15:40 Redcar

Thursday 3 May 2018

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Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 1m 34.94s

(4)

Ghost Serge⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: A Watson| OR: 85

28/1

Showed pleasing early season form as a juvenile and was beaten just a head in a 7f Listed contest at Saint-Cloud in mid-July. Form tailed off towards the end of the season and modest in first time cheek-pieces (discarded) at Newcastle latest.

Form: 256-487

(6)

Poet's Prince²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 85| D

6/1

Back to form over the course of the past six weeks or so since upped in trip to 1m and switched onto the AW. Prominent racer with a strong resolution, so could prove very tough to peg back despite the rise in the weights.

Form: 095-121

(7)

Completion⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Haggas| OR: 85| BF

11/4

On breeding he should've proved suited by the step up to 1m at Lingfield latest, so perhaps he didn't give his true running. Looked progressive on Tapeta at Newcastle (7f) prior to that defeat, so this similar, wide/long straight could suit.

Form: 312

(5)

Maksab¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S De Sousa| T: M R Channon| OR: 84

11/4

7f Newmarket nursery winner (August 2017), who returned to action with a pleasing 1¾L third to Breath Caught on the Rowley Mile last month (1m good). Reliable, so must hold every chance here.

Form: 01454-3

(2)

Sha La La La Lee^h²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 83

3/1

Cost 52,000 gns as a yearling, and was off the mark at the third attempt on the AW at Wolverhampton last month (7f novice stakes), making all to beat Honey Man by a neck. Up in trip for handicap debut.

Form: 62-1

(1)

Pak Choi²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 80

25/1

Won well on his penultimate start at Kempton (7f), beating previous course winner Cristal Pallas Cat by 2+L. Disappointing back there off a 7lb higher mark next time, and now makes his first career start on turf.

Form: 0-5216

(3)

Star Of Zaam^p²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 76

22/1

Pushed out to take a fairly ordinary looking 6f Catterick novice stakes in July 2017, and whilst racing consistently well since has struggled to force his head to the front. Races from a career high mark, so needs to have wintered very well.

Form: 133833-

(8)

Bertog¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: J Mackie| OR: 75

12/1

Hit the frame in a 7f Newmarket nursery in October 2017, beaten 1½L by Lexington Grace. However, he finished behind Maksab on his seasonal reappearance last month, so has plenty to find on these terms.

Form: 0563-0

Non-Runners

(9)

Creel³⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: D H Brown J: P Makin

Forecasts

Completion (11/4), Maksab (11/4), Sha La La La Lee (3/1), Poet's Prince (6/1), Bertog (12/1), Creel (16/1), Star Of Zaam (22/1), Pak Choi (25/1), Ghost Serge (28/1)

Poet's Prince will set the early fractions and promises to be a very tough nut to crack from the front end under the wily Francis Norton. He has shown a willing attitude on synthetics and shouldn't be overly troubled by a 7lb rise for his April Chelmsford success. However, there are a couple of other progressive types in the line up, with Completion almost certain to relish the switch back to a more galloping track, and the ever reliable MAKSAB beaten by a very likeable horse (Breath Caught) on his seasonal return at the Newmarket Craven meeting.