Pieter Tritton

🟨 15:00 Catterick – Magic Box (NAP) 📈 Odds: 6/5 (2.20) Magic Box stands out in this nursery contest and arrives as the clear one to beat. She’s already shown big improvement since stepping up in trip – getting off the mark in a Kempton nursery over 7f, then backing that up with a strong finishing second at Hamilton over 6f despite the drop in trip and a 5lb hike. Back up to 7 furlongs now, off the same mark of 63, she looks primed to strike again. There’s further encouragement in the form of red-hot connections: this is the only runner on the day from the Haggas yard, who are flying at the moment. Fallon is 100% with 2YO rides at this track, and the yard has a 40% win rate with 2YOs at Catterick. She’s placed in her last three, including a win, and clearly knows how to get her head in front. All signs point to another bold showing from a filly very much on the up. 📌 NAP – Let’s land it and get back to winning ways

🧨NAP OF THE DAY – BANKER DOUBLE 💥ODDS: 2.38 (WIN DOUBLE) 14:30 Leicester – Noble Horizon 15:22 Hamilton – Sallaal --- 🏇 14:30 Leicester – Noble Horizon This one has been knocking loudly on the door, and today looks the day he finally gets it done. He comes here off the back of three consecutive placed efforts, the latest being a neck second at Newmarket in a race with some strong depth. That was Class 5 company, and he sticks to the same level again. He’s been the market leader in a few of those and has had his fair share of hard-luck stories – but the form stacks up, and this Leicester contest looks slightly weaker than what he’s been contesting. Trip, ground, and setup all suit, and he’s rightly favourite again. 📌 Verdict: Hard to oppose on current form – should finally get off the mark. --- 🐎 15:22 Hamilton – Sallaal Course & Distance winner who bolted up by three lengths last time here and returns now for his handicap debut. That success came off the back of a Listed run at Newmarket and the form of that Hamilton win has worked out well since, with runners behind going on to frank the form. Trainer Roger Varian remains red hot, and Sallaal’s profile suggests there’s plenty more to come. He’s already shown ability on different ground types and still holds Group race entries - this is clearly a stepping stone to better targets. 📌 Verdict: Class act in the lineup – should prove too strong again. --- ✅DOUBLE 📌Noble Horizon – Consistent & overdue 📌Sallaal – Group-level potential & a smart mark 💰 NAP DOUBLE – 2.38 Let’s get it done with this solid midweek banker. Looks built to land.