Our resident tipster Rhys Williams has analysed Tuesday's racing and has a sole selection at Catterick...
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Ran well on chasing debut
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Should be better suited by left-handed track
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Blue Fin is overpriced w/o the fav at Catterick
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Prairie Wolf is the odds-on favourite for this novices' handicap chase following a good run in defeat in much better company at Cheltenham. Rather than trying to take him on, I think there's an appealing bet in the without the favourite market.
Blue Fin was well beaten last time when sent off a short-priced favourite at Carlisle but there was an obvious excuse for that run as he jumped left for much of the race and hung badly left around the final bend.
Prior to that, he had run well at the same track on chasing debut when finished second behind Trelawne. Although he was no threat to that rival in the closing stages, he showed a good aptitude for jumping fences and he should be far more at home on this left-handed track today. His run last time wasn't the first time that he had hung left as he had even done that on a left-handed track so the chase track being on the inside at Catterick is an advantage for him.
It might turn out that Blue Fin just isn't straightforward but I think these circumstances give him a good opportunity to bounce back and any 2/13.00 or bigger appeals in the without the favourite market.