Racecards
15:10 Redcar
Weddings At Redcar Racecourse Handicap (Class 6)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 0-79040
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 0-87567
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 60
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
- Form 221260
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 60
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 165279
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Suzzanne France
towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 500372
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey T Eaves
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 891866
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer R E Barr
- Jockey P Cosgrave
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
- Form 14784U
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J F Coupland
- Jockey P Fessey
never better than mid-division
- Form 405356
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 56
towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 123506
- Age 9
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
- Form 494070
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer N P McCormack
- Jockey Dale Gibson
always in rear
- Form 108773
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 51
led, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 236-000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J Parkes
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
chased leaders to halfway
- Form 196070
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
prominent, ridden 2f out, had every chance approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 207083
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
mid-division, effort over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong
- Form 858772
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer R E Barr
- Jockey M Stainton
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 0-98
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey P M Quinn
dwelt, always behind
- Form 40-6088
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
The short-listed three for this tricky handicap are Val de Maal, Safranine and Hout Bay, with the selection being Val de Maal. An 18-runner handicap: a piece of cake, eh? Frimley's Mattery won this two years ago and Petite Mac won it last year. The latter does not appear too well handicapped, but the former is very well-weighted if getting it all together, which isn't too frequent an occurrence these days. Val de Maal is certainly on a fair mark and comes into this in better form than most so gets a good mention, while Dark Champion has improved of late, that run including a win here over five furlongs, so he cannot be ruled out. Blue Knight has not been running too badly of late and certainly comes into things based on winning autumn form, while course and distance winner Safranine comes here on the back of a good Catterick effort and she makes it onto the list of possibles. Hout Bay seemed to be perked up by cheekpieces last time and, well handicapped based on 2004 form, could go well, while a return to last summer's form would give Stokesies Wish a better than average chance and, judged on recent her recent effort, Misperon cannot be ruled out. Finally, Quantica is another that is well weighted if returning to her best, and any ease in the going would certainly help her cause. Overall, though, we will stick with Val de Maal.
Formwatch
Million Percent 11-1 (9-8) Held up, never troubled leaders, 10th of 15, 9l behind The Cayterers (9-2) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.