held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hard pressed, kept on and headed final 25 yards
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
held up mid-division, effort when not much room over 1f out, soon eased
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied to regain lead last 25 yards
with winner early, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced, kept on and no impression
Redcar is very much the manor of both Midnight Warrior and his trainer Ron Barr. The seven-year-old enjoys the seaside air and is always a force to be reckoned with over this C&D as he demonstrated when nudging out Jan De Heem last month. Slipper Satin is another who likes this track and this long time absent mare was a runner up in this contest in 2015 and is handicapped to run a big race if over whatever ailment has kept her off the track for fast approaching 12 months. However, with drying ground likely against Wetherby winner Adherence , the most obvious winner is the fast developing three-year-old VINDICATOR . He needs to show further stamina reserves over this extended trip, but he's beginning to shape like a horse that is quite a bit better than this kind of level.
Mister Bob (GER) 6-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, outpaced by leading pair over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 28 1/4l behind Eurato (9-9) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Calliope 18-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, 2nd briefly over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Archipeligo (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Vindicator (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Aug beating Sheriff Garrett (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Rock A Doodle Doo (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Keen, close up, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor, last of 5, 13 1/4l behind Go George Go (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Jan De Heem 11-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Regal Mirage (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Midnight Warrior 15-2 (10-1) Led, soon joined, headed over 8f out, outpaced 2f out, stayed on strongly closing stages, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Canny Style (10-13) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Adherence 7-1 (9-3) In touch, headway to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Wetherby 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Jun beating With Hindsight (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Yasir (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never any chance, 7th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Brandon Castle (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Stanarley Pic 20-1 (9-4) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 4th of 11, 4l behind Banff (8-8) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Slipper Satin (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased, last of 11, dist behind Transpennine Star (9-3) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Percy Verence 6-1 (8-6) Towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Vercingetorix (9-11) at Thirsk 2m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Oliver's Gold 3-1 (11-12) Chased clear front pair, closed on 2nd from after 8th, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Wisty (11-8) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
