UK Horse Racing Tips: Catterick

It will be a major shock if the talented THOMAS DARBY cannot get the job done in this match race after getting off the mark over fences at Ayr last month. Reverting to better ground should not inconvenience him either and he can take this en route to bigger targets. Artic Breeze has shown little or nothing under Rules since winning a point-to-point last year.
Prediction : 1st Thomas Darby 2nd Artic Breeze 3rd null

This can go the way of GLENTRUAN, who showed enough on his last two starts over further to suggest that he could excel for the drop in distance. Al Zaraqaan needs to rediscover the form he was showing in the autumn and would pose a massive threat if able to do so, while Us And Them showed up well for a long way at Leicester and may also be on the premises.
Prediction : 1st Glentruan 2nd Al Zaraqaan 3rd Us And Them

A talented mare in bumpers, including when third in the Grade 2 mares' bumper at Aintree in 2021, MISS LAMB has shown just about enough in both starts over hurdles to suggest that she can get back to winning ways. A comfortable winner on her hurdles bow at Uttoxeter last month, Western Safire is a key player under a 7lb penalty, whereas Virtuoso is still finding her feet in this sphere.
Prediction : 1st Miss Lamb 2nd Western Safire 3rd Virtuoso

RIBEYE reverts to fences after finishing a respectable third over the smaller obstacles at Carlisle last month and, despite dropping from 3m1f to 2m3f, this keen type is fancied to bounce back to winning ways. Coolmoyne was last seen weakening into third at Sedgefield and is feared most now 1lb lower in the handicap, while Living's Boy An Co may have been freshened up after a break and is another to note.
Prediction : 1st Ribeye 2nd Coolmoyne 3rd Livings Boy An Co

CROSSING THE BAR gained a second win over hurdles with ease at Plumpton last month and Neil Mulholland's charge looks the one to be with off only 3lb higher. Hajey arrives at the top of his game after winning here over an extended 2m3f distance, but has his stamina to prove now up markedly in trip. Nora The Xplorer may appreciate this return to beyond 3m and makes most appeal of the remainder.
Prediction : 1st Crossing The Bar 2nd Hajey 3rd Nora The Xplorer

HERMANN CLERMONT has to give weight away to all of his rivals, but his record over regulation fences during his time with Gordon Elliott reads well in the context of this race and he is the most appealing option on hunter chase debut/stable bow. Time Leader, a dual point-to-point winner, made a successful debut in this sphere at Leicester 20 days ago and rates as the main threat, with The Whistle Blower nominated as best of the remainder.
Prediction : 1st Hermann Clermont 2nd Time Leader 3rd The Whistle Blower

QUARESOME made a winning start on his debut at Roscommon in September and the five-year-old warrants plenty of respect following a subsequent purchase for 85,000 pounds at the Cheltenham sale in November. The Kalooki Kid also appeals on pedigree and is one to take seriously after he made a satisfactory debut in a bumper at Ayr last October. Chance The Robin and the selection's stablemate, Reggae De Baune, look the pick of the remainder.
Prediction : 1st Quaresome 2nd The Kalooki Kid 3rd Chance The Robin