Horse Racing Tips: Catterick preview, predictions and best bets for Wednesday July 16

Racing action on Wednesday the 16th of July turns its attention to Yorkshire, where Catterick’s afternoon card takes centre stage. Read on to find the best tips and predictions in addition to the latest betting offers for Catterick racing on Wednesday July 16.

Horse Racing betting tips: Catterick Wednesday July 16 tips

Is There a New Star Ready to Shine in Catterick’s Sprint Feature Today?

• Wheels Of Fire’s BettingTips4You Rating of 88 is the highest among all runners in the field.
• The colt has raced in more competitive company recently and has now been dropped a pound in the handicap following his Goodwood third.
• Alec Voikhansky rides with a 20% strike rate over the past fortnight, offering additional promise with his valuable claim.

Best Bet for Catterick Wednesday July 16

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While not the largest of meetings, the programme offers competitive action with several intriguing handicaps and a field of familiar runners looking to seize opportunities on what is expected to be quick ground. The feature race of the day comes at 4.30pm, the 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap, a Class 4 event for three-year-olds and up, run over six furlongs.

It’s a tightly bunched field in terms of ratings, and although the quantity of runners is modest, the form lines suggest a lively race. Ancient Times lines up in fine heart following a productive spell and brings course and distance winning form, while Sir Garfield has shown consistency and returns to a venue where he has gone well in the past. Dothan and Chuti Manika also feature, both with efforts suggesting they are not far from finding their level again.

Others like Lucky Man and Megaphone might appeal to those hoping for a revival in form, but both arrive with questions to answer based on recent showings. In contrast, one runner appears to be edging ever closer to a breakthrough performance, having taken significant strides in higher calibre company and now finds himself in a race that could well suit his profile perfectly.

Best Bet of the Day – Catterick 4:30 – Wheels Of Fire

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For this afternoon at Catterick, the standout selection comes in the 4.30pm sprint, and it is Wheels Of Fire who gets the nod.

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Wheels Of Fire enters this race with the appearance of a colt who has been steadily improving and now finds the right setup to take the next step. He produced a personal best at Goodwood on his latest outing, where despite racing keenly in the early stages, he travelled strongly and was among the last to come off the bridle. That third-placed finish came in a deeper contest than this one, and he was only beaten by a length and three-quarters behind Walnut, a progressive rival at a higher level.

What strengthens his claim further today is a one-pound drop in his rating, which looks to have brought him to a very workable mark of 79. While he is yet to score in a handicap, his form against stronger fields has held up well, and now back in calmer waters, the Catterick track—with its relatively sharp finish—should play to the strengths of this efficient travelling type. The switch to Alec Voikhansky, who claims three pounds and comes into this with a 20% strike rate from his last 15 rides, only adds confidence to his prospects.

Trainer Richard Hannon may not have lit the turf alight in recent weeks with a 12% win rate, but Wheels Of Fire looks like a horse that could easily defy that trend, particularly as this field lacks unexposed rivals. He also holds a respectable BettingTips4You Rating of 88, the joint-highest in the field, highlighting how his recent form lines stack up favourably. Given his current condition, the favourable class drop, and the nature of today’s contest, everything suggests this could finally be the moment he gets off the mark in handicaps.

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