CATESBY can go like a rocket in the Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap (4.18) at Wolverhampton.
The Scott Dixon-trained son of Slade Power, who shares his name with one of Guy Fawkes’ co-conspirators in the Gunpower Plot of 1605, gained his sole career victory when scoring over course and distance in the middle of May.
Beaten on turf at Pontefract next time, Catesby was back on the podium after finishing second in another six-furlong handicap on Tapeta at Southwell 23 days ago, coming home strongly after stumbling at the start. Off the same mark – 2lb higher than for his success at Dunstall Park – Catesby and Jonathan Fisher look set for another good account here.
At Newmarket, FULFILLED is expected to make amends for an unlucky defeat at Sandown Park last time by beating eight rivals for the Jenningsbet Britain’s Biggest Independent Bookmaker Handicap (6.48).
A winner of this evening’s course and distance on his penultimate start, the Dave Simcock-saddled three-year-old was making his ground to challenge when squeezed for room inside the Esher course’s final furlong a week ago, crossing the line a short head and a length and a half behind winner Island Bandit.
Fufilled competes from the same mark here and should enjoy a change of luck.
Friday racing tips
NOTTINGHAM
1.10 HI CLARE
1.45 GRANDFATHER TOM
2.20 SILKY WILKIE
2.55 INDEMNIFY
3.25 FIRST OFFICER
3.55 TERRA MITICA
4.20 MASQUE OF ANARCHY
NEWBURY
1.25 LOVE AFFAIRS
2.00 LEADMAN
2.35 HODLER
3.10 MAYLANDSEA
3.40 MISS ATTITUDE
4.10 TWO TEMPTING
4.40 TELE RED
WOLVERHAMPTON
1.35 BEM TE VI
2.10 PRIMO
2.45 NEXT SECOND
3.18 INFINITIVE
3.48 ALWAJD
4.18 CATESBY (NAP)
NEWMARKET
5.10 BOLD ACT
5.45 PRINCE OF BEL LIR
6.15 LENORMAND
6.48 FULFILLED (NB)
7.23 ALMAAN
7.58 DUTCH DECOY
THIRSK
5.37 DOGGED
6.07 BEN MACDUI
6.40 VALLEY OF FLOWERS
7.15 CAPTAIN WINTERS
7.50 INSTALLATION
8.25 EY UP IT’S THE BOSS
