16:35 Redcar

Saturday 23 June 2018

All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:3517:1517:50

Market Cross Jewellers Claiming Stakes

Off time: 16:37 | Winning time: 1m 22.90s

(7)

Acrux^h⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Gray| T: D O'Meara| OR: 69| CD

9/1

Needed drop to selling company to record back-to-back wins recently, including over C&D, and struggled back in a handicap at Thirsk on Tuesday. This easier, but others look stronger on balance.

Form: 556110

(2)

God Willing^t,v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: D Carroll| OR: 71| D

13/8

Not easy to win with but good efforts when placed in 1m handicaps here and at Doncaster prior to below-par effort last time. Holds strong form claims dropped in class here.

Form: 060230

(8)

Pulsating^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 67

18/1

Best recent effort when runner-up in 6f handicap at Nottingham last month, and claims on that, but below form on last two starts, and needs to prove her stamina for this trip.

Form: 594269

(3)

Supreme Power^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 54

12/1

Runner-up in a 7f handicap at Thirsk in April, although even that form leaves him with something to find, and he's not fired in three subsequent outings.

Form: 6-22968

(5)

Kody Ridge¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Paula Muir⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 70

6/1

Much respected on form of 6f handicap win at Southwell in January, but not at best of late, and beaten in a seller on penultimate outing. Not disgraced in handicap company last time, but bit more required.

Form: 6-10047

(11)

Al Khan^p¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 62| CD

8/1

Not the force of old, but has a good record at this sort of level, and gained fourteenth career win in a C&D claimer last month. Below form since, but folly to ignore.

Form: 353170

(1)

El Tel^h⁴⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Racheal Kneller⁽⁵⁾| T: S A Harris| OR: 47

50/1

Placed in a maiden for Roger Varian, but has shown little in recent seasons, and opposable after a long absence, even at this lowly level.

Form: 70/8060-

(10)

Lexington Times^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 76| D

7/2

Can't be trusted, as he showed when virtually refusing to race last time, but clear pick of these on form, and would take plenty of beating if consenting to start on terms.

Form: 607290

(4)

Off The Scale¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Evans| T: S Spencer| OR: 58

22/1

Won 6f handicap at Thirsk in 2016, but a tale of woe since leaving Brian Ellison, and no form for different yards of late, including over hurdles.

Form: 056/008-

(9)

Makofitwhatyouwill¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 45

50/1

Has shown very little in a variety of contests, and makes no appeal at this level.

Form: 08-7077

(6)

Balmec²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lee| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 47

66/1

Beaten ten lengths or more on all career starts, including in a low-grade handicap at Catterick last time. Faces a very stiff task on that evidence.

Form: 7760-0

Forecasts

God Willing (13/8), Lexington Times (7/2), Kody Ridge (6/1), Al Khan (8/1), Acrux (9/1), Supreme Power (12/1), Pulsating (18/1), Off The Scale (22/1), El Tel (50/1), Makofitwhatyouwill (50/1), Balmec (66/1)

LEXINGTON TIMES is clearly risky given he all but refused at Thirsk last time, but he is easily the best of these on form, and can afford to give his rivals a start and a beating. God Willing is next best on balance of form, while Acrux and Al Khan are proven winners at plating level, so can't be left out of calculations.