16:25 Redcar

Monday 25 October 2021

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Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 1m 12.06s

(12)

I Know How^p¹⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Kieran Schofield| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 63| DWS

16/1

Newcastle winner in January but off since last of 13 in handicap there 178 days ago. Since had a wind op and cheekpieces back on, so he's not taken lightly given his excellent record when fresh.

Form: 817-180

(6)

Somewhere Secret^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 62| D

15/2

Unreliable type. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good, 12/1) 12 days ago. Blinkers back on but still needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 728009

(10)

Napping^p⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 62| D

17/2

12/1, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good) 41 days ago. Can make her presence felt again.

Form: 746273

(11)

Gullane One^p,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ella McCain| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58| D

9/2

8/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 33 days ago, doing too much too soon. Enters calculations.

Form: 729356

(4)

Penombre¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 57WS

10/1

20/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 161 days ago. Back from a breathing operation now with work to do.

Form: 0848-80

(9)

Ballycommon^t³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 56

7/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 9/2) 33 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 606440

(1)

Mudawwan¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Ugne Mickute⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bethell| OR: 54

6/1

Unreliable type. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft, 11/1) 110 days ago but others remain more persuasive.

Form: 174922

(3)

Driftwood⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonathan Fisher| T: S Dixon| OR: 55

33/1

Poor maiden. Modest sixth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 7 days ago, so others are preferred.

Form: 637076

(2)

So Grateful^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 52

10/3

10/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 10 days ago. Ought to be competitive again in his bid for a first victory.

Form: 059352

(7)

One Last Hug^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Amie Waugh| T: J S Goldie| OR: 46

12/1

It's now fifteen runs since his last win in 2020. Left poorly placed when eighth of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, soft, 14/1) 18 days ago, but still needs more here.

Form: 628638

Non-Runners

(5)

Lady Monica³⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: M Appleby J: Frederick Larson

(8)

Racy Stacey³³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: Steph Hollinshead J: Molly Presland

Forecasts

So Grateful (10/3), Gullane One (9/2), Mudawwan (6/1), Ballycommon (7/1), Somewhere Secret (15/2), Napping (17/2), Penombre (10/1), One Last Hug (12/1), Lady Monica (12/1), Racy Stacey (14/1), I Know How (16/1), Driftwood (33/1)

A very open sprint, so at the likely odds it's worth siding with I KNOW HOW who goes very well fresh and is fancied to return in style after also undergoing a wind op. Gullane One wasn't seen to best effect when sixth over C&D last time and is feared most off a handy-looking mark, although in-form maiden So Grateful warrants plenty of respect too.