I must admit this race doesn't inspire me with any confidence of the outcome despite having 3 in the field of 15 that have led before there's only 3 runners that have a recordable time in the last 2 years or more, Racquet is 3rd top using a 2017 time and would need to show a lot more than it has recently, Optimickstick is 2nd top on a 2018 time and both of them like to track the leaders, the horse I'm interested in is the topweight *PEARL NOIR 11/2 who has a recorded time from Nottingham this year and its time from 2017 would make it top of the pile the downside is the fact its on a losing run of 13 but 9 other runners also have double-figure losing streaks so my stake won't be at full tilt.
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CATTERICK 3.35 Div1
This 1st division is very poor with no natural frontrunners in the lineup and only 3 with recordable times, Deeds Not Words is 3rd best but the trainers poor 4% win rate at this course and the jockeys 0-31 record make me question its intentions in this race, Kodicat is the only one with a recorded time from this year and its good enough for 2nd spot overall but this one is marked down as maybe finding 6 furlongs too far if there's a fast early pace and this course is quite a bit stiffer than Ayr, so my bet will be a small one on CHICKENFORTEA 10/1 who has a time from 2016 that would put it well clear in this race, then add on the 23% strike rate of the trainer and the 2-4 record for the jockey it makes me think it will be trying hard for connections in this race.
Chickenfortea 10/1 5th
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