17:35 Redcar

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Vickers Bet Weekly Bet Club Handicap

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 3m 1.99s

(1)

Spantik^p⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 61| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 10/3, best excused (stumbled leaving stalls) when last of 8 in handicap at Catterick (15.9f, good) 4 days ago. In form prior to that, so looks a big player.

Form: 756-328

(6)

Riffa Fort⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Raul Da Silva| T: C Ellam| OR: 60

66/1

First run since leaving Martin Smith when seventh of 8 in handicap at Carlisle (17.2f, good to soft, 100/1) 71 days ago. Hard to fancy at present.

Form: 55-5987

(10)

Funky Town Pinkie⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 60| D

7/1

11/2, creditable second of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, good to firm) 44 days ago, conceding first run. On a fair mark and merits plenty of respect.

Form: 114-782

(2)

Desert Quest³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 58| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 11/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Could get back on track if he settles better than last time.

Form: 1089-29

(8)

Tiger Spirit^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 57| C

40/1

Course winner. 12/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f) 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 088479

(7)

Yasmin From York⁴¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: S Whitaker| OR: 55

10/1

Good third of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (18f, good, 5/1), unsuited by step up in trip. Off 13 months. Down in trip. Holding form well when last seen but hard to assess after such a lengthy absence.

Form: 214123-

(4)

Cinco Saltos^p1,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 53

33/1

16/1, last of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 85-7590

(3)

Cracked Up³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: C Fellowes| OR: 59

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, fifth of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 32 days ago. Potential big improver upped markedly in trip for handicap debut, so worth taking a chance on in a weak race.

Form: 695

(9)

Michael's Pledge^b1⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Swift| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 57

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 82 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 069-33

(11)

Visitant^p¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: D Thompson| OR: 46

14/1

Unreliable type. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 7 in handicap (11/1) at Catterick (12.1f, good) 17 days ago, left poorly placed. Has given his running more often than not this season.

Form: 632266

(12)

A Day To Dream²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: G Lee| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 51

9/1

Winner at Thirsk in April. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (10/3) at Hamilton (13.1f, good) 22 days ago. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 142534

(5)

Knights Spear^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 45

33/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (16f, heavy) 9 days ago. Up against it again.

Form: 0-69740

Forecasts

Spantik (2/1), Michael's Pledge (10/3), Cracked Up (7/1), Funky Town Pinkie (7/1), A Day To Dream (9/1), Yasmin From York (10/1), Visitant (14/1), Desert Quest (18/1), Cinco Saltos (33/1), Knights Spear (33/1), Tiger Spirit (40/1), Riffa Fort (66/1)

CRACKED UP has hinted at ability and is bred to be much better than a mark of 59, so she's worth chancing now switched to handicaps/upped in trip. Spantik is one to consider on the back of an excusable run and Funky Town Pinkie is likely to be involved if she can back up a good second at Nottingham in June.