Catterick 4.10

Tipster

Course

Time

Horse

Stake

Notes

P/Spot

Catt

4.10

8 Italian Riviera @ 9/2

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Mention

Catt

4.10

11 Adrakhan @ 25/1

¼ ew

B365 / PP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES RE Catterick 2.30

 

 

 

Tipster/Mention Logic

The 2 mile series at these Yorkshire Tracks can be decent betting opportunities and today, as often, we find some average but capable 
Flat horses, upped in trip, some decent if limited NH type horses who can run well on the Flat, and if you look closely enough, a few 
Turf Flat horses who can and have delivered consistently at 2 miles on the Flat. Ice Galley and Costa Percy are at the head of the market;
I can see why BUT neither has conclusive 2 miles Flat form on Good Going so I don't think they are great value. ITALIAN RIVIERA meanwhile
has proven Course and Distance form at this trip; had a recent return run to tighten itself up, comes from a Yard that specifically targets this
series and looks for horses in run in it, and has a top Northern jockey in the saddle. The only conundrum is to whether you grab the bits of

9/2 and go straight win, or take the very conservative each way option. "Disc" in the table means we will leave that to your discretion.

I want a nice each way option too and looked at Allfredandnobell (one of the best names for a horse ever in my opinion); but think he is
more suited to NH and not proven in this type of race; Saved By The Bel has glimmers that would give it a chance and has run in much
better races but not sure of the Trainer form and old Itlaaq would have been of great e/ w interest with a run (he may be a Tricast Perm)
option, but one who looks real value is ADRAKHAN. It can and has won and placed in this type of race off marks in the mid 40's; it has
had a run and should be sharp enough to run to a mark of 48, it did once win off a break of 289 days which indicates it does not take much
getting fit, with proven stamina, and one that pops up in Grade at trip, it looks the nearest to a square peg in a square hole and better
suited than some who are being asked to do what they have never done before, and that logic can pay dividends.
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