16:00 Redcar

Thursday 2 May 2019

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Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 7.75s

(4)

Clayton^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 96| D

2/5

Paid the price for convincing early career form and has generally raced in good company in handicaps. Not the force of old but showed he retains ability when winning a seller on debut for his current yard last month. Big player here.

Form: 41284/1

(6)

Guvenor's Choice^t⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 74WS

9/2

Both previous career wins achieved at Wolverhampton and is better on a synthetic surface; only raced five times on turf before now and never yet looked like winning. First start since wind surgery and has something to prove.

Form: 4246-43

(1)

Andok^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| CD

5/1

Has won over C&D before now but has a bit to find with Clayton after being brushed aside in a seller at Musselburgh last month. Needs a lot to go his way to reverse the form.

Form: 1004-03

(7)

God Willing^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: D Carroll| OR: 62| CD

8/1

Won a similar race over C&D last July but struggled to make an impact since. The return to this level can help but a lot needs to be taken on trust.

Form: 16-6507

(2)

Graphite^v1⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P J McDonald| T: G A Harker| OR: 63

25/1

A well-bred gelding but things haven't panned out for him on the racecourse. Plenty to find after a modest effort on debut for his current yard when last seen; others make more appeal.

Form: 34726/0

(3)

Highwayman²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: D Thompson| OR: 47

50/1

Low grade handicapper at his best and is another who hasn't made any progress on the AW or turf despite the handicapper giving him a chance. Has a bit to prove even at this level.

Form: 7-54998

(8)

Pumaflor^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 59

40/1

Won a handicap from a mark of 62 last summer but soon reverted to type. In this grade for a reason and is difficult to recommend.

Form: 35107-0

(5)

Jackman^t1⁵⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D Fentiman| T: L R James| OR: 36

150/1

Never won a race, dropped to a rating of just 36, and made no impact on his first start for his new yard last time out (in 2017). Would be very surprising if he's good enough. The first-time tongue tie needs to initiate a complete transformation.

Form: 047858/

(9)

Unique Company¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 38

150/1

Drops in trip after being totally overwhelmed (over 2m) here last time; the fact that he's finished in front of a combined total of just two horses in five previous starts makes the gelding impossible to recommend on the evidence available.

Form: 806-39

Non-Runners

(10)

Highland Bobby³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: D O'Meara J: R P Downey

Forecasts

Clayton (2/5), Guvenor's Choice (9/2), Andok (5/1), God Willing (8/1), Highland Bobby (20/1), Graphite (25/1), Pumaflor (40/1), Highwayman (50/1), Jackman (150/1), Unique Company (150/1)

A very weak claimer that can go the way of CLAYTON who showed he's still effective in this sort of grade with a win in plating company at Mussleburgh last month. God Willing has won a claimer over C&D before now and can at least make a fist of things if striding out to his best. Andiok has a lot to do to reverse recent from with the selection but looks the most reliable pick from the remainder.