Five-star Ritz scores at Catterick
Colway Ritz opened his account over jumps at the ripe old age of 12 in the Bedale Selling Handicap Hurdle at Catterick.
Wilf Storey’s veteran is a 10-time winner on the Flat but had struggled over timber.
However, he came good under a patient ride from Graham Lee to defeat Seraph by a length and a half in this low-grade contest.
After greeting the 8-1 shot, Storey said: “He’s a banded horse on the Flat so I hope there are some more chances yet for him.
“But first he’ll come back here next week for a two-and-half-miler.
“Unfortunately we won’t have Graham because it’s a conditional jockeys’ race.”
There was no bid for Colway Ritz at the post-race auction.
