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Valentine Catcher: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Valentine Catcher is a 5-year-old gelding by Bated Breath, trained by Tim Easterby. He has won 2 of 24 starts and placed in 6 more, for £23,874 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 2 wins from 16 is a 13% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:02 at Leicester on 8 September. His best performance rating is 89, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 24
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 8%
  • Prize money £23,874
  • Best rating 89
  • Official rating 62

Where Valentine Catcher runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:02 Leicester Quality Freight Services Handicap Stakes —

Valentine Catcher form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
2 Sep 26 Hamilton Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Soft 3 1 7/2F David Allan 62
11 Aug 26 Carlisle Christmas Community Raceday 13th Dec Handicap Stakes Class 5 6f Good 2 4 12/1 James Sullivan 62
3 Jul 26 Doncaster Pure Panel Management Handicap (Rnd) Class 5 1m Good To Firm 7 6.25 22/1 Jake Dickson 63
19 Jun 26 Redcar In Memory Of Peter & Shirley Fryett Handicap Class 6 7f Good 9 11.75 14/1 Duran Fentiman 64
29 May 26 Carlisle Hoover - Performance That Lasts Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 7f Good 3 2.25 4/1 Sean Kirrane 64
20 May 26 Ayr Birra Poretti Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 7f Good To Firm 4 2.25 6/1 Sean Kirrane 64
2 May 26 Doncaster attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 6 9 16/1 James Sullivan 66
21 Apr 26 Pontefract Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Save Lives Handicap Class 5 6f Good 2 4.5 4/1 David Allan 67
10 Apr 26 Thirsk Thirsk Hunt Cup Day Saturday 2nd May Book Now Apprentice Handicap Class 5 6f Good 9 5.75 17/2 Ethan Tindall 69
2 Dec 25 Newcastle (AW) Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 7 6 15/2 Sean Kirrane 71
21 Nov 25 Southwell (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 5 5.5 25/1 Duran Fentiman 72
28 Oct 25 Catterick Champions Full Gallop On ITV Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 6 4.5 6/1 David Allan 74
24 Oct 25 Doncaster Final One Standing By William Hill Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 9 6.75 33/1 Duran Fentiman 74
6 Oct 25 Pontefract Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Class 3 6f Soft 6 8 15/2 David Allan 74
25 Sep 25 Pontefract Donate To New Beginnings Horses At nbhorses.org.uk Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 2 — 25/1 Sean Kirrane 72
12 Sep 25 Doncaster Danum Homes Excellence In Build Apprentice Handicap Class 4 6f Good 14 16 40/1 Amie Waugh 76
17 May 25 Thirsk Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Firm 11 8.5 11/1 David Allan 79
27 Apr 25 Southwell (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 3 6f Standard To Slow 11 8 22/1 Sean Kirrane 81
17 Apr 25 Ripon Armstrong Memorial Handicap Class 4 6f Good 10 9 10/3F David Allan 82
29 Aug 24 Carlisle Northern Security Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 5 5 4/1 Duran Fentiman 83
13 Aug 24 Nottingham Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 1 — 14/1 Duran Fentiman 81
9 Dec 23 Newcastle (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 2 1 10/3 Duran Fentiman 80
3 Nov 23 Newmarket Betfred 'Double Delight' British EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 7f Heavy 4 4.75 13/2 David Allan –
20 Oct 23 Redcar Happy 40th Birthday Gary Sivills EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Soft 1 — 14/1 David Allan –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap Stakes at Hamilton on 2 September 2026. Tracked front pack - asked for effort to hit the front over 2f out then overtaken inside final furlong - unable to find more and edged out for second near the line.

Valentine Catcher by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
6f 16 2 13%
7f 7 0 0%
8f 1 0 0%

Valentine Catcher by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 7 0 0%
Soft 6 1 17%
Good To Firm 5 1 20%
Standard 2 0 0%
Standard To Slow 2 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%
Heavy 1 0 0%

Valentine Catcher by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Doncaster 4 0 0%
Carlisle 3 0 0%
Pontefract 3 0 0%
Redcar 2 1 50%
Thirsk 2 0 0%
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0%
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0%
Hamilton 1 0 0%
Ayr 1 0 0%
Catterick 1 0 0%

Valentine Catcher breeding

  • Sire Bated Breath (GB)
  • Dam Flycatcher (IRE)
  • Damsire Medicean (GB)
  • Breeder Worksop Manor Stud
  • Foaled 14 February 2021

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