip before. Trainer Dylan Cunha has a solid 21% strike rate from 14 runs at Catterick while the jockey has no recorded rides at the track.
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7So Grateful37/100
So Grateful is a limited performer who has been placed on his last four starts yet still lacks a win since 2022. He has run four times at Catterick without placing and the yard's modest 5% strike rate here adds little confidence. He goes well enough on good to firm and has scored at this trip in the past.
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8Gwen Tennyson37/100
Gwen Tennyson is a limited performer who has been placed three times from four runs at Catterick without winning. She has shown enough on good to firm to be competitive at this level yet remains winless after 11 starts. The yard's modest record here adds no encouragement.
KTB verdict
Jojo Rabbit is the KTB Selection. A limited performer who has been placed on his last two visits to Catterick without winning, he has a respectable record on good to firm and has won at this trip in the past. The solid trainer and jockey figures at the track, allied to his held-up run style, give him a good chance of picking up the pieces if the lone leader tires late. His main dangers are Albegone, who has a strong course record with four wins from 11 runs, and Zuffolo, who has placed both times here, while Loco Lobo could prove difficult to catch out front if allowed an easy lead.
KTB Selection Jojo Rabbit
This is the narrative read of the 5:55 Catterick. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Catterick racecard. Every result we hold for the track is on the Catterick results & records page. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which horse is most likely to take the uncontested lead?
Loco Lobo is the only front-runner in the field and the pace shape indicates a lone leader with high confidence.
How many wins has Albegone recorded at Catterick?
Albegone has won four times from 11 runs at the track.
What is Ruth Carr's strike rate at Catterick?
Ruth Carr has a 12% strike rate at Catterick from 491 runs.
Which horses are held up according to their run style?
Jojo Rabbit, Albegone, Zuffolo, Ninety Nine, Mayflower Rock, So Grateful and Gwen Tennyson are all usually held up.
How many times has Zuffolo placed at Catterick?
Zuffolo has placed on both starts at Catterick.
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