Valentine Catcher (2021) Horse
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Valentine Catcher is a five-year-old bay gelding by Bated Breath out of Flycatcher. He is trained by T D Easterby and owned by Ryedale Partners No 8. Across 28 starts he has achieved three wins, four second‑place finishes and three third‑place finishes, earning $41,682 in prize money. His most recent outing was at Ayr on 8 October 2026, where he came 10th of 10. His latest victory came at Pontefract on 25 September 2025.
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Ayr • Pontefract • Ripon • Leicester • Carlisle • Doncaster • Redcar • Thirsk • Southwell • Catterick • Nottingham • NewmarketRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr 08-Oct-26 1454m HEAVY R5 CL5 Hcp (of $14,969) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.850, SP: 9.00 1st Stanage ( B Garritty 137 ) 2nd Empirestateofmind ( J Hart 137 ) 0.50L 3rd Ashen ( P Mulrennan 134 ) 4.50L 10th Valentine Catcher ( D Allan 126 ) 25.10L See full results | D Allan 57.2kg 25.10L | 10 (10) |
| Pontefract 05-Oct-26 1207m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $3,746 (of $7,983) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:16.400, SP: 11.00 1st Mister Sox ( S Kirrane 133 ) 2nd Valentine Catcher ( D Allan 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Great ( S Gray 130 ) 0.30L See full results | D Allan 55.8kg 0.20L | 2 (14) |
| Ripon 26-Sep-26 1207m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $577 (of $9,874) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.410, SP: 3.25 1st Angel Summer ( J Hart 127 ) 2nd Taygar ( C Beasley 134 ) 0.15L 3rd Kings Merchant ( C J Whiteley 140 ) 2.25L 5th Valentine Catcher ( D Allan 137 ) 4.15L See full results | D Allan 62.1kg 4.15L | 5 (10) |
| Leicester 08-Sep-26 1207m SOFT R6 CL5 Hcp $1,613 (of $6,879) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.180, SP: 4.00 1st Harry's Halo ( J Mitchell 137 ) 2nd Trust Sergei ( C Tucker 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Valentine Catcher ( J Dickson 130 , Cd 125 ) 2.25L See full results | J Dickson 59kg, Cd 56.7kg 2.25L | 3 (12) |
| Hamilton 03-Sep-26 1212m SOFT R2 CL6 Hcp $1,627 (of $6,938) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.620, SP: 4.50 1st Big Apple Jack ( B Garritty 127 ) 2nd Lumenbourg ( C Lee 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Valentine Catcher ( D Allan 132 ) 1.15L See full results | D Allan 59.9kg 1.15L | 3 (13) |
| Carlisle 11-Aug-26 1172m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Bumped start, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on final furlong, went second towards finish | J P Sullivan 58.5kg 4l | 2 (8) |
| Doncaster 03-Jul-26 1603m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 22/1 Briefly led early soon headed and raced in second, pushed along when lost position 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Jake Dickson 58.1kg 1 length | 7 (8) |
| Redcar 19-Jun-26 1408m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | D Fentiman 60.8kg Neck | 9 (14) |
| Carlisle 29-May-26 1385m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on | Sean Kirrane 60.8kg 3/4 length | 3 (9) |
| Ayr 20-May-26 1454m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Midfield, asked for effort 2f out, stayed on final furlong, took fourth post | Sean Kirrane 58.5kg 1 length | 4 (9) |
| Doncaster 02-May-26 1414m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 16/1 Raced keenly in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no response | J P Sullivan 59.4kg 3/4 length | 6 (10) |
| Pontefract 21-Apr-26 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Keen in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on into second final 110yds | D Allan 57.6kg 4 1/2l | 2 (8) |
| Thirsk 10-Apr-26 1207m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Held up in rear, niggled along after 2f, ridden 2f out, minor headway final furlong, never in contention | Ethan Tindall 60.8kg 3/4 length | 9 (15) |
| Newcastle 02-Dec-25 1207m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 15/2 Always towards rear, outpaced and struggling from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Sean Kirrane 60.3kg 1 length | 7 (11) |
| Southwell 21-Nov-25 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 25/1 Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and bumped over 1f out, kept on same pace | D Fentiman 59kg 1/2 length | 5 (13) |
| Catterick 28-Oct-25 1200m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Midfield on outer, ridden over 3f out, soon lost position, kept on same pace inside final furlong | D Allan 59.9kg Head | 6 (10) |
| Doncaster 24-Oct-25 1209m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, soon switched right, never threatened | D Fentiman 57.6kg Short Head | 9 (14) |
| Pontefract 06-Oct-25 1207m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 15/2 Held up in mid-division, ridden and edged right over 1f out, no impression | D Allan 56.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (10) |
| Pontefract 25-Sep-25 1207m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 25/1 Chased leaders, pushed along home turn, ridden and stayed on 1f out, led over 110 yards out, just held on when challenged near line | Sean Kirrane 59.9kg | 1 (14) |
| Doncaster 12-Sep-25 1209m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 40/1 Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened quickly soon after | Amie Waugh 60.3kg 3 3/4l | 14 (15) |
| Thirsk 17-May-25 1408m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 11/1 Mid-division on inside, pushed along and weakened 2f out | D Allan 56.7kg 1 length | 11 (12) |
| Southwell 27-Apr-25 1222m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 22/1 Dwelt, always behind | Sean Kirrane 54.9kg 1 1/2 length | 11 (13) |
| Ripon 17-Apr-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 10/3 Slowly away, in rear, pushed along 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, never on terms | D Allan 59.9kg 1 1/4 length | 10 (13) |
| Carlisle 29-Aug-24 1172m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on one pace | D Fentiman 60.8kg 3 1/4l | 5 (8) |
| Nottingham 13-Aug-24 1223m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, shaken up over 2f out, switched left around rival and headway over 1f out, edged left but led inside final furlong, kept on well | D Fentiman 61.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Newcastle 09-Dec-23 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on | D Fentiman 61.2kg 1 length | 2 (11) |
| Newmarket 03-Nov-23 1408m HEAVY CL4 Flat, SP: 13/2 Keen early, tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, slightly hampered entering final furlong, kept on same pace and lost 3rd towards finish | D Allan 60.8kg 2l | 4 (10) |
| Redcar 20-Oct-23 1204m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Slow into stride, in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, readily | D Allan 60.3kg | 1 (11) |