15:22 Redcar

Saturday 24 June 2023

All13:3714:1214:4715:2216:0216:3817:13

Host & Stay Handicap

Off time: 16:04 | Winning time: 1m 20.82s

(5)

Azano⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 95| CD

16/5

Unreliable type. C&D winner. 12/1, 5¼ lengths third of 5 to Chichester in listed race at York (7.9f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 54-5253

(6)

Cruyff Turn²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 91| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 13/2, last of 10 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor but others look stronger all the same.

Form: 609-870

(4)

Hickory⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: David Egan| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 86| BF| D

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. Latest win at Kempton in December. 4/5, fourth of 6 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 45 days ago. Successful on sole previous start on turf and he's one to consider.

Form: 1/11-44

(7)

Gioia Cieca²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: G Lee| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 84| D

8/1

15/2, good second of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to firm) 21 days ago, outbattled. Up 3 lb for that but he's a player nonetheless.

Form: 77-3502

(1)

Mudamer³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: G A Harker| OR: 83

5/2

Respectable sixth of 20 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm, 50/1) 36 days ago. Live contender here off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 0100-86

(8)

Alethiometer¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: M Dods| OR: 79| D

10/1

Career best when winning 4-runner handicap (13/8) at Ayr (7.2f, good to firm) 19 days ago, well on top finish. More needed up 6 lb in this higher-grade handicap.

Form: 3314-21

Non-Runners

(3)

Amber Island¹⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: D Loughnane J: Non Runner

(2)

Woven³²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: M Dods J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Mudamer (5/2), Azano (16/5), Hickory (7/2), Cruyff Turn (9/2), Amber Island (9/2), Woven (6/1), Gioia Cieca (8/1), Alethiometer (10/1)

Top of the list is MUDAMER, who shaped well in a big-field York handicap last month and he is lurking on an attractive mark. Woven didn't have things run to suit at Ayr and is one to be interested in based on his reappearance success at Doncaster. Gioia Cieca and Hickory are others to consider.