DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING
MONDAY FEBRAURY 9
2.00 CATTERICK
It Is often never a bad policy to side with one of Donald McCain’s novices at this track and SOLID PERFORMER is fancied to maintain that idealism based on his latest effort at Ayr.
The son of Sholokhov did plenty wrong at the Scottish venue, snatching at some of his hurdles and running with the dummy in his mouth, but he did stick well to the task, and it was a performance wasn’t without merit.
Indeed, the data revealed the winner, Kings Champion, was rattling along a fair old pace, so for him to keep on the way he did to finish third was better than it appeared at the time.
With the greatest respect to today’s field, there isn’t a horse as pacey as Kings Champion in the line-up and providing he can just tidy up his jumping a shade, the future staying chaser should make some sort of impact over today’s longer trip.
SOLID PERFORMER – 1-point win@11-4