Our star daily duo Rory Delargy and David Massey provide their thoughts on today's racing action.
Racing betting tips: Tuesday October 27
1pt win Blue Jay Way in the 13:40 Catterick at 11/2 (Spreadex, Paddy Power, Betfair, min 9/2)
1pt win Surprised in the 15:10 Catterick at 20/1 (Bet365, min 16/1)
Battenberg Belle is the one with the stack of Catterick form in the bank (form figures here 21311) but there are concerns about her today, not least the ground, with all her three wins coming on ground no slower than good. Her new mark demands a bit more too, and she looks worth taking on.
You’d normally look to Impressor in this grade and on this ground and whilst that’s a perfectly acceptable suggestion, I fancy I’ll be giving a go to BLUE JAY WAY, who doesn’t race at this trip very often, kept to 7f for much of this year but was a well-backed C&D winner in soft ground last October. He followed that up with another success at Wolverhampton three weeks later and after some below par efforts, shaped much better on his reappearance at Wolves a fortnight ago, staying on nicely for fourth after not getting the best of runs.
Clearly conditions are no problem to him, and he might be about to strike again.
15:10 Catterick - Every Race Live on RacingTV Handicap 7f6y
SURPRISED is not an easy one to fancy but has perhaps needed two runs after a 10-week hiatus in mid-season and is well treated on the form she showed when a staying-on third at Carlisle in May. That was her only start on genuine soft ground since joining Bryan Smart and this will be the first day that Smart and daughter Beth have runners on their new joint-licence.
It does take a leap of faith to back Surprised today, but the return to soft ground and a wide draw are likely to be positives with the runners often coming stands side when conditions are testing. The Smarts will also be keen to start their new venture on a positive note and it's likely that Surprised has been trained to peak for today given that fact.
Christian Williams has started the season brightly with three winners in October and his RULE ME IN looks to have a solid chance in this.
After a debut win over hurdles at Southwell last year he looked to have plenty going for him but he went backwards pretty quickly in 2025 and early 2026, his mark falling rapidly as a result. It was a lot better on his reappearance at Newton Abbot last month though, travelling a lot better in first-time headgear (retained today) and only finding the fast-improving Mr McWhinny, who was winning for the fourth time in five starts, too good for him. Merely a repeat of that gives him every chance, but there must be a possibility he comes on a bit for the run too, his first since May. If he’s now had whatever was ailing him sorted, he looks a winner in waiting off this mark.
Preview posted at 09:40 GMT on 26/10/26
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