Catterick
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Good Value
TrackLab Insight
The market favourite, and it is easy to see why — he won at Salisbury just seven days ago and runs here without any penalty, meaning he carries the same weight despite that victory. The worry is real though: he has never won on soft or muddy ground in six attempts, and has never won on a left-handed galloping-style track in 12 tries — today's conditions tick both of those boxes.
Runs again after just 7 days
Market favourite (3.5)
Trainer Quotes
May 2026
"He was a good juvenile, and three-year-old, and then he got too high in the handicap. He had a poor year as a four-year-old but consequently became well-treated again and won three races for us as a five-year-old last year. He's a brother to Amazonian Dream but they are two different characters. Whereas Amazonian is a tough, hard ride Safari is quite soft. He's been third and fourth in his last two races and is knocking on the door. If we find the right race he'll win again for sure. 14-05-26"
Super Value
TrackLab Insight
Second-favourite in the market despite winning just once from 16 races — though those three straight top-three finishes, including a runner-up here at Catterick 43 days ago, show this is a horse that is knocking on the door. She has the best record on today's type of ground in the field, winning 1 from 4 on good-to-soft, and on a track she clearly handles — but converting that placed form into a win remains the challenge.
Best record on this ground (1 from 4)
3 straight top-3 finishes
TrackLab Insight
Draws perfectly in stall 1, which is the best place to be at Catterick over 6f on today's slightly wet ground. The concern is a patchy recent record — a distant 12th and 11th in his two runs before a modest 4th last time — and he has never won on soft or muddy ground in three attempts.
Mid-range in the market (9.2)
Trainer Quotes
Jul 2024
"He won last time out at Redcar - it took me long enough to do it. He's a grand horse who finished second three times in a row. He got beat at 1-8 at Southwell on his comeback in February, but I don't have them tuned up in the winter so much. Hopefully he can come forward from his win as his form last year, when he kept knocking into one, was good. 26-07-24"
Good Value
TrackLab Insight
A horse arriving in the form of his life — three consecutive top-three finishes, all within the last six weeks — and he has already won over this exact course and distance before. The only unknown is today's slightly soft ground: he has simply never raced on it, so nobody knows how he will handle it.
Has won over this course and distance
Never raced on slightly soft ground
3 straight top-3 finishes
Trainer Quotes
Apr 2025
"He's another to have had a winter's break and he's not quite ready to come back yet - he's about a month away. He won't find things so easy when he returns because he's only 1lb below his highest ever mark, but that's the price of success because he won two races in the autumn. He's a straightforward sprinter, though, and always gives his best. 09-04-25"
TrackLab Insight
The standout course specialist in this field: three wins from just five races at Catterick, including back-to-back wins here in the last six weeks. The big question mark is today's slightly soft ground — all four of his career wins on good ground suggest he ideally wants it drier than this.
Course specialist (3 wins from 5 here)
Trainer Quotes
Apr 2022
"He won over 7½f for Hugo Palmer last year and I was delighted with his stable debut this month when second of 14 at Beverley, as it brought him on nicely. I found a lovely opportunity at Beverley last week and he ran out an impressive winner. He is a well-bred son of Frankel and we can now look to some nice handicaps like the Britannia or a 7f handicap at Newmarket on July Cup day. He is still a colt and there is more improvement to come from him. 27-04-22"
TrackLab Insight
Carries the lowest weight in the field and is rated 6lbs below the average here — a significant advantage that gives him a head start on paper. He is also a genuine Catterick specialist with four wins from 15 races here, has won on soft ground more often than any rival (3 wins from 6 tries), and finished second at this exact track just 10 days ago.
Lowest rated, 6lbs below average
Carries lowest weight in field
Has won over this course and distance
TrackLab Insight
This horse has been off the track for 210 days — easily the longest absence in the field — and the result of his last run at Nottingham isn't even recorded here, which tells its own story. His record on soft or muddy ground is 0 wins from six attempts, making today's conditions another hurdle on top of the fitness question.
Absent 210 days (longest in field)
TrackLab Insight
This horse has the best win rate in the field, winning roughly 1 in every 4-5 races across a 23-race career, and his record specifically over this 6-furlong trip is the strongest here — 5 wins from 21 races at this distance. The catch is that his last six finishes read 7-6-19-10-8-7, he has never won on a right-handed sharp track like Catterick, and the market has pushed him out to 19/1 despite a higher official rating.
Best record at this trip (5 from 21)
Best career win rate in field (1 in 5)
Unfancied in the market despite a high rating
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