Catterick Bridge Tips: Bank on Collingham for North Yorkshire success

Wednesday's sole jumps card comes from Catterick Bridge, where they go off six times from 14:25 until 17:00, and we have picked out three selections for the North Yorkshire meeting.

The penultimate race at 16:30 - a Handicap Hurdle over 2m 3f 66y - is covered by Betfred's 10% winnings boost promotion. Read on for my Catterick Bridge tips for Wednesday.

14:25 - Collingham @ 11/4

Seven are due to battle it out in the opener, the Racing To School Claiming Hurdle over 1m 7f 156y, and this looks like a good opportunity for COLLINGHAM to strike on his first run for Archie Watson.

After suffering a heavy fall at Bangor-on-Dee in June last year, the seven-year-old has since switched to Watson's yard and there could be more to come from this classy sort on his stable bow.

Collingham is a course-and-distance winner, having triumphed here back in February 2022, and also showcased his class when adding two 2m handicap wins at Ludlow and Bangor in May 2024.

16:30 - Lahire @ 10/3

Donald McCain Jnr and Brian Hughes team up in the 16:30, which is Betfred's 10% winnings boost race, and the trainer/jockey duo have combined for 19 wins at Catterick.

The pair certainly like heading to North Yorkshire and they could strike with LAHIRE in the penultimate event on the card, with eight runners scheduled to go to post.

Lahire looked to have started 2025 off in perfect fashion at Market Rasen having passed the post first in the 2m 125y race, but a stewards' inquiry resulted in a disqualification for interference.

The five-year-old returned to action 14 days later when finishing a promising second at this venue over 1m 7f 156y, with Hughes on board for that runners-up effort behind Balcomie Breeze.

Lahire will step up in trip for this contest and looks to be the main danger to Born In The West, who has found improvement since being sent handicapper and was second at Southwell last time out.

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17:00 - Eva's Oskar @ 6/5

The final race on the card is the Nick Luck Daily Podcast Pointing Pointers Open Hunters' Chase set over 3m 1f 54y and this six-runner event could go the way of EVA'S OSKAR.

The 11-year-old's biggest win to date came at Cheltenham in December 2022, edging out Spiritofthegames in a Premier Handicap over 3m 2f, and the grey gelding's class is clear to see.

Owned by S&R Racing Ltd, the Tim Vaughan-trained charge struggled for form in 2023 and looked rusty after 15 months when sixth on hunter debut at Warwick in January this year.

But Eva's Oskar put that performance in the rear view mirror when claiming the spoils at Bangor last month, fending off the challenge of Willewonga in second, and there is likely more to come here.

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