Racecards
16:40 Redcar
Racing Again On 2nd May Apprentice Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £2,045
- 2nd: £604
- 3rd: £302
- Form 8048-67
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Shirley Teasdale
close up, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly
- Form 160246-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey George Chaloner
in touch, pushed along halfway, one pace final furlong
- Form 960700-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 36
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey A Carter
held up towards rear, outpaced halfway, never dangerous
- Form 7745-99
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 38
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Jason Hart
in rear, soon outpaced, never dangerous
- Form 04747-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Lee Topliss
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on
- Form 1-34531
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 71
led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey D H Bergin
towards rear and outpaced, kept on and never a factor
- Form 65-38
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Neil Farley
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
STUDFARMER comes out best at the weights and arrives on the back of an easy win in similar company at Leicester. He beat a couple of previous winners with plenty in hand on that occasion and David Evan's charge makes more appeal in this than the returning Liliargh and Takealookatmenow. The remainder are hard to fancy unless First Serve improves for the return to Turf and it doesn't bode well that Rose Of May makes her debut at this level.
Formwatch
Takealookatmenow (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 7l behind Elusive Hawk (9-2) at Southwell 6f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Mar.
Liliargh (IRE) 6-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 9l behind Lady Layla (7-12) at Leicester 7f clm stks (6) sft in Oct.
Medecis Mountain 100-1 (8-4) Dwelt, keen, held up towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 37l behind Hikma (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Bandy Bob 28-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong, 9th of 10, 44l behind Sartingo (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Mar.
Headstight (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) In touch, headway halfway, soon ridden to challenge, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 10l behind Greenhead High (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Mar.
Studfarmer 5-2fav (9-5) Dwelt held up in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Leicester 6f 3yo sll (6) gs beating La Sylphe (9-0) by 4l, 5 ran.
Rose of May (IRE) Chineur filly out of Flower Bowl.
First Serve (IRE) 5-2fav (8-6) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 12l behind Dangerous Age (8-6) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.