29th Jun 2016 | Horse Racing
Catterick Tips: Auxiliary
Ridden with too much restraint on debut for Patrick Holmes but finished strongly without being hard pressed.
Auxiliary ran a peculiar race on debut for Patrick Holmes and you wonder if there is more to come.
After getting a fast start at Carlisle, he was restrained by David Nolan and dropped to last in the field. This might be his preferred style of racing but it was a mistake in a race with a gallop on the steady side of even (103.7% finishing speed).
From a poor position Auxiliary rallied well, clocking the fourth fastest closing sectional not far behind the first three home, all achieved under a hands and heels ride.
In defeat, he earned an respectable adjusted speed rating of 72 and could win off his current mark. For the 3.30 Catterick he drops down in trip (two career wins both at 7f) and one of them came on the turning track of Chester.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 08:31 29th Jun, 2016 but subject to change
