18:45 Redcar

Saturday 28 August 2021

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Market Cross Jewellers Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 1m 10.32s

(10)

Mythmaker¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 77| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. Twelfth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Capable of a very bold show off this mark if on a going day.

Form: 422-270

(8)

Little Muddy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Harrison Shaw| T: S Spencer| OR: 74

18/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Doncaster in June. Good third of 8 in handicap (40/1) at Doncaster (6f, good) 28 days ago, left poorly placed. Remains unexposed, but she needs to raise her game.

Form: 89103

(2)

Athollblair Boy¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Ashton⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 73| D

13/2

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to firm, 8/1) 14 days ago. Remains 2 lb above last winning mark and may again find one or two too good.

Form: 672745

(1)

Fleetwood Pier³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: T Hamilton| T: M Dods| OR: 75

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, second of 10 in maiden at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 30 days ago, running on. Mark for this handicap debut looks fair and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 42-2

(13)

Aunt Agatha⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 73| C

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Good second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 15/2) 53 days ago, finishing well. Solid each-way chance back at the scene of her breakthrough success in June.

Form: 24512

(12)

Dandys Gold^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 69| D

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (5/2) at Haydock (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Likely to be on the premises once more.

Form: 528432

(9)

Captain Vallo^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 72| D

16/1

Winner at Hamilton in July. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good, 10/3) 28 days ago. Hood back on and needs to find a bit of improvement.

Form: 7-25317

(4)

The Armed Man⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: A Elliott| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 69| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 4/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 5-82584

(7)

Spanish Angel¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68| D

25/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good, 28/1) 11 days ago. 4 lb lower now, but he's not straightforward and is probably worth taking on.

Form: 094019

(3)

Hail Sezer³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 68| D

11/4

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm, 11/4) 37 days ago, bit in hand. 4 lb rise tolerable and no surprise if he's in the thick of things here.

Form: 228321

(6)

It Just Takes Time^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: N Tinkler| OR: 67| D

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner handicap (10/1) at Leicester (6f, good) 20 days ago, readily. Possibilities if the headgear works equally well second time round.

Form: 504591

(11)

Eeh Bah Gum^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| BF| C

20/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. Twenty-two runs since last win in 2018. 3/1, last of 10 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago. On a dangerous mark, but he does have a bit to prove.

Form: 364830

(5)

Gullane One^p,t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60| D

25/1

Latest win at Carlisle in July. 8/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good to firm) 26 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Several of these table more compelling claims.

Form: 451729

Forecasts

Hail Sezer (11/4), Fleetwood Pier (11/2), Athollblair Boy (13/2), The Armed Man (11/1), Dandys Gold (11/1), It Just Takes Time (14/1), Mythmaker (14/1), Aunt Agatha (14/1), Captain Vallo (16/1), Little Muddy (18/1), Eeh Bah Gum (20/1), Gullane One (25/1), Spanish Angel (25/1)

The unexposed FLEETWOOD PIER makes plenty of appeal now pitched into a handicap off what may turn out to be a rather generous opening mark. Indeed, his belated reappearance in a Nottingham maiden last month was most encouraging and he should come on for that. Hail Sezer deservedly opened his account at Doncaster and is next on the list ahead of Mythmaker, Aunt Agatha and Dandys Gold.