16:53 Redcar

Monday 4 April 2022

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Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 2m 18.16s

(12)

Markazi¹⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: L Bailey| OR: 68

40/1

14/1, ran no sort of race when tenth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, heavy). Off 175 days. Watching brief advised on reappearance.

Form: 912750-

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(7)

Cathayensis²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 66

7/1

All 3 wins have come at Newcastle, latest in 9-runner handicap (8f, 9/2) 20 days ago, showing a good attitude to edged ahead last ½f. Up in trip. Every chance she will feature making her turf debut.

Form: 516-211

(3)

Havana Party¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: I Jardine| OR: 65WS

20/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (25/1) at Newcastle (8f), not ideally placed (also carried head bit awkwardly). Off 161 days. Back up in trip. Has had a breathing operation but others more persuasive.

Form: 144697-

(10)

Al Qaasim^p,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 65

9/4

Improved on the AW during the winter, winning back-to-back 1m Southwell handicaps in January. Stamina didn't appear to be an issue when second upped to this trip at Chelmsford on penultimate start and not beaten far back on the turf last time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 06-1123

(6)

We Still Believe⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 64

14/1

Ran poorly back on the Flat and down in trip after 3 months off when eighth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 20/1) 48 days ago. Back up in trip. Just 2 lb above his last winning mark, he could have a say.

Form: 01335-8

(1)

Rainbow Jet^p³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: J Mackie| OR: 63| D

3/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form when fifth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f, 28/1) 32 days ago.

Form: 06888-5

(11)

Kingson³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62| D

8/1

4/1, overcame a wide position to double his tally for the year in 11-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 35 days ago, leading final 100 yds and just holding on. Should remain competitive.

Form: 208-161

(9)

Clansman²⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Watson| T: L Bailey| OR: 60

50/1

5/1, made no impression when sixth of 7 in handicap at Thirsk (14f, good to firm). Off 9 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Jedd O'Keeffe (20,000 gns) and he's been gelded in the interim.

Form: 9/54446-

(2)

Yaaser¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60

16/1

50/1, showed nothing back up in trip when last of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, soft). Off 164 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6/7960-

(4)

Intercessor^b¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: P J McDonald| T: J Gallagher| OR: 57| D

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 14 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good, 11/1). Off 159 days. Best watched on return.

Form: 455006-

(5)

Jackamundo¹⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 57| C| D

15/2

Temperamental sort. Course winner. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Leicester (10f, heavy, 5/1), left poorly placed. Off 174 days.

Form: 736768-

(8)

Thomas Cranmer⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 55| D

66/1

Twenty five runs since last win in 2018. 33/1, seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wetherby (16f, heavy) 99 days ago. Hard to see him featuring.

Form: 88380/0-

Forecasts

Al Qaasim (9/4), Rainbow Jet (3/1), Cathayensis (7/1), Jackamundo (15/2), Kingson (8/1), Intercessor (12/1), We Still Believe (14/1), Yaaser (16/1), Havana Party (20/1), Markazi (40/1), Clansman (50/1), Thomas Cranmer (66/1)

A tricky closing contest to solve but the vote goes to AL QAASIM, who saw his race out much better than might have been expected having raced freely when third at Doncaster 9 days ago. He's still lightly raced on turf and, from this unchanged mark, David O'Meara's charge can notch a third success of the year. Cathayensis, Kingson and We Still Believe head up the opposition.