15:30 Redcar

Friday 22 June 2018

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:4517:20

Racing UK Straight Mile Series Handicap

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 35.72s

(8)

Dawaaleeb^v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: J L Eyre| OR: 89| D

5/1

Having started to look exposed off the mark that he won off at Beverley he found some improvement to score there. Shouldn't be too harshly judged on his last run (hampered) but this mark does require more from him.

Form: 1-13315

(3)

Elusive Heights¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 86| D

25/1

Back down to 7f at Catterick last time he looked out of sorts still and is finding life rather tough at the moment. Would need several here to underperform if he were to take a hand in this despite the sliding mark.

Form: 98-7000

(1)

Helovaplan³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 86| BF| D

7/2

Looked as good if not better than ever when taking a 1m handicap at Thirsk in May although that was only a 0-80 and he steps up in grade here. Given a quick run at Ayr after that and that may have proved his undoing rather than his penalty.

Form: 446-313

(4)

Mon Beau Visage^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P Makin| T: D O'Meara| OR: 83| CD

7/2

Twice a winner here with one of those victories over C&D last year. Has had his wind tinkered with since then and turned in his best effort of the season last time (below last winning mark) and looks one to note in this.

Form: 50-5902

(7)

Michele Strogoff^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 75| BF| D

7/4

Useful in handicaps and placed on all his starts this year with a creditable second at Newbury his latest effort. Cheekpieces return and no surprise to see him in the mix again for this.

Form: 48-3232

(5)

Kit Marlowe¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 82

9/1

Finished last on his comeback run and was probably in need of the outing at Haydock. Now steps back down in trip and looks vulnerable against some in-form types.

Form: 12342-8

Non-Runners

(2)

Withernsea⁴⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: R A Fahey J: T Hamilton

(6)

Hakeem²⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: W J Haggas J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Michele Strogoff (7/4), Hakeem (3/1), Mon Beau Visage (7/2), Helovaplan (7/2), Dawaaleeb (5/1), Withernsea (11/2), Kit Marlowe (9/1), Elusive Heights (25/1)

MON BEAU VISAGE has to be of interest here having run some of his best races here and having fallen below his last mark and he looked as though he was ready to win again last time. Withernsea is a similar type who is also operating off a reduced mark now and looks ready to win again but he could do with a little more give in the surface. Dawaaleeb may well have to find more off this mark if his Beverley win is a guide while Helovaplan is another who has to find more in this grade but may be capable of doing so. Michele Strogoff is another who can’t be left out of this open and competitive handicap.