15:13 Redcar

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Woodsmith Construction Group Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 1m 34.50s

(2)

Shaladar^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 81| D

9/2

Good second of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Leicester (8.2f, soft) 10 days ago. Likely to make a bold bid to go one better here.

Form: 256472

(3)

Vaccine^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 79| D

7/2

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap (5/1) at Pontefract (8f, good) 22 days ago. 2 lb nudge fair enough but will need to pull out more in order to follow up.

Form: 452391

(8)

Award Dancer¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Rowan Scott| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 76| D

10/1

Below form tenth of 17 in handicap at York (7f, good, 25/1) 15 days ago. Needs to bounce but will be a threat if able to do so having slipped back to his last winning mark.

Form: 2318-00

(1)

Crown Princess³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: G Lee| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 72| D

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 7 in handicap (5/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 35 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3-77225

(6)

Copper And Five^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 70| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Thirsk in May. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form fifth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Ripon (8f, soft) 21 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 841655

(9)

Nights Over Egypt^p1⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Murtagh| T: James Horton| OR: 74

20/1

11/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 60 days ago. Gelded since and sports first-time cheekpieces in this bid to get back on track.

Form: 4453-79

(4)

Vondelpark¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Garritty| T: G Tutty| OR: 70| D

4/1

4/6, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to soft) 15 days ago, always holding on. That represented a step forward and a 3 lb rise needn't debar another bold show.

Form: 10-3471

(7)

Common Acclaim^v1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66

18/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at York (7f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago, inadequate test. Needs to raise his game now tried in a visor.

Form: 20-3978

Non-Runners

(5)

Bobby's Blessing²³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: C Johnston J: B A Curtis

Forecasts

Vaccine (7/2), Copper And Five (4/1), Vondelpark (4/1), Shaladar (9/2), Crown Princess (6/1), Bobby's Blessing (8/1), Award Dancer (10/1), Common Acclaim (18/1), Nights Over Egypt (20/1)

SHALADAR was nailed in the shadow of the post at Leicester recently and a reproduction of that effort would probably suffice. That said, Vondelpark improved on his first start since being gelded when landing a selling handicap at Thirsk and he has to be respected. Crown Princess is another to consider back down in trip here, while a back-to-form Award Dancer would also be a threat.