3:13 Catterick Tips

Soldier of the Storm was quietly progressive before his 243-day break and returns today with his trainer in great form after a stable closure due to some sort of infection. His last run was in a €60k handicap at Punchestown, and he should be a major player here.

Singapore Tip won at Wetherby on return and has been running well since. Looks a value price, still on a good handicap mark with ideal conditions.

Patrick Neville's 5yo makes his handicap debut from a reasonable mark & the step-up in trip is sure to suit as is the sound surface

This horse is a maiden after six starts, but the closest he's ever come to losing that tag was when he had the trip and ground most similar to what he races off here. That was just a neck defeat, and the horse is 1 lb lower now. The trainer has been among the winners over the festive period, and this horse looks sure to run his race, so the 9/1 appeals in the each-way market.

Wasthatok is fancied to get back to winning ways today at Catterick after winning a race and then falling in an attempt to follow up. This is a chance to regroup after that fall.

The trainers have got two entered in this race and they have a good jockey booking/change. A good value each-way bet for the four places available.

Hajey is a proven course-and-distance specialist with two prior wins here over 2m 3f. The recent fourth was a turning point, I reckon, as he ran to form, and he's easing in the weights to 110 with a 3 lb claimer from Midgley also. He loves this C&D where he has 2 wins from 7 here, and his front-running style should suit. His class record is solid, and he won this race in 2023 off a higher 113 mark.

A mixed bag of form recently, but has a good second and third in the last six runs. I think could surprise today and get involved in the finish.